COLDSPRING — Residents of the town of Coldspring are observing their town’s 200th birthday this year with a bicentennial celebration planned for June 24 at the Coldspring Firemen’s Grounds.

GREAT VALLEY — The course for the Happy Half marathon and 5K at Holiday Valley that runs through a large portion of the town of Great Valley has been approved by the town board.

OLEAN — Dozens of girls from across the region spent a day at Jamestown Community College learning all about the many STEM career fields that await them after high school.

M.L. Wells, master gardener volunteer with the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Allegany County, shares some knowledge today:

OLEAN — The Olean Times Herald is entering an exciting new era in digital publishing with the unveiling of a new and improved e-edition, mobile app and digital subscription interface.

OLEAN — A mural and an Earth Day cleanup are in the works for Franchot Park.

OLEAN — SPCA in Cattaraugus County board chair Karen Crowley just compiled this list of things that the shelter needs volunteers to help with.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont — The immigration deal announced Friday by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to shut down a process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the two countries along a back road between…

OLEAN — Dr. Arthur Goldstein, medical director of the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, is nearing his 13th work anniversary as a provider at Olean General Hospital.

With the expected parole release Wednesday of Edward Kindt, convicted killer of Salamanca nurse Penny Brown in 1999, state lawmakers voiced their opposition to the New York State Parole Board decision, calling for members to reconsider and pushing for reform.

SALAMANCA — Mayor Sandra Magiera, the members of the Common Council and the city’s Department of Public Works have scheduled the annual city cleanup days for June.

OLEAN — March Madness will continue into late April, with the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge coming back to Olean.

OLEAN — Four donor-designated funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation have together supported $274,753 in grants to organizations designated by their donors so far this year.

OLEAN — The proposed Olean City School District budget for the 2023-24 school year totaled nearly $52 million when presented at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, but that number could slightly decrease before approval.

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul pointed to new stats showing an overall uptick in crime in New York last year as she makes the case for tightening the state’s pre-detention bail laws.

NEW YORK — The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments met on other matters Thursday, further delaying a vote on whether or not to indict the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

ALBANY (TNS) — A bill that would authorize “overdose prevention centers” was passed by the state Assembly’s health committee earlier this week, giving supporters of the legislation hope that the measure may gain more momentum with lawmakers than in prior years.

WASHINGTON — Congressional representatives from New York state and the Northeast are touting a new bill to help dairy farmers.

The American Red Cross is teaming up with Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio and St. Bonaventure University to offer free hands-only CPR training on April 3 to those interested in learning this lifesaving skill.

OLEAN — Higher fees could raise funds to help offset a potential tax hike, city department heads reported Wednesday.

ALBANY — New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who’s seeking to protect the state’s fledgling legal market for recreational marijuana.

GOWANDA — The Valentine Flats Trail and parking lot at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area has been closed temporarily by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

LITTLE VALLEY — It has been almost 24 years since the May 9, 1999, rape and strangulation death of Penny Brown as she jogged with the family dog along the Pennsy Trail in Salamanca.

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers agreed to donate $10,000 to Citizens Advocating Memorial Preservation (C.A.M.P.) to help the group get the building on the National Register of Historic Places.

WELLSVILLE — Earlier this month the village board received notification that it once again, for the 31st time, has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for “its commitment to effective urban forest management.”

OLEAN — Five members of the Olean City School District staff have been recognized for their positive impact on the school community with the announcement of two rounds of awards.

NEW YORK (TNS) — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing whether New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act is constitutional.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event with highwire tricks, soaring trapeze artists and bicycles leaping on trampolines.

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors postponed without any explanation a scheduled grand jury session Wednesday in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign, at least temporarily slowing a decision on whether to charge the ex-president.

SALAMANCA — The proposed Salamanca City Central School District budget for the 2023-24 school year totaled $51,527,020 when presented at the recent Board of Education meeting, but that number is expected to slightly decrease before approval.

BRADFORD, Pa. — The next step in the process of establishing a low-fly training zone over the Pennsylvania Wilds and parts of the Southern Tier of New York is underway.