Articles, Local News, News
May 30, 2025
OLEAN — Olean Public Library officials are seeking voter approval for the largest tax increase in decades. The library announced this week a $2.06 mil...
Commentary, New York
May 19, 2025
The recently passed 2025-26 budget was the latest in 15 years. One would think the extra time would have yielded better results, but the final product...
Local News, News, NY State News
May 12, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Legislation incorporated into the latest state budget in 15 years has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after more than a month of negot...
Local News, News
May 09, 2025
Both houses of the state legislature passed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s sweeping $254.3 billion state budget package Thursday night following days of debate a...
Local News, News, NY State News
Apr 29, 2025
SYRACUSE (TNS) — New Yorklegislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $254 billion state budget, Gov.Kathy Hochulannounced late Monday. Lawmaker...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Apr 21, 2025
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said he’s hoping to hold a long-scheduled town hall meeting Thursday in Wellsville — if a state budget is adopted in time....
Local News, News
Apr 16, 2025
OLEAN — A 6.2% tax rate increase to $17.90 per $1,000 of assessed value on a $29,147,462 budget is spelled out in the finalized City of Olean budget t...
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Apr 15, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature’s all-Democrat majorities still can’t agree on a new state budget, but they’ve shown where they’re headed ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
Apr 09, 2025
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said the lack of a state budget and meaningful progress toward cutting a more than $250 billion spending plan offered by D...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Mar 23, 2025
The warning signs on New York’s dashboard keep flashing “Pay Attention.” Pay attention to the financial industry, an industry on which the state’s fis...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Mar 07, 2025
Approaching final negotiations over a new state budget, it’s critical to stress this year’s budget must address the right priorities — and one of the ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Feb 15, 2025
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Common Council has passed a nearly $12 million city budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year that includes an increase to the tax ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Feb 14, 2025
SALAMANCA — With the district-wide vote less than three months away, the Salamanca City Central School is beginning to shape its preliminary numbers f...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Feb 04, 2025
SALAMANCA — For the first time since 2022, the Common Council is considering a city budget with a property tax increase. With tentative appropriations...
Local News, News
Feb 04, 2025
OLEAN — A spending and hiring freeze across city government has been triggered by six-figure sales tax losses. In a letter obtained by the Times Heral...
Agriculture, Allegany County News, Business, ...
Dec 27, 2024
The New York Farm Bureau is applauding legislative successes in 2024, touting bills signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. "After a busy year of tracking more t...
Local News, News
June 13, 2025
Zach Chisewick (left) and Josh Munday, both of Bradford, Pa., use the skatepark ramps at Allegany River Park as some of the best weather of the otherw...
Local News, News
June 13, 2025
CATTARAUGUS — The first public workshop on the village of Cattaraugus Downtown Revitalization Initiative is set for 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the...
Local News, News
June 13, 2025
Jesse Heffley, senior at Alfred-Almond Central School, won national titles June 7 at the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) National Cham...
Local News, News
June 13, 2025
PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center will host a membership drive event 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pavilion, 1974 Lillibridge Road. There will be a gar...
Local News, News
June 13, 2025
ALBANY — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski has launched a Summer Reading Challenge for school children in kindergarten through seventh gradE. “I wanted to d...
Local News
June 13, 2025
OLEAN -- The city of Olean youth fishing derby is returning again this year, set for the morning of June 28. Kris Shewairy, coordinator of the City of...
