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ALBANY (TNS ) — Unemployed New Yorkers will be eligible for an additional three weeks of $300 a week in unemployment checks, bringing the total allowe...

While the good news this week is that the Cuomo administration restored the 20% aid cut from school districts for the month of September, the sobering...

The call grew this week from lawmakers and child-care providers in New York for the state to release millions in federal dollars the state received to...

Millions are unemployed, public budgets are falling apart, the economy is struggling, and the COVID-19 epidemic is raging anew — and most of the $2.7 ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently my stress levels have gone up because of the coronavirus, especially the threat of potentially losing my job if another wave ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — The extra $600 in unemployment benefits is delayed this week for jobless New Yorkers, but the money is coming, according Deanna Cohen...

OLEAN — After three large tents were set up at the Olean Family YMCA this week, some staff were asked by community members if a circus was coming to t...

Olean Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office — Cheyenne J. Lore, 25, of 5162 Windmill Road, Napoli, was charged at 6:10 p.m. Sunday with second-de...

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office New York State Police — A one-veh — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday on Route 417 — A one-...

ERIE, Pa. — The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federally funded program that provides financial heating assistance to customers...

OLEAN — Businesses, industry and even some government offices will begin reopening shortly, if not today. Mayor Bill Aiello was pleased that Phase 1 o...

With more than 1 in 5 Americans filing for unemployment benefits over the past eight weeks, policymakers’ top priority is clear: restoring conditions ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has advised business owners across New York to envision how they will reopen safel y with the threat of coronaviru s still in the ai...

ALBANY (AP) — New sales tax data released by the state shows New York counties are reaping far less revenue so far this year following the Cuomo admin...

ALBANY (TNS) — More than six weeks after the coronavirus hit New York, the state Department of Labor is still straining under the weight of processing...

Seniors are part of the vulnerable population, especially now during COVID-19. Having more communication and time with them is essential, but as socia...

For essential workers who are strapped with paying childcare fees for older children out of school, help is now available through funds from the Child...

Potter County residents could ask questions and air concerns over the coronavisrus pandemic Monday evening during a town hall meeting by county offici...