Local News, News
Feb 26, 2025
Senior citizens are reminded that the deadline to apply for greater property tax savings through New York state's Enhanced STAR property tax exemption...
Local News, News
Feb 26, 2025
OLEAN — City council members are considering changing a part of the budgeting process to avoid sales tax shortfalls in the future. The Common Council’...
Allegany County News, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
Feb 20, 2025
WELLSVILLE — Allegany County Legislator Steven Havey formally announced that he will seek re-election in District IV in this year’s fall election. Hav...
Daily Headlines, Local News, News
Feb 20, 2025
OLEAN — The city will spend less money in the next fiscal year but raise property taxes over the state-mandated tax cap under a proposed spending plan...
Local News, News
Feb 19, 2025
OLEAN — City officials expect to cover a sales tax shortfall by using overtime to cover open positions and reviewing all purchases. Mayor Bill Aiello ...
Business, Cattaraugus County, News
Feb 19, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — A half-dozen projects worked their way through the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on Tuesday, with more projects pos...
Commentary, Nation World
Feb 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Social Security’s deep popularity among voters has earned it a reputation as the third rail of politics, meaningCongressis afraid t...
Commentary, Nation World
Feb 17, 2025
The federal deficit will be $21.1 trillion in the 10-year period from 2025 to 2034, according to projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s bian...
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...
Allegany County News, Business, Local News, ...
Feb 14, 2025
BELMONT — Allegany County, through the county treasurer’s office, has received a 90+ cashVest Award for 2024 in recognition of its management of publi...
Business, Local News, News
Feb 14, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I've seen articles that say...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Feb 13, 2025
A newly proposed state mandate causes yet more consternation out of Albany under which the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council would requi...
Local News
Feb 13, 2025
OLEAN — In the dead of winter, officials at the Olean City School District are busy planning for a fruitful spring with preparations underway for the ...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Feb 10, 2025
Most area sales taxing bodies saw lower receipts in 2024 than in 2023, the state's fiscal watchdog reported, and all reported December collections low...
Business, Local News, News
Feb 07, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: Why were the Social Security funds moved from the Social Security account to the General Fund with the government? Is it not then called a...
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...
Commentary, New York
Feb 04, 2025
New York in 2022 told school districts they’d be barred from purchasing gasoline- or diesel-powered buses after 2027, and instead have to buy electric...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
Ruth M. Baillargeon, mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
June 16, 2025
Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
