BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health will offer a free drive-through pet rabies vaccination clinic Oct. 16 at the Genesee Valley School District bus garage.
OLEAN — Fall festivities begin in October at the Tri-County Arts Council with a full pallet of creative art classes for everyone.
The Alzheimer’s Association Western New York Chapter is planning its annual Southern Tier Walk to End Alzheimer’s for Oct. 2 in Fireman’s Park at 188 W. Main St. in Allegany.
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NEW YORK (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul was joined by NFL greats from New York’s three pro football teams on Thursday to urge fans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — although they didn’t exactly agree on whom to root for on Sunday.
ANGELICA — “The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidentally a hero who sneezed abruptly turned a retreat into victory.”
On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people across the country and in much of the world reminisced about where they were, how the world was then and how it is now.
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ALBANY — New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, who was a leading defender of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has submitted his resignation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday.
President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer have based the future of the entire Democratic agenda on a trick. And now many Democrats are increasingly concerned — terrified, actually — that the trick won’t work.
ALBANY (TNS) — In recent Facebook campaign ads, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik claims that offering a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants would doom her Republican Party.
President Joe Biden last week launched a full-throated defense of his tax plan built around two points: The rich are cheating and the IRS can’t catch them. As a result the top 1% has evaded $160 billion in taxes, he said.
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OLEAN — The plans to create a homeless shelter in North Olean have been put on hold.
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education heard another update on the ongoing capital project at its regular meeting Tuesday.
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Hoping to give more people the chance to enjoy an array of beautiful nature photos at its Chestnut Cabin, Pfeiffer Nature Center has added two more days for viewing.
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HINSDALE — The U.S. Navy Phantom F-4B jet that sits outside Norton Chambers American Legion Post 1434 along Route 16 looks like it just came from the factory.
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to add nearly 11,600 acres in eight towns, plus acreage in the cities of Olean and Salamanca, to the land set for aerial spraying of adulticide for mosquitoes that carry Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus.
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OLEAN — Two more deaths of Cattaraugus County residents attributed to COVID were reported Wednesday by the county health department.
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ALBANY — New York state has stopped paying legal bills for state employees who worked for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he faced ongoing investigations on the state and federal level.
WELLSVILLE — Allegany County’s largest hospital is asking residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as case counts rise and more than a third of inpatient treatment is for those with the disease.
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OLEAN — A woman removed the mask covering her mouth and nose. She smiled. She wept. She spoke.
SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York officials say an effort to force the state to allow religious exemptions to a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers would “gravely undermine” efforts to protect the public from the latest surge of the virus.
Three men have been indicted in the torture and murder of a New York City man whose body was found in April along U.S. Route 6 in Potter County, Pa.
ST. BONAVENTURE — Internationally acclaimed baritone Kenneth Overton, together with pianist Gregory Thompson, will open the 2021-2022 Friends of Good Music performance season at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts with an evening of spirituals.
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OLEAN — The question of how the police review board will look at allegations of misconduct — advising officials on punishments or auditing the decisions afterward — is still on the table.
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau is pleased to announce this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Olivia Payne. Olivia is the daughter of Betsy Scurr and the granddaughter of Dale and the late Emilene Scurr and is a senior at Franklinville Central School.
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Local unemployment dropped slightly in August, state labor officials reported Tuesday.
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Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Chamber Week through Saturday. It gives the Chamber an opportunity to celebrate its accomplishments and achievement, and an excellent time to thank the many people who make them happen.
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OLEAN — More than 100 community members gathered Tuesday at the Olean Board of Education meeting to express both concerns and support for Joel Whitcher, principal at Olean Intermediate Middle School, and his religious practice.
OLEAN — Twenty new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday by the Cattaraugus County Health Department.
Turns out the Allegheny River Valley is not necessarily ground zero for mosquito swarms. It just feels like it is.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has called on the Biden administration to allow vaccinated Canadians to travel to the U.S. for non-essential travel through all ports of entry.
ALBANY (AP) — A man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his infant child in 2019 is now a fugitive alongside his husband after they both missed scheduled court dates in Albany.
CARTHAGE (AP) — An Upstate New York high school football player has died after sustaining a head injury during a weekend game, the 14-year-old’s father said on social media.
Salamanca plumbers board to meet today
Medical equipment donation day Saturday
The Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections, the Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging, the Seneca Highlands CTC and local school districts are continuing to team up to implement a county-wide program called Seniors 2 Seniors.
OLEAN — Voters across the city will see at least one contested race when they get their ballots.
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OK, pumpkin spicers, you’re almost there. The autumnal — or fall — equinox arrives Wednesday, marking the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
OLEAN — A new event will help mark local efforts to encourage suicide prevention in the city.
ALLEGANY — A $500,000 renovation and remodeling project is underway at the Allegany Town Hall
OLEAN — Dozens of cases of COVID-19 have reported in Cattaraugus County schools since the school year began.
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OLEAN — Cattaraugus County plans to begin aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes carrying eastern equine encephalitis over the entire town of Conewango and parts of four surrounding towns Wednesday night.
ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has roughly $9 billion in debt, more than double what the state took four years to repay following the Great Recession that ended in 2009.
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District buildings were closed Monday following reports of a violent threat by minors toward the school.
The New York Republican Party unanimously re-elected Nick Langworthy as their chairman at a reorganization meeting on Monday in Colonie.
OLEAN — Steve E. McCord, director of Cattaraugus County Veterans Services, will be available to discuss Veterans Affairs benefit laws, the healthcare system or other concerns or questions veterans and their families may have.
‘What’s Your Weed?’ day at Belmont Farmers Market
Carrollton town board special meeting Tuesday
