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The Pilgrims were, to use the hostile term applied to Israelis in the debate over Palestine, unquestionably “settler colonialists.” As such, they are ...

NEW YORK — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island ...

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You could see it after every point they scored: screams of excitement and cheers of belief rang out through the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls as ...

ALBANY — For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual miscondu...

Fifty years ago this week, legislation authorizing construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Who turned out the lights? COVID-19 did. It was COVID. But Shelley Butler, Kelly Bruno and the Coudersport Chamber of Commerce have...

OLEAN — The city’s annual time warp to the 19th century is set to open this coming week at the Fannie E. Bartlett House. The holiday season at the cit...

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A hearing has been held in Cattaraugus County Court to determine whether an Olean man’s second-degree murder conviction should be set aside and a new ...

ALLEGANY — A proposed wind farm development in the town of Allegany has been shelved for the second time in nearly a decade. Terra-Gen LLC, which bega...

ALFRED — Thanks to another amazing show of support from alumni, faculty, staff and friends, Alfred State College was able to raise over $270,000 on th...

Democrats want to win the House in 2024 via a redistricting do-over. Republicans hold the House by a historically small margin of four seats, and Demo...

Cold weather has arrived for us residents of Upstate New York, and with it, so has HEAP season. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help eli...

The old conventional wisdom was that the U.S. couldn’t be too pro-Israel for fear of inflaming “the Arab street.” The new conventional wisdom will hav...

RANDOLPH — A Randolph man faces charges in connection with a reported rape, the New York State Police reported Thursday. Jayden Shugars, 19, was charg...

SALAMANCA — State Sen. George Borrello hosted a town hall meeting in the Salamanca High School Auditorium Wednesday where a group of about 30 resident...

ALBANY — U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has added his voice to those of area state lawmakers asking Gov. Kathy Hochul for an update on a new gaming compact...