Commentary, Leters to the Editor, Local Columnists
May 16, 2025
Residents of the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District will vote on the 2025-26 school budget. Along with the budget, there will be decisions to be...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 16, 2025
There’s a longing in the American soul right now — a yearning for justice, for safety, for something that feels firm and unshakeable. I understand tha...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 13, 2025
ALBANY — The State Legislature approved the last of nine budget bills Thursday evening, 38 days after the start of the fiscal year. The state-funded p...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 13, 2025
There is much to do in regard to veteran support initiatives. My wife and I fully support our veterans and their families and will continue in our eff...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 12, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature’s Democrat majorities may be touting that they’ve finally finished work on a new state budget. Make no mistake, ...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 09, 2025
President Trump made headlines recently for suggesting that Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay, should be reopened to house the worst ...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 06, 2025
“And it’s one, two, three, what are we fightin’ for?..." Country Joe and the Fish sang those words from a protest song to half a million rain-soaked p...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 01, 2025
The term “wasteful spending” is bandied about a lot today. I don’t want to talk about underlying controversies, or who should or should not be the one...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 25, 2025
ALBANY — A glitch in state insurance law is allowing doctors to collect Medicaid fees that are sometimes hundreds of times higher than the program nor...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 25, 2025
It is troubling to hear the return of outdated rhetoric concerning the makeup of our military forces. The idea that the military should only consist o...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 21, 2025
Last month, Olean Food Pantry received the kind of news that keeps me up at night: a projected 13% federal funding cut to our food distribution capaci...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Apr 18, 2025
New York’s volunteer firefighters have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities. Whether responding to a fire, natural...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 17, 2025
Writers always hope for readers and for columnists, that hope is someone will identify with what they offer. This is known as “the universal element,”...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 11, 2025
Step outside — in person if you can, or in your mind. You’ll be delighted by a spring symphony of bluebirds and finches, robins, redwings, peepers and...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 09, 2025
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, one of seven small agencies ordered to reduce its workforce in President Donald Trump’s March 15 execu...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 08, 2025
No surprise to read that Congressman Nick Langworthy was unhappy with the coverage of a Tesla protest, fearful that it would escalate “harassment” of ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Apr 07, 2025
On Saturday, I joined with more than 120 local people protesting President Trump and his administration. We were part of thousands of protests that oc...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Apr 02, 2025
Sometimes there’s just no explaining Albany. That’s really been true over the past six years of New York state government under one-party control. Tak...
Local News, News
May 18, 2025
OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...
Local News, SBU Campus, SBU News, ...
May 18, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — Along with the hundreds of students gathered on the floor of the Reilly Center Sunday morning, St. Bonaventure University presented ...
Local News, News
Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
May 18, 2025
A 31-year-old Bolivar woman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts for allegedly stabbing two state police troopers — ...
Local News, News
May 18, 2025
ALFRED — Leo M. Lambert, president emeritus of Elon University, urged Alfred University graduates to extend the spirit of friendship and mentorship th...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
May 18, 2025
WEST VALLEY — West Valley Central School has named Magdalena Parish as the valedictorian and Isabella Gibson salutatorian of the Class of 2025. Magdal...
Cattaraugus County
May 18, 2025
NEW ALBION — The Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works will be closing County Route 5, also known as Little Valley New Albion Road, between Sw...
