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ALBANY (TNS) — Self-employed New Yorkers unable to work because of the coronaviru s pandemic can now apply directly for pandemic unemployment benefits...

ALBANY (TNS) — Potentially thousands of workers who were laid off from small businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic are declining to return to wor...

OLEAN — In an unprecedented time, communities are confronting a new enemy that threatens our health and well-being and, most importantly, our peace of...

NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is se...

SALAMANCA — A budget with no increase in the tax levy could be up for approval by voters in the Salamanca City Central School District this May. Karen...

OLEAN — The draft of Cattaraugus County’s Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan will be presented to the public at 10:30 a.m. ...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has released the draft New York State Forest Action Plan for public review and comment. Th...

Planning for the future is a necessity that can seem daunting, particularly for people who are just entering their professional lives. Retirement may ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Holiday Valley, a resort beloved by locals and travelers, focuses on fun, leisure, family and inclusivity. The resort is well known fo...

LITTLE VALLEY — An investigation following a complaint from the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services has led to the arrest of a Gowanda wo...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus & Wyoming Project Head Start will receive a more than $2 million grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H...

OLEAN — Southern Tier Health Care System will receive a $203,734 grant to expand its telemedicine opioid and substance abuse prevention project. The s...

LITTLE VALLEY — It looks like Cattaraugus County won’t be on the hook for the entire cost of demolishing the former Masonic Temple in Otto after all. ...

ALFRED — Alfred State College has received a $2.1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation in support of two new in-demand academic assoc...

LITTLE VALLEY — The first of three public hearings on a proposed 2020 Cattaraugus County Shared Services Plan involving more than half the municipalit...

BELFAST — A free workshop “Life after high school — support systems and having a plan” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Wellspring Min...

ALFRED STATION — Alfred Station Fire Company will receive a $38,855 grant to help with recruitment and information efforts. The grant will be used to ...

Boundless Connections’ TECH Unleashed program for teens has an ambitious goal for their 2019-20 service project: develop a voice-activated robot to he...