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ALBANY — Outdoor dining will be allowed starting Thursday at restaurants in Western New York and six other regions that have entered phase two of the state’s reopening plan.
SALAMANCA — Work on the Salamanca City Central School District’s ongoing capital project continues at the district’s two campuses and Veterans Memorial Park.
ELLICOTTVILLE — Susie Nannen Stakel and William F. Ploetz were wed in a private ceremony at the United Church of Ellicottville, on Saturday, May 30, 2020, with the Rev. John Woodring officiating.
OLEAN — City officials are hopeful that new guidelines will help residents, businesses and city operations get back to normal.
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District plans to hold its senior graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. June 13, high school principal Chris Siebert announced this week.
OLEAN — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed stopped by the Sports Locker on West State Street Tuesday as the local retail business opened as part of Phase 2 in the state’s gradual reopening in the coronavirus pandemic.
ALLEGANY — Madison Smith is the valedictorian and Ron Jakubczyk the salutatorian of Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School’s Class of 2020.
ALBANY — The New York State Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a complex eminent domain case involving a Cuba woman’s property that National Fuel Gas Corp. wants for its proposed $500 million Northern Access Pipeline.
OLEAN — As staff at The Paper Factory waited on customers at the counter Tuesday, one shopper was overheard saying to the employees, “I’m so glad you’ve reopened.”
OLEAN — Registered voters for the Olean City School District were shown three separate budgets this week that could be used for the 2020-21 school year depending on state aid cuts.
The National Warplane Museum is sending two of its aircraft on a mission Saturday to salute area medical personnel and essential workers serving during the coronavirus pandemic.
BELMONT — A local nonprofit is offering help to businesses to get back on their feet as COVID-19 cases remain flat in Allegany County.
OLEAN — No new COVID-19 positive tests of Cattaraugus County residents were reported on Tuesday.
COUDERSPORT, Pa. — A phased reopening of the F.W. Gunzburger County Office Building by the Potter County Commissioners took effect earlier this week.
ALLEGANY — The Allegany Town Board will hold a budget work session at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Hall.
BUFFALO — Buffalo’s mayor imposed a citywide 8 p.m. curfew on Tuesday for the rest of the week after a New York State Police trooper suffered a broken leg and a shattered pelvis when an SUV barreled through a group of officers who had just charged people protesting George Floyd’s death.
OLEAN — Olean General Hospital has welcomed two nurse practitioners, Denise O’Neil and Nicole Marker-Zewe, to its primary care practices.
SALAMANCA — From Cattaraugus County to national journalism, professional theater and TV screens around the world, Ira Joe Fisher is going back to his roots for his latest book.
OLEAN — Several leaders of the black community in Olean reacted to Sunday’s protest staged downtown, and the ongoing nationwide protests over the killing of a Minneapolis man in police custody.
The journey was more difficult than Jeff Loeffler could have ever imagined.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Streambank, a leading intellectual property advisory firm specializing in the valuation and sale of intangible assets, is selling the intellectual property assets of Nygard International Partnership (the "Company"), including the trademarks associated with Alia, TanJay and Nygard. Inventory is also available. Offers are due on July 7, 2020, and an auction will be held on July 9, 2020.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hestia Capital Partners LP ("Hestia"), Permit Capital Enterprise Fund, L.P. ("Permit") and their affiliates (the "Investor Group"), who beneficially own approximately 7.2% of the outstanding shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (the "Company"), announced that Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), a leading independent proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that GameStop stockholders vote the Investor Group's WHITE proxy card FOR the election of Paul J. Evans and Kurtis J. Wolf at the Company upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 12, 2020.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The chancellor of New York’s public university system will become Ohio State University's next president as both institutions confront logistical and financial uncertainty fro…
NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) today announced the public availability of its medical CRM, ACMA Engage(TM). The company designed the new customer relationship management platform based on input from medical affairs and technology leaders across the life sciences industry. The system is focused entirely on the goals and activities of field medical and headquarters-based medical affairs teams.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
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ALBANY — New York State Police issued more than 8,900 tickets during a special traffic enforcement period over the Memorial Day weekend and arrested 203 people for driving while intoxicated.
OLEAN — Olean police report that at least three individuals were arrested following a pair of burglary attempts in the city.
OLEAN — Three area residents are facing charges after being arrested for drug possession in the city on Monday.
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Children may be more deeply affected by social distancing than any other group of people. In a matter of weeks, millions of young children and adolescents went from attending school in the classroom to being told they had to work exclusively from home.
Michigan voters in November 2018 passed a ballot measure that legalized cannabis for recreational use, making the Great Lakes State the first in the Midwest to do so. The state’s retail cannabis market opened in late 2019 and within the first two weeks yielded $3.1 million in sales. By Jan. 2, 2020, that had reached $6.5 million.
Sorting through all the latest health fads, trends and research-based health information can be as stressful and overwhelming as shopping for a new car. You want to avoid getting swindled into something that isn’t right for you, and you want to ensure that what you’re investing in actually works and provides the biggest bang for your buck.
Every team needs a coach — a point person with experience,
Sustaining a twisted ankle, waking up with body aches and a fever or enduring a respiratory infection that makes it difficult to breath may all cause someone to question if they should get checked out by a doctor; and, if so, where should they go?
James J. Snyder recognized for 48 years of public service at surprise party at Good Times of Olean Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, attended by 160 family members and friends.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., say federal legislation to improve public lands will help restart the country’s economy.
(The Center Square) – States nationwide are facing a pension crisis that existed well before the coronavirus economic shutdown ever hit, according to independent reviews of state budgets.
(The Center Square) – In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump said the Republican National Convention will look at states other than North Carolina to host August's event, blaming Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
The coronavirus outbreak has called into question the nation’s preparedness to respond to and mitigate health crises. While the pandemic is highlighting shortcomings of the U.S. health care system overall, it is also evident that some parts of the country are better staffed with health care workers than others.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Campeche Wednesday, dumping heavy rain on the already soaked region ahead of an expected eventual turn toward the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of protesters gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday to demonstrate against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United States.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's chief epidemiologist showed contrition Wednesday as criticism mounted over the Scandinavian country's hotly debated method of fighting the coronavirus, which has resulted in one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have to stop by the end the month unless they get an immediate injection of cash.
