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OLEAN — The $1,000 overweight truck fee introduced for this year will be re-examined by the Common Council following flak from several firms. Mayor Bi...

The Greater Olean area has a proven record of caring for and helping each other — from small acts like shoveling snow from an elderly neighbor’s walkw...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed announced a $130,619 grant to provide the Council on Addiction Recovery Services, Inc. (CAReS) with funding to e...

OLEAN — City officials will now have to try to keep more in savings in case of emergencies or economic downturn. The Common Council on Tuesday approve...

OLEAN — A family fixing up a former city-owned property is looking for more time to get it done, while aldermen look ahead to the next efforts. The Co...

SALAMANCA — For library manager Kirsten Woodin, her time at the Salamanca Public Library has meant more than only the four years she spent supervising...

OLEAN — Work is continuing on a policy to give the Common Council more oversight of capital projects. The council’s finance committee on Tuesday discu...

SALAMANCA — Mayor Michael Smith has announced the following meetings of the Common Council to discuss the 2019-20 city budget. All meetings will be he...

SALAMANCA — Common Council has relieved City Comptroller Kathy Sarver of the obligation to sell tax-sale certificates at the annual tax sale for the p...

OLEAN — City officials took the first formal step to using the Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding on Tuesday. The Common Council unanimously a...

OLEAN — City officials hope to move ahead on millions in projects at tonight’s Common Council meeting. The council, which meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight f...

OLEAN — With the same council as last year, aldermen chose to keep the council presidency the same this year. The aldermen unanimously elected John Cr...

OLEAN — A look back — and ahead — is the order of the day for the annual State of the City address. Planning a PowerPoint presentation of highlights, ...

OLEAN — Volunteers can now get to work trapping and sterilizing feral cats in Olean. The city’s Common Council unanimously voted to change the city co...

OLEAN — City officials hope to have a new policy on reporting lawsuits ready by the end of the year. The Common Council’s finance committee on Tuesday...

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...

OLEAN — Those seeking the downtown district for holiday shopping have one less thing to worry about amid the flurry of seasonal activity. Common Counc...

OLEAN — The first round of dangerous trees in the city may be coming down under a new cost-sharing plan. The Common Council’s city operations committe...