Local News, News
Mar 29, 2017
OLEAN — Collectively relieved following weeks of talks, the Olean Common Council Finance Committee and Mayor Bill Aiello tentatively agreed Tuesday on...
Local News, News
Mar 28, 2017
OLEAN — City budget talks will continue today after some Olean Common Council Finance Committee members leaned Monday night toward a less drastic spen...
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Mar 06, 2017
OLEAN — Municipal department heads will justify their needs and wants Tuesday and Wednesday as the city works toward adopting an on-time 2017-18 budge...
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Mar 01, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council on Tuesday OK’d a policy to control the city’s fund balance. The amount — a percentage or dollar figure — has yet to ...
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Feb 24, 2017
OLEAN — Though it’s not required by law — more so strongly suggested by the state comptroller — a fund balance policy may soon become reality in the c...
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Feb 22, 2017
OLEAN — It’s budget season at City Hall, and aldermen formally addressed Mayor Bill Aiello’s proposed 2017-18 budget for the first time Tuesday. Membe...
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Feb 16, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Rotary Club is planning a monument to a piece of city history that may also draw crowds to witness its creation. An aging population...
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Jan 28, 2017
OLEAN —A day after publicly discussing a pending roof replacement at the Manufacturers Hanover building, the city’s Urban Renewal Agency on Friday rep...
Local News, News, Western New York
Jan 19, 2017
OLEAN — Riding a $100,000 grant, the city may soon enlist more manpower to fight zombie properties and blight. The Olean Common Council’s Operations C...
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Jan 11, 2017
OLEAN — City lawmakers are looking to evolve an ongoing neighborhood safety discussion into something greater. Olean Common Council President Paul Gon...
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Jan 04, 2017
OLEAN — Olean Common Council members opted to retain their current leader during Tuesday’s annual reorganizational meeting. Alderman Paul Gonzalez, D-...
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
Nov 25, 2016
OLEAN — A prized piece of Olean’s historic district is preserved. Construction crews in October finished the North Third Street reconstruction project...
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Nov 17, 2016
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council’s City Operations Committee approved Tuesday a preliminary agreement for a shared asphalt zipper with the town of Ole...
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Nov 10, 2016
OLEAN —Olean Mayor Bill Aiello welcomed the service of the three Common Council election winners Wednesday. Two of them, former Mayor Linda Witte and ...
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Nov 09, 2016
OLEAN — Olean Mayor Bill Aiello welcomed the service of the three Common Council election winners Wednesday. Two of them, former Mayor Linda Witte and...
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Nov 09, 2016
OLEAN — Republicans were swept during the Olean Common Council elections Tuesday in wards 1, 3 and 5, propelling a former mayor back into city service...
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Nov 06, 2016
OLEAN — Three Olean Common Council seats will be decided Tuesday in the general election. Races in Wards 1 and 5 are contested. Former Mayor Linda Wit...
Local Sports, Sports
June 16, 2025
Randy's Up The River, Bamboo Strategy and Smethport VFW all pick up convincing wins in Monday's action of the Olean Women's Softball League. Randy's U...
Crime, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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June 16, 2025
OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
