‘It was time’ for Oilers to make jump to PGCBL
Baseball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By By J.P. BUTLER, Olean Times Herald 
December 4, 2025
OLEAN — This kind of move had been years in the making. The Olean Oilers had long been one of the banner programs in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, claiming back-to-back titles in 2015 and ‘16, forging one of the most dominant seasons in league history in 2016 (39-7 behind a handful of fut...
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St. Bonaventure beats Division II Bloomsburg in 40 point blowout
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 3, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — After a string of close wins this season, the 8-1 Bonnies had more room to breathe on Wednesday. Playing against Division II Bloomsb...
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New chapter: Oilers join Perfect Game League
Baseball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
December 3, 2025
Olean departs the NYCBL, becomes 16th PGCBL team NEW HARTFORD – The Olean Oilers have a new league home. The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (...
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Local & Social
Celebrate a ‘Country Christmas’ in Randolph this Saturday
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 04, 2025
RANDOLPH — Experience the holiday season at Randolph’s “Country Christmas” this Saturday when the community gathers to enjoy a full day of activities ...
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McCarthy’s Irish Christmas is Friday in Ellicottville
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Dec 04, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — Get in the spirit for the holidays at Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas, happening at 6 p.m. Friday at Ellicottville Brewing Company in t...
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Police reports 12/3/25
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Dec 03, 2025
Olean Police Tuesday, 1:40 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Sullivan and North Seventh st...
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Cattaraugus Gives raises record $364K for 100 nonprofits
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
OLEAN — Locals set a handful of records on Giving Tuesday, helping more nonprofits than ever before with more funds than ever. The ninth annual Cattar...
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‘Home for the Holidays’ concert coming to casino Saturday
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
SALAMANCA — Feel the holiday magic with an incredible night of music at the Seneca Allegany Event Center on Dec. 6, when four legendary artists presen...
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Silver Bells in the City to fill Salamanca with holiday cheer
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
SALAMANCA — The excitement is building as residents prepare for the annual Silver Bells in the City event, which brings activities and cheer to the co...
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Portville Drama Club to present ‘Elf The Musical JR.’ this weekend
Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
PORTVILLE — Area residents are invited to embrace their inner elf when the Portville Central School Drama Club presents its holiday production of “Elf...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 12/2/25
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Dec 02, 2025
Olean Police Monday, 7:57 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Sullivan and North Seventh str...
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Police reports 12/1/25
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Dec 01, 2025
Salamanca Police  Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. , Joseph G. VanCamp, 31, of Salamanca, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. VanCamp wa...
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Police reports 11/28/25
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Nov 28, 2025
Olean Police Tuesday, 11:48 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Front Street near Seneca Avenue. A vehicle operated b...
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Local News, News
July 29, 2025
Benjamin Morgan of Allegany earned a Bachelor of Science in computer networks and cybersecurity from University of Maryland Global Campus this past sp...
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In praise of the handwritten Christmas card
Commentary, Opinion
December 3, 2025
We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due. Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depres...
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
Commentary, Opinion
December 3, 2025
The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....
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Renewing the fight for more responsible government
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
December 3, 2025
Approaching a new legislative session in January, we unfortunately continue to face the same set of challenges and setbacks many of us have fought to ...
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 2, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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