The Ly Kesse Campaign for Allegany County Legislature CANASERAGA — The Allegany County Democratic Committee formally endorsed the candidacy of Ly Kesse July 14th in her 2021 run for a District V seat on the Allegany County Legislature. District V includes the towns of Alfred, Allen, Almond, Birdsall, Burns, Grove and West Almond, and the […]

What’s it worth to you? Your time, I mean. I keep hearing “nobody wants to work. Just happy sitting at home collecting money from the government to do nothing.”   The flip side says nobody wants to pay benefits, and 25 hours a week, even at $15.00 an hour isn’t a livable wage. Ever try working […]

From the Allegany County Department of Health, 8/2/21 As of July 27, 2021 Allegany County has a vaccination rate of 38.3%. The overall vaccination rate in the United States is 56.9%, and for New York State, it is 62.4%. Lower vaccination rates in a community mean that Covid-19 can spread more easily, and those communities […]

Where does the housing justice movement go from here? From Cea Weaver / July 30 / NYSFocus.com Eighteen months ago, COVID-19 forced millions of people to reckon with a long-standing crisis of housing insecurity in the United States. Before the pandemic, millions of people could not afford their housing costs: 75% of low income families were paying more than […]

Born in Wellsville, NY on January 8, 1956 the son of John and Annette Gianas who predeceased him. He resided in Wellsville until he graduated high school in 1974 as valedictorian and Student Council president. Peter attended medical school at John Hopkins University and later at George Washington University where he graduated in 1982. Dr. […]

Off the Wagon continues to roll through the summer with more shows in the coming weeks.   The band – “Off the Wagon” plays a wide variety of types of music including rock standards, classic rock, southern rock, country, and Irish songs. The band was founded in 2014 and has played a variety of venues over […]

Immaculate Conception Church and School are proud that the FUN FAIR IS BACK!! This year the event is only a one day affair, which falls on Patriots Day, September 11th, 2021. That one day is packed with fun for the whole family with the “Park N’ The Park Car Show,” Sponsored by the Allegany County […]