finance

Tens of thousands of laptops and iPads were lost or stolen from Chicago Public Schools in the 2021-22 school year, amounting to $23 million in missing...

It’s two months until the area’s only total solar eclipse in the 21st century, and tourism officials are excited. “The eclipse is a big deal and we ar...

OLEAN — It’s been a busy winter at the William O. Smith Recreation Center, with more action on the way. To date, more than 7,500 admissions have been ...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — School district residents continue to air their views on a proposed solar energy project on school property , while discussion dur...

Area sales tax collections rose in 2023, the state’s top fiscal officer reported this week. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reported collections statew...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Ness Fest will not take place this July, but organizers are hoping to relaunch the annual event in 2025 with new sponsorship and mo...

The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement spent $20 billion over the last two years on “refugee and entrant assistance” for those entering the countr...

OLEAN — City officials will likely go back to the drawing board on security cameras in city parks after a seven-figure price tag. The council will con...

NEW YORK — The largest public housing authority in the nation was infested by a “classic pay-to-play” culture of corruption where workers dispensed re...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Olivia Graham. She is the daughter of Jason an...

It was touch and go for Haley McClain Hill as she swam with the sharks, looking for a deal to boost her clothing company that caters to military women...

ALBANY (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California appl...

It’s looking more and more like New York got mobile sports betting right. Wish we could say the same for the rollout of recreational cannabis. Gov. Ka...

ALBANY — Financial literacy should be taught in all New York schools. When students take a financial literacy course, they learn personal finance, bud...

ALFRED STATION — The Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC-FFW) announces the period for its grant applications is now open. Application...

RANDOLPH — Randolph Central School (RCS) united Jan. 25 for the 11th annual Cards Against Cancer fundraising event, a cherished tradition that has rai...

SALAMANCA — An increase to the city’s overall 2024-25 budget but no change to the tax levy are what the Common Council unofficially agreed upon after ...

OLEAN — David Smith, the mayor of Gowanda and a longtime vice principal in the Gowanda school district, was elected president of the Cattaraugus Count...