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DEAR RUSTY: My financial advisor used a computer program which told my husband to take his SS at age 68, then suspend it after a few months. What I un...

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

DEAR RUSTY: In November I will be 60 and eligible for widow’s benefits. My late husband’s Social Security was approximately $2,300 when he passed arou...

One of the most important issues facing the country has been conspicuously absent from the U.S. presidential contest — and got only the most superfici...

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...

The American Dream was built on a promise of equality — a promise of equality in terms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. During the 2024...

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...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — To say Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the economy is an understatement. Polls since late 2021 have consistently shown...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Biden-Harris administration’s latest student loan bailout scheme, it potential...

FRANKLINVILLE — Residents of the Franklinville Central School District can vote Tuesday on a proposed $33.76 million capital improvement project that ...

Donald Trump has proposed across-the-board tariffs on goods made abroad and sold in America, as well as substantial corporate tax cuts. Kamala Harris ...

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...

Democrats this past week in Chicago seemed to pull off what they sought to accomplish: unite the Democratic Party, drown out the progressive wing of t...

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...

OLEAN — Applications for the next cycle of grant funding from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation’s Community Fund are due Oct. 15. The Commun...

Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...

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