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ALBANY (TNS) — New COVID-19 cases in New York fell below 4,000 on Monday for the first time in months even as hospitalizations increased 90 to 3,873. ...

ALBANY — With the state’s unemployment fund depleted, more than $10 billion in debt and plagued by reports of rampant unemployment fraud, state Sen. G...

BELMONT — Allegany County is now more than 11 percentage points behind the rest of the state in terms of getting residents vaccinated against COVID-19...

BELMONT — Allegany County again slipped to last place in the state in terms of residents getting vaccinated for COVID-19, state officials reported Wed...

ALBANY (TNS) — Bars and restaurants in New York will be allowed to stay open until midnight starting next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. That...

WALDEN (TNS) — New York will resume using the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine once the federal government lifts the recommended pause on use of the...

SYRACUSE — Grow-NY is accepting applications for 2021, the third year of the food, beverage and agriculture business startup competition funded by the...

ALBANY — New York is issuing new rules for graduation ceremonies at schools and colleges. The guidelines take effect May 1. They vary based on the siz...

Cattaraugus County school districts will receive $211.9 million in state aid under the 2021-22 state budget approved Wednesday. That is an increase fr...

ALBANY — Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo extending and modifying several existing COVID-19 mandates this week, Sen. George Borrello wants to see the writt...

ALBANY (TNS) — State Education Department officials said they are disappointed the U.S. Department of Education has denied their waiver request to for...

ALBANY — In the largest program of its kind, New York lawmakers have created a $2.1 billion fund to aid workers who lost jobs or income during the cor...

State Sen. George Borrello said New York state’s record $212 billion budget for the new fiscal year is an “example of what happens when government spe...

ALBANY (TNS) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York jumped 99 on Monday to 4,533, while another 47 people died due to the virus. Hospitalizations hav...

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting today, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seek...

Millions of dollars in New York State Department of Transportation construction projects are underway in Cattaraugus County. Much of the current const...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s progress against its most recent spike of COVID-19 has plateaued. “The Covid numbers have basically been flat,” Gov. Andrew ...

ALBANY (TNS) — When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sought approval to publish a book last July, his government counsel wrote a letter to New York’s ethics overs...