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ALLEGANY — Bonafest got underway Friday afternoon with good weather, a good crowd, good fellowship, good food and good music. Father Michael Reyes, th...

OLEAN — Italian- and Polish-American heritage will be proudly displayed later this month at the 41st annual St. John’s Festival, helping preserve the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE – St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley has announced the addition of Vici Woods to the roster for the 2023-24 season. ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A few years ago, Dr. Will Elenchin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at St. Bonaventure University, was granted a sa...

ALLEGANY — The roots of Bonafest, the annual fundraiser for St. Bonaventure Church of Allegany, go back more than 100 years. Father Michael Reyes, pas...

WELLSVILLE — Immaculate Conception School of Allegany County, in operation for more than 125 years, will not reopen for the 2023-24 school year, the D...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Each Sunday, about 70 people — all first-and-second generation Chinese Americans — gather in a small Dallas-Fort Worth-area church...

It’s not unusual for prayer to play a role in sports. “Spahn, Sain, and pray for rain!” was the famous refrain of Boston Braves fans in 1948, when the...

CUBA — More than 80 years ago, women from the Cuba First Baptist Church recognized that there was a need for clothing for the community — gently used,...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For the second straight year, students in the physician assistant studies program at St. Bonaventure University had a strong showing...

OLEAN — The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels’ hosted its annual BasilicaFest over the weekend, with the event featuring a daily array of family-orie...

OLEAN — Amid the hoopla of the annual BasilicaFEST outside St. Mary of the Angels, a more contemplative international exhibit can be found inside the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has completed a one-year program in Franciscan mission and leadership trainin...

OLEAN — A contingent from the Olean Police Department led by Chief Ronald J. Richardson gathered Wednesday for a memorial visitation for former Lt. Ar...

OLEAN — The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels’ annual BasilicaFEST is coming up this weekend with a theme We are Family! Activities for the 2023 even...

I have been reading in the Times Herald the reactions of Republican leaders to the possible influx of undocumented migrants into rural New York state....

BELFAST — At its last official meeting before a summer hiatus, the Belfast Lions Club recognized its Lion of the Year, named its Citizen of the Year a...

It often happens at funerals that the heart seems open to the words: “I love you.” We ask ourselves, “Why didn’t I say it more, show it more?” This se...