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Nov 24, 2021
OLEAN — Two new city department heads were named Tuesday — one moving across the hall and the other coming from Albany. The Common Council unanimously...
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May 19, 2021
OLEAN — Common Council hopes to move ahead on electric scooter rentals and doing something about the bare walls on city property after Tuesday’s commi...
Local Sports, Olean, Sports
Oct 30, 2020
Football gave Chuck Crist his fame, but according to followers of his athletic career, it could have been any number of sports. Fred Saradin, three ye...
Local News, News
Apr 02, 2020
OLEAN — Flat tax, water and sewer bills are being considered for the next city budget, but coronavirus-related revenue declines are definitely in the ...
News
May 22, 2019
OLEAN — Around 300 fewer people over five years and smaller savings accounts will cost city taxpayers moving forward. Olean Mayor Bill Aiello reported...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 11, 2019
OLEAN — Average homeowners can expect a single-digit increase in their city property taxes on June 1. In a 15-minute meeting Wednesday afternoon, the ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 20, 2019
OLEAN — Aldermen offered suggestions to remove a tax hike from the 2019-20 city budget on Tuesday. Mayor Bill Aiello released his $25.18 million tenta...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 13, 2019
OLEAN — Increased water and sewer rates are proposed for the coming city budget year — but at a much lower rate than previous years. The Common Counci...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 06, 2019
OLEAN — The Common Council began its department-by-department review of next year’s spending requests on Tuesday. In a two-and-a-half-hour meeting Tue...
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Jan 17, 2019
Many municipalities across the state could lose thousands in aid under the proposed state budget. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday released his executive ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 19, 2018
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...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 09, 2018
OLEAN — The last pieces to pay for a $1 million court judgment on the Walkable Olean project were quickly passed Tuesday night. The Common Council una...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 04, 2018
OLEAN — The city’s wastewater treatment plant is finally in compliance with a state consent order, and the finishing touches are expected to be done b...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 15, 2018
OLEAN — The city signed off on a cooperative river access plan almost four years in the making Tuesday night. The Allegheny River Public Access and Re...
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Jan 17, 2018
OLEAN — Concerns over financial weaknesses and hoping to better prepare for budget season brought the city’s external auditor back to give the Common ...
Local News, News
Jan 23, 2017
OLEAN — City lawmakers soon to draft the 2017-18 budget may adopt an official accounting principle to govern its fund balance. Currently, there’s no l...
Local News
Dec 26, 2016
OLEAN — With one Olean Common Council meeting left in 2016, city leaders have begun looking ahead to next year. Some matters will require prompt atten...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
BELFAST — A newly constructed and reopened bridge on County Road 26 in the town of Belfast has been named the William “Bill” A. Nichols Bridge. Allega...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
CUBA — The village of Cuba hosted the Dairy Days 2025 celebration over the weekend, which featured the Community Yard Sale throughout the area on Satu...
