Jul 13, 2022
BELMONT – Remote Area Medical, – a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free dental, vision and medical care to those in need – is seeking ...
Allegany County News, News
Oct 25, 2021
ALFRED — EnChroma, creators of glasses for color blindness, and Alfred University announced Monday that EnChroma glasses will be available for staff a...
Cattaraugus County, News
Aug 19, 2021
OLEAN — A major reason why Paula Snyder was hired as the executive director of SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County Campus was to exp...
News
Aug 02, 2021
According to a joint statement released by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine regarding the myst...
Allegany County News, News
Jul 23, 2021
BELMONT — Genesee Valley Central School has raised more than $20,000 from area businesses and organizations to provide a Remote Area Medical (RAM) pop...
Health
Mar 03, 2021
Whether it’s a cellphone, tablet, laptop or even a desktop computer, people seem to be relying on electronics now more than ever, thanks to the pandem...
Health
Feb 09, 2021
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...
Local Columnists
Dec 31, 2020
This past summer I got a call from my brother. “Mom’s in the hospital. There was some bleeding and it looks like she’s going to need surgery … and pro...
Health
Dec 10, 2020
Whether it’s a cellphone, tablet, laptop or even a desktop computer, people are relying on their electronics now more than ever in the midst of the pa...
Health
Apr 10, 2020
There are plenty of cliches and puns about vision, including “the eyes are the window to the soul,” “a sight for sore eyes” and even “beauty is in the...
Health
Mar 19, 2020
Spring and summer are on the horizon, and that means people are going to be making their way back outside and be under the sun more frequently. Just l...
Dec 30, 2019
ALFRED — Twenty pairs of EnChroma eyeglasses, which can correct color blindness, can be borrowed from Alfred University’s Herrick and Scholes librarie...
Health
Mar 04, 2019
Health insurance plans provide a number of preventive services that many employees don’t know are available, and some simply don’t use. What if people...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 14, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — Shannon Keller will tell you she is blessed to be a student at St. Bonaventure University. A senior biology and health science doubl...
Health
Nov 27, 2018
As the wintry atmosphere has settled outside and the heat gets cranked up indoors, the dry air can wreak havoc on the body — particularly your eyes. Y...
Health
Nov 12, 2018
As the wintry atmosphere has settled outside and the heat gets cranked up indoors, the dry air can wreak havoc on the body — particularly your eyes. Y...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Sep 07, 2018
SALAMANCA — For nearly her entire life, local resident Janet Emborsky has not been able to properly see the world around her. An area music teacher an...
Health
Jun 19, 2018
If you’ve ever come across fogged-over car headlights, stared at an impressionist painting such as Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” or peeked through a clou...
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...
