Local News, News
Feb 17, 2021
OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello on Tuesday released a tentative 2021-22 city budget with a general fund totaling $17,737,060 and carrying a 1.3% tax levy in...
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Feb 10, 2021
OLEAN — More work needs to be done to help attract and keep local businesses, the head of the Common Council said Tuesday. Council President John Craw...
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Jan 20, 2021
OLEAN — For the first time in years, ice skating on Forness Pond has returned. And while the city has no formal policy allowing the public to skate on...
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Jan 12, 2021
OLEAN — They might be temporary, but the new “Welcome to Olean” banners are a step in the right direction, said the man who hung them up. “Things are ...
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Jan 07, 2021
OLEAN — An emergency meeting of the Common Council on Friday will help keep the wheels of justice rolling next week. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m...
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Jan 05, 2021
OLEAN — A former leader of the Olean Common Council is back as head of the panel, while Mayor Bill Aiello delivered his State of the City address on M...
Business, Local News, News
Dec 23, 2020
OLEAN — City officials hope ground rules to govern Airbnb and other short-term rentals can nip potential problems in the bud. The Olean Common Council...
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Dec 19, 2020
OLEAN — The city will benefit from a $32,750 grant to help catalog public trees and manage them into the future. On Friday, state Department of Enviro...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 19, 2020
OLEAN — For Olean residents who pay their Cattaraugus County taxes at the city clerk’s office in the Olean Municipal Building, get ready for a change....
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Dec 11, 2020
The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has created an art gallery in its conference room showcasing framed pictures of the Olean area taken by loc...
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Dec 04, 2020
OLEAN — The city center will serve as an uninterrupted light shining in the darkness this holiday season. Mayor Bill Aiello announced that starting Th...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 03, 2020
Cattaraugus County and Olean public works road crews were ready for the first snowfall of the season Sunday night into Monday. The winter storm left t...
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Oct 27, 2020
OLEAN — Trick-or-treat, or hit up a one-stop candy drop on Saturday. Either way, be safe. Mayor Bill Aiello said Monday that trick-or-treating hours h...
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Oct 16, 2020
OLEAN — Trick-or-treating plans, as well as an alternative drive-through activity, are currently being formulated by Olean officials — and the communi...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 14, 2020
OLEAN — A paving project will take place at the Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, but officials want to make the site in the town of Ischua “sustainab...
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Sep 25, 2020
After a volunteer effort to beautify downtown was successful last weekend, the City of Olean Beautification Committee hopes to make it a weekly event....
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Sep 24, 2020
OLEAN — After a crippling cyberattack earlier this year, city officials will take out a larger insurance policy to cover future incidents. On Tuesday,...
Business, Local News, News
Sep 22, 2020
OLEAN — A former West End restaurant building came tumbling down on Tuesday after sitting empty for more than two years. Crews began demolishing the f...
Crime, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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June 16, 2025
More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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June 16, 2025
OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
