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Rite Aid To Close Area Stores

Brooklyn Square has another vacancy to be filled. Rite Aid officials said Monday that the chain is entering a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with Buffalo television stations WGRZ and WKBW reporting all of Rite Aid’s New York stores will close. There are 73 Rite Aid locations in Western New ...

Tariffs Muddy Cummins Financial Picture

President Donald Trump’s tariffs haven’t impacted Cummins Inc.’s bottom line yet. Mark Smith, the company’s chief financial officer, said it’s possible that changes starting in the second quarter. One of the first changes the general public will see is the company’s decision ...

DEC Facing Two New Wetlands Regulations Lawsuits

And then there were three. Make that four. Following the lead of two Chautauqua County organizations, more lawsuits are being filed around the state seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act. A group of business organizations filed a lawsuit against the DEC on Thursday ...

Medical Aid In Dying Bill Passes State Assembly

A medication-assisted suicide bill has passed the state Assembly after nearly 10 years of lobbying and discussions. The Medical Aid In Dying bill has been the subject of debate for years in Albany, first introduced by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, alongside another piece of ...

Leading The League

Chautauqua County is leading the league in lawsuits seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Regulations. A second lawsuit asking a court to overturn the regulations was filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Mayville by the Chautauqua Lake Partnership and board members ...