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Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social S...

DEAR RUSTY: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wi...

Most local taxing authorities saw higher sales taxes in August compared to the year before, state officials said Tuesday. State Comptroller Thomas DiN...

HUMPHREY — The Humphrey Town Board will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the town hall, 4500 Humphrey Road, to discuss Local Law No. 1 for 2...

OLEAN — An error on the New York State Office of Real Property Tax Services website has led to inaccurate school tax bills being issued to Town of Ole...

DEAR RUSTY: This is a matter that I find particularly irksome. My wife — a retired teacher — was told that, should I predecease her, she is not eligib...

OLEAN — With the first day of school just one week away, the Olean City School District is buzzing with back-to-school activities. In addition to Tues...

DEAR RUSTY: I retired with a (gross) $4,600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the U.S. Postal Service in December 2022. I ...

BELMONT — Adam Cyr of Bolivar has announced he will seek the nomination to run for Allegany County treasurer. The position is open for the 2025 genera...

Nearly 6,000 Internal Revenue Service employees and contractors owe $50 million in overdue taxes, according to a federal audit published in July. The ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York families with school-aged children can get extra money this summer to help with groceries while kids are home from school. F...

NEW YORK (TNS) — What does it take to be counted among the top 1% earners nationwide? According to a new study, an American family needs to earn an an...

BELMONT — Local entrepreneurs are asked to apply for a chance at $36,000 to support their efforts through ACCORD. ACCORD, a nonprofit federal Communit...

DEAR RUSTY: I’ve been told that members of Congress do not have Social Security deducted from their pay; Additionally, that their retirement dollars c...

Local sales tax collections slipped for all area taxing bodies in June and the second quarter of the year, the Office of the State Comptroller announc...

DEAR RUSTY: For a 30-year period, I was making a living as an independent contractor and freelancer. I was working on behalf of myself. Thus, I was on...

OLEAN — Fox Holdings, Inc., doing business as H&R Block, is celebrating a remarkable milestone achieved by one of its tax advisors. Marianne Whitcomb,...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside...