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ALBANY (TNS) — In early April, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned that the state may need 40,000 venti...

The dairy industry has a familiar question for you: “Got milk?” Six years after the popular tagline was retired, “Got milk?” ads are back. A dairy ind...

ALBANY — Following reports by non-profit organizations of delayed state contracts and payments, state Sen. George Borrello wants to governor to cancel...

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our state and our communities hard. As your local newspaper, we are working to provide coverage of t...

More on those mysterious seeds: It seems that so many New York state residents have received them that officials were compelled Thursday to respond. “...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been looking to hire a part-time assistant to help me get a project off the ground. Considering how many people are out of work...

NEW YORK — A New York-based private equity firm has offered to buy JC Penne y with plans to merge it with Belk , according to the New York Pos t. Syca...

OLEAN — Olean Area Federal Credit Union has been granted expansion of its community charter to include all of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties as wel...

WASHINGTON (TNS ) — Spectrum has asked federal regulators to lift some conditions of its 2016 merger deal with Timer Warner Cable, allowing the compan...

ROCHESTER (AP) — Eastman Kodak will receive a federal loan of $765 million to help reduce the country’s reliance on other countries for ingredients us...

Seems like a seedy situation. People in multiple states have gotten unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail in recent days, prompting several state ...

OLEAN — Virtual meetings and events are the “new norm” for businesses and organizations — and the annual Corporate Challenge is no exception for the G...

From a big boost in Olean’s population to recalling scary times in battle, from a busy day for the “clockers” at the fair to the local retail wars hea...

New York State County Executives Association members express the dire need for state and local government aid in a new coronavirus relief bill — even ...

OLEAN — A busy June for businesses helped ease local sales tax collection woes, but receipts over the last quarter still lag behind 2019. “The COVID-1...

(TNS) Back in March, Rita Hamad decided to pull her 3-year-old daughter out of a Bay Area preschool just as California started shutting down. Hamad, 3...

OLEAN — At least one chain restaurant franchise has pulled out of Olean after originally closing temporarily due to COVID-19. All 17 Pizza Hut restaur...

ALLEGANY — With the start of classes just around the corner at St. Bonaventure University, Allegany Police Chief Chris Baker is determining how to enc...