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Olean’s Chauhdry named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
Nov 03, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Lina Chauhdry. She is the daughter of Tahir and Shabana C...
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Nov 03, 2026
From a terrible fire in Bradford and booze in the wood pile to a Southern Tier ”quickway,” from casinos in Western New York to a new mayor in town, he...
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Worth W. Smith opens third store location in McKean County
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. — Worth W. Smith Co. Hardware opened its seventh location Monday, bringing general hardware, farm supplies and heating fuels to a fo...
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State: Local sales tax collections up through third quarter
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
Most local sales tax receipts are up so far this year, but lag behind the state’s results to date. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that l...
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Olean school’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner set for Nov. 14
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean City School District is inviting everyone to come together with a hungry appetite for the 33rd annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner,...
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Report: NY budget gap shrinks amid robust tax collections
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By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Nov 02, 2026
New York state government is flush with money with the latest data showing a nearly $9 billion budget surplus in the current fiscal year amid a Wall S...
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Police reports 11/2/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Nov 02, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 5:15 p.m. , Tyrone Long, 30, of Buffalo, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-...
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More unseasonal warmth in the Olean area this week
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By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
More unseasonably warm weather is expected this week — even flirting with record highs mid-week — before some unsettled weather arrives as the weekend...
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Strength in numbers
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Nov 01, 2026
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Seneca Nation opens skateparks in Salamanca, Irving
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By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 01, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Seneca Nation officially opened two new skateparks Oct. 24 with ribbon cutting ceremonies at both the Allegany and Cattaraugus territo...
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City of Salamanca hosts ‘Frightfully Fun’ Halloween events
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 31, 2026
SALAMANCA — On the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, downtown Salamanca was filled with the holiday spirit for the city’s Frightfully Fun Festival. The celebra...
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Helping clients regroup through health and wellness business
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By JOHN BARTIMOLE 
Oct 31, 2026
Editor's note: This is another in a series highlighting the cohort members of the 2026 Laine Business Accelerator. Adeline Renee Wiles knows a thing o...
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