finance

Local sales tax collections statewide rose by over 5% in November, according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office, with most regional taxing ...

BUFFALO — Several groups in the region received aid this week to support arts and cultural programming. The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo a...

OLEAN — High Point Federal Credit Union recently took an important step towards safeguarding the health and well-being of its members and staff by ins...

OLEAN — Celebrate the yuletide on the ice at the William O. Smith Recreation Center through the end of the month. The 12 Ice Skating Days of Christmas...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The news about the economy seems almost freakishly good. Growth is up. Unemployment is down. Inflation has slowed to about 3%, the ...

The Social Security program is projected to face a funding shortfall in just over a decade. To be clear, this is not as big a nightmare as is often de...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency has extended its moratorium on alternative energy project applications through Fe...

OLEAN — The Olean Board of Education’s newest members gave an update on what’s been happening in the student body in the first Student Member Report. ...

Kevin McCarthy, recently deposed as House speaker, has urged Donald Trump to move away from a message of “revenge.” McCarthy was referencing a speech ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — At least three-quarters of Americans have President Joe Biden on their naughty list for his abysmal handling of the economy. Unfort...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello and 14 of his Republican colleagues in the Senate have sent a letter to the governor requesting that she rescind t...

Law enforcement and state agencies have issued advisories for the holiday season, including for drunk driving enforcement plans and efforts to limit c...

OLEAN — It will be another six months before more homeowners can apply for rehab loans, but the first round of the Olean Local Development Corp.’s pro...

BUFFALO — Catholic Charities of Buffalo announced the members of its Appeal 2024 leadership team, which include Kevin Gannon as chair, Dr. Michael Noe...

ALBANY (TNS) — A newly formed coalition of labor and business stakeholders have launched an initiative to combat anti-migrant sentiment by touting the...

With the graves of veterans marking those who served — from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — thousands of gravesites in thi...

OLEAN — It appears unlikely the swimming pool in War Veterans Park will be able to be used next summer. An inspection by the Cattaraugus County Health...

ALFRED — The redesigned FAFSA is launching later this month and the financial aid experts at Alfred State College are offering increased support for f...