FALCONER - State Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) will be joined by state and local officials at 10 a.m. Friday to cut the ribbon on a new traffic signal at the intersection of East Avenue and E. Main Street (Route 394) in Falconer. Following an … [Read more...]
State, County and Local Officials to Gather for Community ‘Ask Us’ Event Tuesday Night at Love School
JAMESTOWN - City residents who want to meet informally with their state, county, and city representatives will have the opportunity to do so Tuesday night on the city’s north side. City Councilman Andrew Liuzzo (At Large) has organized the “Ask … [Read more...]
Young Secures Funding for Mobile Dental Care Program
MAYVILLE - Veterans and seniors in Chautauqua County will be able to have dental checkups thanks to $372,000 in funding secured by Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean) to support UB Dental School’s mobile dental van. An initiative aimed at serving rural … [Read more...]
Young Announces Funding to Help Panama Central School with Penalty Assessment
[MEDIA RELEASE FROM SENATOR CATHERINE YOUNG'S OFFICE] OLEAN - Senator Catharine Young (R, C, I - 57th District) has announced another round of $500,000 in state funding to cover the cost of Panama Central School District’s penalty payment to the … [Read more...]
State to Remove Guardrails Deemed Hazardous Following Death of WNY Native
Editors Note: This story was updated on Jan. 31, 2018 to include a statement from Lindsay Transportation Solutions. - - - ALBANY - Sen. Catherine Young says the state Department of Transportation will be removing all Lindsay X-Lite Guardrails' … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Sen. Catherine Young Interview: January 2018
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean, NY 57th Senate District) offers her initial thoughts on the 2019 State Budget proposal, presented by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, Jan. … [Read more...]
Celoron Officials Move Forward with Water Service for Butler Ave. Neighborhood
CELORON - Residents in the Butler Avenue area of Celoron could have access to clean municipal water by Thanksgiving. Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost presented a two-phase plan during a special Village Board meeting on Wednesday, which he said … [Read more...]
UPMC Chautauqua WCA Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for $26 Million Expansion
JAMESTOWN - Officials with UPMC Chautauqua WCA held a ground breaking ceremony Friday to begin the process of building a new 18,000-square-foot addition to the hospital on Foote Ave. Once completed, the $26.4 million project will provide a … [Read more...]
Senate Republicans Hope to Fully Restore GEA School Funding
ALBANY - Senator Catharine Young and her Republican colleagues in the Senate have announced their plan to fully restore the Gap Adjustment Elimination (GEA) funding for local school districts in this year’s state budget. The GEA has been … [Read more...]