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OLEAN — There’s good news on a state grant for the city’s water system, but bad news for another. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $23.3 million in grants ...

SALAMANCA — Although there are six races on the ballot for city offices in Salamanca, there is only one contested race among the five Common Council s...

OLEAN — For the first time in years, voters in Ward 3 only have one candidate to represent them on the Common Council. Democrat Paul Gonzalez, a three...

OLEAN — A stalwart of Olean politics and a political newcomer will face off on Nov. 6 to represent Ward 1 on the Olean Common Council. On the ballot t...

OLEAN — A study of the Cattaraugus County Olean Airport will determine whether the runway needs to be replaced. The Common Council approved a $50,000 ...

From fighting the Spanish flu to a rabies quarantine for dogs, from healing hearts at Olean General to city border changes, here’s a look back on the ...

OLEAN — The proposed sale of a long-vacant North Union Street building will head to the Common Council in December. A public hearing on the sale of th...

OLEAN — Common Council approved a new sexual harassment policy on Tuesday to bring the city into compliance with new state mandates. “In 2018, it is a...

In the near future, staff and visitors who use the stairwells at Bradford Regional Medical Center will be treated to a variety of colorful murals to m...

OLEAN — City officials were open to the idea of reviewing the city’s charter, but how to start the process is still up in the air. In discussions Tues...

I find it ludicrous and disheartening that before the Olean Common Council has been a proposal to raise the mayoral salary almost 60 percent, and to a...

OLEAN — Discussions of pay raises for the city’s elected officials have evolved into talks of whether there should be so many of them at all. The Comm...

OLEAN — A year of discussions about the city’s role in tree trimming came to a close Tuesday, with a flushed-out policy on when and how to do the work...

OLEAN — Three more city-owned properties will be going back on the tax rolls, and by next year three blighted properties will be distant memories for ...

OLEAN — A proposal to raise city political salaries by about 60 percent has rankled feathers, but the sponsor said his intention is more to jumpstart ...

OLEAN — Several complaints against the proposed farmer’s market in Lincoln Park were registered with the Common Council on Tuesday, months after the c...

OLEAN — It will be a while longer before a developer seeking to subdivide the Forest Hills subdivision further will know how many homes he can constru...

OLEAN — Hoping for a model to use, regional development officials made a trip to Olean on Monday to see the city’s downtown revitalization. The Wester...