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OLEAN — This holiday season, sites in the Olean area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during...

ST. BONAVENTURE — More than 260 students and advisers from 14 area high schools attended Communications Day 2018 on Friday, sponsored by the Jandoli S...

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church held an official Installation ceremony on Sunday for its new senior pastor, the Rev. Jason Hladik. Officials from t...

Ischua Union Church received a visit by members of the Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation after the organization awarded the church a $2,000 grant for the...

For the past 75 years, Lionel and Alice Sayers have never gone to bed angry and have stuck together even when the going got tough. The couple shared t...

ALLEGANY — When the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany were asked to provide a list of show tunes they would like performed at “An Afternoon on Broadway” ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I no longer sleep in the same room. It all started when the air conditioner broke in our bedroom. It was so hot that I ...

OLEAN — Pastor Jason Hladik has been serving Olean First Baptist Church since late June, but will be officially installed as senior pastor on Sunday. ...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is part of a question-and-answer series, “Of Distinction,” that is meant to highlight the hard work of community leaders i...

“Figures of Speech,” a new exhibition at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, came together somewhat by accident. “I...

OLEAN — St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 109 S. Barry St., will hold its third annual Fall Festival Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. A beer and wine tasting eve...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A fall exhibition featuring paintings by Janet McKenzie at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University bri...

BUFFALO — A former FBI agent and St. Bonaventure University graduate will lead the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s new office for reviewing clergy sexua...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies held the grand opening of its new location Wednesday night, a move ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville priest has been suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo for an allegation of abuse. Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Ma...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s first Family Weekend Festival on Saturday had a decent crowd of students and their families. The festiv...

OLEAN — When the 21st Harvest Moon Gala benefit for the Genesis House homeless shelter opens its doors Friday at the Old Library restaurant, organizer...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An online petition is calling for the resignation of the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York — who has so far res...