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ALBANY (TNS) — Cassandra Johnston was a preteen when Oregon became the first state to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives through the...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Howard VanRensselaer was re-elected to another term in the leadership position — his last — at...

New York state lawmakers gave themselves a nice Christmas present Thursday: a 29% pay raise that would make them the nation’s highest-paid state legis...

ALBANY (TNS) — Lawmakers could head to the state Capitol as early as today to consider adding another $32,000 to their annual salaries — while placing...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County will pay Cimolai-HY LLC $2 million if the company meets certain hiring goals at the steel fabrication operation it ...

ANDOVER — In the end, “It is up to you to get your fellow officials in other towns and villages to get their legislators onboard for sales tax revenue...

On July 27, Cattaraugus County legislators, in a committee designed to look after what’s best for our county and its residents, met to discuss a chang...

WELLSVILLE — Sitting in an airport hangar earlier this week, Allegany County legislators and residents discussed the need for restoring funding to the...

LITTLE VALLEY — County lawmakers urged the state to hold off on a proposal to increase regulation on cemeteries, citing the high cost of compliance fo...

LITTLE VALLEY — Jamestown Community College officials have presented Cattaraugus County legislators with a proposed four-year capital plan totaling mo...

ANGELICA — Nearly 500 senior citizens attended the Allegany County Office For the Aging picnic for the first time in two years — and beat the rain hom...

There’s a reason people repeat the adage that “half a loaf is better than none,” coined in 1546 in John Heywood’s collection of English proverbs. It i...

In his article, “Despite Opposition, County Legislature Redistricting Passes,” Rick Miller failed to mention the multiple community members who spoke ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers wasted no time in tapping a new $8.4 million economic development account established with proceeds from ...

ROCHESTER (TNS) — Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has announced plans to build a 220,000-gallon aquarium as part of an expansion of the Seneca Park...

ANDOVER —District IV legislators have scheduled their district meeting for May 3 at 7 p.m. in the village of Andover offices at 35 E. Greenwood St. in...

While the region awaits word from the Maryland Air National Guard about a timeline for the proposed low-fly training zone over the Pennsylvania Wilds,...

BELMONT — Allegany County officials welcomed new leadership for 2022 with plans to work together as a team to tackle the county’s needs amid the COVID...