CUBA — Many have suffered because of COVID-19, which has only increased the challenge of living in poverty for many families in our communities.
Hunters in Cattaraugus County took 47 black bears in 2020, five fewer than the year before, according to a state Department of Environmental Conservation report.
Cattaraugus County health officials reported a total of 27 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend — 15 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday.
BELFAST — In a warehouse full of broadband equipment the Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce honored large and small business and recognized one of its own with annual awards.
Cattaraugus County school districts will receive $211.9 million in state aid under the 2021-22 state budget approved Wednesday.
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To be sure, after 7 o’clock Saturday night, the refrain was persistent: “It’s Matsuyama’s Masters to lose.”
JAMESTOWN — The Portville football team improved to 2-0 with another dominant performance, blanking Maple Grove 60-6 on the road.
NFL officials have admitted they blew a crucial call in the Buffalo Bills’ 22-19 overtime loss to the Houston Texans in the 2019 playoffs.
So, 19 days before the beginning of the National Football League Draft, where do the Bills stand roster-wise?
SALAMANCA — A week ago, the Franklinville/Ellicottville football team managed a single touchdown in a season-opening loss to Akron.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns remain in active pursuit of defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Monday. The free agent visit…
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MADRID (AP) — The cities of Innsbruck in Austria and Turin in Italy will co-host the Davis Cup Finals along with the Spanish capital of Madrid this year, the International Tennis Federation sa…
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The outspoken head of Spain’s La Liga is set to join UEFA’s executive committee next week, working alongside the Spanish soccer federation president he has often clash…
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PARIS (AP) — PSG did a terrible job defending against Bayern Munich last week, conceding 31 shots. PSG still won the game 3-2, but the likely absence of stalwart defender and captain Marquinho…
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Former UConn coach Kevin Ollie has joined a new basketball league designed to provide elite high school players another potential pathway to the NBA.
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ROCHESTER (AP) — A Rochester man has been charged with setting off explosives in another man's yard and sending letters to neighbors warning that he planned to continue doing it.
PATCHOGUE (AP) — A police officer was in critical condition Sunday after a man stabbed him in the leg following a car crash on Long Island, authorities said.
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BELFAST — In a warehouse full of broadband equipment the Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce honored large and small business and recognized one of its own with annual awards.
ALBANY — Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo extending and modifying several existing COVID-19 mandates this week, Sen. George Borrello wants to see the written notification the governor is legally re…
OLEAN — Shavonne Henderson has been promoted to district manager with Community Bank N.A. for the Olean area, which includes branches in Allegany, Olean, Cuba, Portville, Franklinville and Yor…
ALLEGANY — Prior to the onslaught of the pandemic last year, Lynda Dunn of the Citizen Printing House in Allegany printed flyers, invitations, tickets and posters for upcoming events.
I needed a meeting — with myself and maybe the CEO of the universe — and not where I’ve lived and worked, often in isolation, for the past year. This meeting would happen on a mountaintop. A force I recognize as a soul magnet drew me south to think, to contemplate. To just “be.”
Last Saturday, the City of Olean Youth Bureau and Recreation Department held a drive-thru Easter egg hunt event at Forness Park. Several hundred children participated and enjoyed the gift bags that were distributed.
As president of the Board of Trustees of the Olean Public Library, I could not be prouder of our staff. What a wonderful resource for books, information, programming and support.
Last week, we saw another horrific anti-Asian assault on video. A 65-year-old woman was walking to church in New York City when she was brutally attacked by a man on a street near Times Square. The assailant said, “You don’t belong here,” as he kicked her in the chest and stomped on her whil…
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A baby girl was killed and two other young children were wounded in a shooting in Syracuse, police said.
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BOSTON (AP) — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or leg…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his brother to death in their Lower East Side apartment, police said.
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer was in critical condition Sunday after a man stabbed him in the leg following a car crash on Long Island, authorities said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A woman is facing criminal charges after a hit-and-run crash killed a New York-based federal judge.
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The mother of a Black man who was fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop said she spoke to her son just before his death. Daunte Wright's killing has sparked violent protests as officers clashed with demonstrators. (April 12)
(The Center Square) – After states shut down schools and forced families into virtual learning, parents and families found new ways to provide K-12 education to their children. While doing so, support for school choice options soared, a new poll from Real Clear Opinion Research found.
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minneapolis suburb where the family of a 20-year-old man said he died after being shot by police before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing several blocks away. The family of Daunte Wright sai…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability.
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly into kids’ brains to infect their tumors and spur an immune system attack.
LONDON (AP) — Princes William and Harry issued separate statements Monday paying tribute to their grandfather, Prince Philip, who died last week at 99.
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a feminist activist and artist charged with disseminating pornography after she shared artwork depicting female anatomy online — a case in line with the Kremlin’s conservative stance promoting “traditional family values” that has el…
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who h…
