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LITTLE VALLEY — The state Board of Elections said Friday that fake boards of elections staffers have reportedly gone door-to-door to question voters i...

The Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc. is celebrating its 50th year in service to Allegany County. The agency was established in...

Not every team is going to appreciate where we have them picked. That’s what happens when it’s still August and optimism is at its collective highest ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A state Supreme Court justice reversed last week’s order that had exempted more than two dozen retail cannabis store applicants from an...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling wi...

OLEAN — The Ladies Auxiliary to the Pulaski Club has canceled its September Social originally scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 6.

OLEAN — With one week left until the 2023-24 school year begins in the Olean City School District, the Board of Education Tuesday approved both the di...

SYRACUSE — The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is now accepting online applications for its Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program, which helps communities...

The March on Washington 60 years ago this week displayed the energy of the civil rights movement and enshrined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s soaring rh...

ALBANY (TNS) — Public schools must accept school-aged children as students regardless of their nationality or immigration status, state Attorney Gener...

OLEAN — The seventh annual Winning Olean Back International Overdose Awareness Day ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in Lincoln Park. The local...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last week, eight Republican presidential candidates did something unusual: They held a serious debate about foreign policy, focused...

No Labels, the centrist group looking to field a 2024 presidential ticket, just announced that they’ve earned ballot access in 10 states. As someone w...

CUBA — Cuba First Baptist Church and Riverside Chapel in Salamanca, with a grant from the Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation, helped send 40 elementary-ag...

OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Library are gearing up for the 5th annual Read Between the Wines fundraiser to benefit the Olean Public Library, set ...

Asylum seekers have been flooding into New York state for the better part of the past year, more than 100,000 so far, starting in New York City. In re...

ALBANY (TNS) — In an email to employees, New York Gaming Commission Chairman Brian O’Dwyer denied the state agency operated a hostile work environment...

The short version: It’s still about former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Only now, it boils down to two issues. One, is it alr...