finance

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education heard the first tentative numbers for the school district’s 2019-20 budget Tuesday with a presentation fr...

JAMESTOWN — The ribbon was cut on the largest Downtown Revitalization Initiative project in Jamestown on Tuesday less than two years after the project...

BRADFORD, Pa. — More than 40 University of Pittsburgh at Bradford students from Allegany and Cattaraugus counties will have their Pell grants doubled ...

Incredibly, three major Democratic candidates for president have voiced their support for reparations, compensation to the descendants of slaves and t...

Friends, I urge you to support the New York Health Act for universal single-payer (government-paid) healthcare for every New Yorker, with no deductibl...

OLEAN — City officials hope to catch another grant to fight zombie properties. The Common Council on Tuesday unanimously backed a $100,000 grant appli...

Cattaraugus County lawmakers are expected to take another step Wednesday toward rehabilitating homes in the county Land Bank Corporation’s growing inv...

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An important deadline for seniors in New York state is fast approaching. The state Department of Taxation and Finance reminds property owners age 65 a...

ALLEGANY — Rally in the Valley, which was canceled last summer amid declining sponsorships and attendance, will not return this summer. Joe Duplechian...

LITTLE VALLEY — A steep rise in the number of child abuse cases reported to the Cattaraugus County Social Services Department is behind a proposal to ...

OLEAN — City expenses and property taxes are set to raise at roughly the rate of inflation next year, while water and sewer rates are expected to clim...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made thousands of towns and villages smile in relief Friday when he announced restoration of Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (A...

OLEAN — After Al Bernstein joined the Genesis House homeless shelter board of directors a few months ago, he was asked to head up fundraising efforts ...

OLEAN — After Al Bernstein joined the Genesis House homeless shelter board of directors a few months ago, he was asked to head up fundraising efforts ...

OLEAN — Downtown building owners can learn how to tap into part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative at the end of the month. Olean Business Deve...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a local law reinstating the county‘s mortgage recording tax. The mortgage tax expire...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Common Council unanimously voted Wednesday to adopt a tentative city budget of $9.9 million for the 2019-20 fiscal year with...