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ELLICOTTVILLE — Bob McCarthy’s friends came together for the 13th annual Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas fundraiser Friday night at Ellicottville Brewi...

LITTLE VALLEY — When everything is added up, removing ash trees and select other species from Cattaraugus County-owned forests could net the county up...

Did you pull out last year's Christmas lights, and did they work? If you can avoid buying new lights this year, you are doing well — though you might ...

So just how early is too early to put up your Christmas tree? The Olean Times Herald asked that question earlier this month in a poll on its website, ...

OLEAN — When the days grew shorter and cooler, staff at the Genesis House homeless shelter in Olean began finding more and more people on the doorstep...

OLEAN — It will take around $1,500 for the city to knock down the last four problem homes on the government’s inventory. The Common Council on Tuesday...

BUFFALO — The owners of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres have hired consulting and architectural firms to study the future needs of both teams' fa...

ST. BONAVENTURE — On Thanksgiving Day the Olean YMCA hosted its annual Turkey Trot 5K at St. Bonaventure University, where more than 250 area resident...

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urges New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and ex...

(TNS) LAS VEGAS — The employee in the red shirt counseled the two men on what — or what not — to buy. “Now, if you start thinking dolphins are talking...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I work freelance, but I often interact with the same small crew of people. I was on a job with one of my co-workers, sitting at dinner...

I once claimed that I probably read 200 books a year. It was an estimate, a response to a Writer’s Digest mail-in (pre-online) course on writing ficti...

OLEAN — Sitting on Santa Claus’ lap is a rite of passage and highlight of the holiday season for most kids. For other children, the experience is a bi...

PORTVILLE — Santa Claus had a busy evening Saturday night as he made duel appearances in two area communities. Prior to Santa’s arrival in a Portville...

Area store employees reported they were busy Thursday and remained steady throughout Friday for the annual Black Friday sales during the Thanksgiving ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Visitors can enjoy the holiday spirit of “Christmas in Ellicottville” this weekend as they are transported to a scene reminiscent of a...

We’ve all heard the laments: The Christmas shopping season starts too early … It’s not even Thanksgiving yet … The Christmas season has become too com...

When Kristene Crooks and her husband moved back to the Southern Tier from Florida, she perceived a need for winter coat programs to assist the needy. ...