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    N.Y. attorney general warns of price gouging of children’s medication
    NY State News
    N.Y. attorney general warns of price gouging of children’s medication
    Rachel Silberstein Times Union, Albany (TNS) 
    Dec 26, 2022
    ALBANY — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday sounded the alarm on the price gouging of children’s painkillers and fever reducers as dema...
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    Borrello: Too many unknown costs in NY climate plan
    Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
    Borrello: Too many unknown costs in NY climate plan
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Dec 20, 2022
    State Sen. George Borrello said plans to phase out “reliable sources of energy” by New York state will force consumers to face unknown costs for quest...
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    Bill would open up electronic repairs to consumers
    Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
    Bill would open up electronic repairs to consumers
    MARK MAHONEY The Daily Gazette 
    Oct 12, 2022
    SCHENECTADY (TNS) — What do you do if you break the screen on your cell phone but the phone still works, or if your computer starts working intermitte...
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    State & Union: New Yorkers carry 4th-highest debt load in US
    Business, News
    State & Union: New Yorkers carry 4th-highest debt load in US
    Sep 23, 2022
    New Yorkers carry the fourth-highest household debt in the country and their average debt is on the rise, according to a report issued Thursday by the...
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    NY Liquor Authority proposal could benefit consumers, bars and wine shops
    Business, News, NY State News
    NY Liquor Authority proposal could benefit consumers, bars and wine shops
    STEVE BARNES Times Union 
    Jul 05, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — The State Liquor Authority is considering a major rule change that would save some independent restaurants and small liquor stores sign...
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    Is Consumer Services A Good Career Path?
    Jobs
    Is Consumer Services A Good Career Path?
    Amanda Nunez 
    Jun 24, 2022
    Do you enjoy helping people? Are you the type of person who likes to be on the go and meet new people? If so, a career in consumer services may be a g...
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    State & Union: NY officials warn of Ukraine relief scams
    News
    State & Union: NY officials warn of Ukraine relief scams
    Mar 29, 2022
    State officials are warning New Yorkers about charity scams and increased cybersecurity threats related to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The w...
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    State & Union: Protect yourself from bad tax preparers
    News
    State & Union: Protect yourself from bad tax preparers
    Feb 18, 2022
    The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance said this week that the Consumer Bill of Rights Regarding Tax Preparers has been bolstered to be...
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    CVS to close 900 stores as company announces changes
    Business, News
    CVS to close 900 stores as company announces changes
    Nov 18, 2021
    NEW YORK (TNS) — Big changes are in store for CVS stores. Approximately 900 CVS locations will close down over the next three years as the company int...
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    Elder law and justice team to visit Senior Center
    News
    Elder law and justice team to visit Senior Center
    Sep 17, 2021
    OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging and the Olean Senior Center will co-host the Center for Elder Law and Justice 12:30 to 3 p.m. T...
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    ACOA sponsors free legal, financial checkup
    Allegany County News, News
    ACOA sponsors free legal, financial checkup
    Jun 11, 2021
    Allegany County residents, 60 and over, can receive a free legal and financial health check-up at the Center for Elder Law and Justice’s Mobile Legal ...
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    State & Union: Gas prices hold steady after climb
    Business, Local News, News, ...
    State & Union: Gas prices hold steady after climb
    Apr 06, 2021
    New York gas prices have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.90/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of stations in N...
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    Allegany County COVID cases rise; scam warnings issued
    Allegany County News, Coronavirus, News
    Allegany County COVID cases rise; scam warnings issued
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 01, 2021
    BELMONT — COVID-19 cases rose again in Allegany County as officials warned of scams related to vaccines and stimulus payments. Seven new COVID-19 case...
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    Borrello introduces act to protect farmers, consumers from disruptions
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Borrello introduces act to protect farmers, consumers from disruptions
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 29, 2021
    ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello has introduced the New York Food Insecurity, Farm Resiliency and Rural Poverty Act to protect farmers and consumer...
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    NY: Stay alert for fraud during Consumer Protection Week
    Local News, News
    NY: Stay alert for fraud during Consumer Protection Week
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Mar 06, 2021
    Agencies are cautioning residents to watch out for fraud during National Consumer Protection Week. The state Department of State’s Division of Consume...
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    State & Union: NY cautions against ‘sweetheart scams’ ahead of Valentine’s Day
    Local News, News
    State & Union: NY cautions against ‘sweetheart scams’ ahead of Valentine’s Day
    Feb 12, 2021
    If dating during a global pandemic wasn’t bad enough. The state Division of Consumer Protection on Thursday cautioned single New Yorkers involved in o...
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    The media’s empty calories
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    The media’s empty calories
    CHRIS STIREWALT Tribune News Service 
    Feb 02, 2021
    I called Arizona for Biden on Fox News. Here’s what I learned The New York Evening Express was no great shakes as a newspaper. But in 1886, when The N...
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    State & Union: Don’t let those gift cards lie around too long
    Business, Local News, News
    State & Union: Don’t let those gift cards lie around too long
    Jan 09, 2021
    We don’t believe we know anyone who didn’t get a gift card or two this past holiday season. With such cards so prevalent, New York State Comptroller T...
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    League of Women Voters coordinate virtual conference on organic gardening
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Lifestyle, ...
    League of Women Voters coordinate virtual conference on organic gardening
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 09, 2021
    Many in the community likely associate the Cattaraugus Allegany County League of Women Voters strictly with the political world, but few may know the ...
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    How to monitor your financial health when relying on cashless spending
    Health
    How to monitor your financial health when relying on cashless spending
    Community Health Magazine 
    Aug 06, 2020
    Cashless spending has long been a convenient way to make purchases, and that convenience became even more evident in 2020. The outbreak of the novel c...
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    Free Goodskills Career Builder training program coming to Salamanca
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Free Goodskills Career Builder training program coming to Salamanca
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 13, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Goodwill of Western New York is planning an upcoming session of its Goodskills Career Builder training program in Salamanca. The training ...
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    Gregory Clare Bell
    Gregory Clare Bell
    Julie Keim 
    June 13, 2025
    Gregory Clare Bell ELDRED, Pa. -- Gregory Clare Bell, 76, of Eldred, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on June 11, 2025, surrounded by his ...
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    Emergency ban on boating, swimming at Cuba Lake ends at 5 p.m.
    Local News, News
    Emergency ban on boating, swimming at Cuba Lake ends at 5 p.m.
    Jim Eckstrom 
    June 13, 2025
    CUBA — Town Supervisor Lee James said a nearly weeklong emergency order banning water vessels on Cuba Lake due to flood-related debris and pollutants ...
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    Local News, News
    Emergency ban on Cuba Lake boating, swimming ends at 5 p.m.
    Jim Eckstrom 
    June 13, 2025
    CUBA — Town Supervisor Lee James said a nearly weeklong emergency order banning water vessels on  Cuba Lake due to flood-related debris and pollutants...
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    Colin L. ‘Corky’ Stillman
    Obituaries
    Colin L. ‘Corky’ Stillman
    June 13, 2025
    Colin L. 'Corky' Stillman CUBA — Colin L. “Corky” Stillman, 82, of Cuba, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Olean General Hospital, after a brie...
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    Friendship church offers free concert June 20
    News
    Friendship church offers free concert June 20
    June 13, 2025
    FRIENDSHIP — United Church of Friendship, located at 31 E. Main St., will be putting on a free concert Friday, June 20, as the church will welcome Bro...
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