the economy

Area counties saw unemployment rise in December, the state Department of Labor reported Tuesday. In December, Cattaraugus County’s unemployment rate r...

Most folks view Punxsutawney Phil and his winter weather prediction — which is right around the corner — as harmless fun during the doldrums of the se...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The former Telemark Motel is about to get a facelift and a new name — The Lincoln Boutique Motel. Sitting at the intersection of Holid...

ALFRED — Alfred State autobody students continued to gain hands-on, real-world experience through the wreck/rebuild program funded by the Education Fo...

WELLSVILLE — The holiday season officially came to an end — in the village at least — at Monday night’s village board meeting with the distribution of...

OLEAN — The Olean Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St. in the John J. Ash Community Building, announces its schedule for the week of Jan. 29. The center is...

SALAMANCA — Balancing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year will be the focus of the Salamanca Common Council over the next few weeks. On Monday, the ...

BELMONT — Genesee Valley Central School will work with Ellicottville Greens for fresh produce thanks to a grant program. The school district received ...

From endurance races at the Academy roller rink and fighting prohibition to a march for dimes, from expanding the county’s nursing homes to the end of...

ALBANY — A couple days before Christmas, when she hoped no one was looking, Gov. Hochul signed into law legislation that will force local governments ...

OLEAN — Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce looked to the community for ideas for its 2024 Santa Claus Lane ornament through early January. The orn...

ALBANY — State Sen. Tom O’Mara, ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday that a monthlong series of public hearings on Gov. Kathy H...

ALBANY — State Sen. Tom O’Mara, ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday that a monthlong series of public hearings on Gov. Kathy H...

SALAMANCA — Escape the stress of everyday life with magic and laughter when comedian magician Michael Kent takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in th...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget blueprint for 2025 tempers her policy ambitions with some welcome fiscal restraint — or what passes for it in big-spending ...

John Fetterman, as someone put it, is doing a Bulworth in reverse. Bulworth was a fictional California senator in the 1990s movie of the same name who...

State officials are removing barriers for perspective school bus drivers applying for a commercial driver license. At the Gov. Kathy Hochul’s directio...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — ATV riders can enjoy another two years of north central Pennsylvania’s ATV Regional Trail Connector in Potter and Tioga counties. Th...