Editorial

I’ve tried to get away from it. But I like to read. And I watch the news, too. But, try as I might, I can’t get away from it. And neither can you. The...

The city of Olean’s firefighters say they are grateful for the support they received from the community while Common Council President Jim Brady was p...

I was sitting at the table in my grandparents’ house in Bath, puttering around with a story I was supposed to file back at the office. Before you get ...

After the 2012 election I accepted the results and prepared for the worst. Seems I did not have to wait long. Now I understand that some Medicaid reci...

The Torrence family is grateful for the donations, the help and for who volunteered for the Madeleine Mae Torrence Benefit at the Eldred (Pa.) America...

Earlier this year, as the shock of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State still towered over the university and the Nittany Lions football program, ...

Well, it’s that time of year when people are rushing about for gifts and seeing what fits in their budget. Some people are thinking about lots of budg...

I’m going to employ some logic, something four members of our Common Council seem to be lacking. Jim Brady says by downsizing the fire department the ...

Jim Brady, current Olean Common Council president, seems to have an unnatural fervor for diminishing or dismantling the Olean Fire Department. I often...

As a fire commissioner and member of the Olean Town Board, I cannot and will not sit silent while city of Olean Alderman Jim Brady and his yes squad i...

Let me start off by writing that I have worked as a mail carrier in the city of Olean for the past 12 years. Over that time I have seen and heard many...

With the elections over, I can say I personally had my fill of the all the negative ads on television and radio. The worst of these, from both sides, ...

Olean Mayor Linda Witte and the Olean Common Council members should be commended for honoring our veterans on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. My only regret is...

Never sure on how to proceed in regard to proposed hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s only real policy has be...

It was mid-morning last week when the phone rang and the caller quickly identified herself before blurting out, “Rosie got a kidney!” In a world that ...

It was with some trepidation I accepted the invitation to speak at the Olean Intermediate Middle School a couple Friday’s ago. Eileen Skrobacz, a midd...

Let it be known that the Board of Directors of the Friendship Town Fire District strongly supports the comments and facts as presented by Dale Lockwoo...

The University at Buffalo’s president closed down the Shale Resources and Society Institute less than a year after its founding and amidst criticism t...