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NEW YORK (TNS) — Public schools in New York state may yet see a mask-wearing mandate for the start of the academic year, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul hinted ...

The worst part of the debate over school mask mandates is how uncharitable it has become. For example, at the Fort Worth, Texas, school board meeting ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York is walking back a mask mandate for kids at summer camps and daycares following outrage from parents and local officials. The s...

ALLEGANY — The Allegany 60-Plus Club will begin conducting in-person meetings again starting June 8 at 11 a.m. in the old high school gymnasium on Fou...

Frankly, I’ve never understood why face masks were such a big deal. There’s a deadly viral disease abroad in the land; it spreads through aerosolized ...

BELMONT — Fewer than one in three Allegany County residents will be allowed to ditch their masks in many public places on Wednesday due to the county’...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System, will continue to require masks...

To my fellow virus avoiders, frequently, I would see pictures in the Olean Times Herald high school basketball players and others wearing no masks, or...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has eased its mask mandate to allow people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to gather with other vaccinat...

Billions of people across the globe need eyeglasses to drive a car, read a book, watch television, and perform a host of other tasks of daily life. Al...

Soon after an inaugural speech in which he talked about the need for the nation to unify in order to meet interlocking crises, Joe Biden got to work g...

It’s tempting after a year like 2020 to be impatient, to want to shake off a pandemic that’s lasted more than 10 months and be done with it. }Reality ...

As this year comes to an end, a lot of us are probably reflecting on just how challenging 2020 has been. Kind of makes you wonder if babies born this ...

I believe it is time to get away from hearsay and start listening to what the facts say. The COVID-19 response has been confusing in part because we h...

OLEAN — Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is selling Family Four Packs for the holidays at a cost of a $10 toy donation. Bring a donation of a to...

Regarding the article in the Olean Times Herald’s Oct. 28 edition, with the two Common Council aldermen not wearing facemasks in the meeting, one stat...

OLEAN — While some families will be waiting until next year for regular Halloween festivities, those looking for COVID-19-conscious candy collection d...

OLEAN — While locals look forward to Halloween trick-or-treating, health officials urge those on both ends of the tradition to stay safe. Gov. Andrew ...