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OLEAN — Love libraries? Want a place to gather with like-minded people for a fun February night? Tickets for FeBREWary, the annual beer-tasting event ...

Two local school district superintendents acknowledged the challenges posed by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget — including the end of the save ha...

OLEAN — A splash pad project two years in the making is finally expected to head out to bid this winter. During the city’s Youth and Recreation commit...

State lawmakers representing Cattaraugus and parts of Allegany counties said they heard some good things in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget message Tuesday...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined 13 of her colleagues in urging Senate Appropriations leadership to support funding for a Federal Railroad Administ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed the state repeal its THC potency-based tax structure for legal cannabis — a move industry stake...

Gov. Kathy Hochul opened her State of the State message to the Legislature last week with a surprising proclamation: “The State of New York is stronge...

OLEAN — If you happen to find several pink flamingos in your yard in upcoming weeks, don’t be alarmed — you probably have been “flocked.” The “Flock” ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Weighing looming deficits , New York City's costly asylum seeker challenge and the loss of pandemic-era federal funds , Gov. Kathy Hoch...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.23/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stat...

From Army vets fighting crime to showing mercy at the Armory, from no merger for Limestone to digging out from heavy snows, here’s a look back on the ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — My foray into the workforce was a minimum-wage job making pizzas and washing dishes at Pizza Hut. The money I earned supported my s...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Common Council Wednesday accepted state funds totaling $19 million toward the city water plant relocation project spearheade...

OLEAN — Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce continues our Member Networking Event (MNE) season, with Business After Hours (BAH). The event is sched...

WELLSVILLE — Town officials, meeting for the first time in 2024 on Wednesday, said there was no update on the status of the Quicklee’s gas and conveni...

ALBANY — New York will use $250 million in funds to launch a new buyout program for residents in flood-prone areas. The “Blue Buffer” program, announc...

Gov. Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address was an improvement over her past performances — but this “franchise” has a long way to go. Local audienc...

New York should not return to the days of solving SUNY’s fiscal problems on the backs of students and parents. A decade ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sta...