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September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Jun 19, 2024
Most area entities which collect local sales taxes saw increases in June, according to the state’s top fiscal watchdog. The Office of the State Comptr...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, NY State News
Jun 13, 2024
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County’s lawmakers made their voice loud and clear in opposition to New York state regarding recent decisions and proposal...
Daily Headlines, Local News, News
Jun 10, 2024
OLEAN — Volunteers are being sought to help with the annual Pride in the Park event, set for June 29. Cattaraugus County Pride Coalition will host the...
Business, News
Jun 01, 2024
DEAR RUSTY: Is there a limit on earnings when you’re fully retired? Also, should all retirees receive COLA or is there an exception? — Retired But Won...
Business, Lifestyle, News
May 24, 2024
DEAR RUSTY: Why, as I continue to work after age 65 and have FICA taxes taken from my check, am I — or anyone — also compelled under the threat of pen...
May 24, 2024
ALBANY — New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
May 23, 2024
Other districts in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties reported their budgets passed in Tuesday’s statewide school votes and announced winners of their ...
Daily Headlines, Local News, News
May 18, 2024
OLEAN — The opportunity to pass a $56.17 million budget with a 1% increase in the tax levy will be presented to voters of the Olean City School Distri...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News
May 18, 2024
Area school boards are bringing their budgets to public votes on Tuesday. Most districts are reporting increases in overall spending as well as additi...
News, NY State News
May 17, 2024
ALBANY (TNS) — Before heading to the Capitol earlier this week to rally with lawmakers to push for the passage of bills aimed at “rescuing” emergency ...
Business, News
May 17, 2024
DEAR RUSTY: My wife and I have taken a Social Security “Cut” — no 3.2% raise for us, due to something called “IRMAA,” based on our income. We actually...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
May 15, 2024
Local municipalities saw mixed sales tax receipts in April, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported this week. The Office of the State Comptroller report...
Business, News, NY State News
Jan 16, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — It’s been a year since New York first allowed mobile sports betting and the results have exceeded expectations. Bettors put up more tha...
Business, News, NY State News
Jan 10, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — Operators of small businesses ranging from services like lawn care and gardening, house painting, and pet grooming to third-party onlin...
NY State News
Dec 26, 2022
ALBANY — A handful of familiar fights and recurring themes will be at the heart of the upcoming legislative session as Gov. Hochul enters her first fu...
News
Nov 25, 2022
As the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency extended a moratorium on commercial solar projects, it is also moving to pump the brakes on th...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Nov 06, 2022
President Joe Biden is considering a windfall tax on oil and gas profits, presumably to fight inflation. It’s like pouring gasoline on a fire to extin...
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Nov 04, 2022
They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but the Biden administration is eager to prove otherwise as it pushes the United States back in time to the Ji...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
"There is never, ever a good reason to force a government shutdown. It disrupts vital government services, hurts those dependent on those services, un...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
This past Sunday I climbed Phelps Mountain, one of the 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. As I was hiking, I thought back to 1968 ...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
Less than a month into school, Olean parents are already facing tough challenges. I’ve seen posts of a student bruised and bloodied, another who switc...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
ALBANY — New Yorkers continue to face some of the costliest health premiums in the United States, and the insurance industry’s recently finalized rate...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
October 2, 2025
The filmography of American writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is an eclectic collection of character-driven stories that often include a combinatio...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
October 2, 2025
PORTVILLE — The idea to make a launch point for kayaks and other watercraft on the Allegheny River in the town of Portville has resulted in the develo...
