social issues

Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc., will receive federal grant funding totaling $60,000, part of the Substance Abuse and Mental ...

As an older citizen observing the effects of the progressive movement, here are some things that differ greatly from my old-fashioned times. Tattoos a...

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Here in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, our United Way helps people make a difference for our neighbors, especially when it comes to health, youth ...

ALBANY (TNS) — In November, New Yorkers will vote on a constitutional amendment that would codify reproductive rights and protection from identity-bas...

ALFRED — More than 100 Alfred State faculty and staff members experienced the realities of poverty in a simulation presented by Cattaraugus-Allegany B...

State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio were joined by legislative colleagues and law enforcement and correctional officers Thursday ...

Folks in the Olean area and across the Southern Tier love their pets, so it might be less than a surprise to learn that New York state overall is one ...

Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so often. One of those times was during the protests at U.S. universities about the Israel-Ham...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Depending on where you live and how you want to use it, it is pretty easy to get marijuana in the U.S. At first medical marijuana, wh...

OLEAN — The city will set up a task force of various groups to provide a “playbook” for helping homeless people in the city. The Common Council unanim...

CUBA — The Cuba Library will host a group conversation on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 10:30 a.m. on how the library can be made more accessible to those with ...

Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic ...

SALAMANCA — The Seneca Nation and City of Salamanca have begun the removal of at least 14 illegal vagrant encampments across the Seneca’s Allegany Ter...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford community traveled to Niagara Falls, N.Y., recently to attend and volunteer at the...

MINEOLA — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces ...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Mental Wellness Fund in Cattaraugus County. Applications will be...