News
Jan 09, 2023
From cracking down on illegal slot machines to ending “The Jerk” train, from glider flights of fancy to tackling indoor smoking, here’s a look back on...
Cattaraugus County, News
Dec 16, 2022
SALAMANCA — The first train stopped at the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh passenger depot that now houses the Salamanca Rail Museum 110 years ago thi...
News
Jul 14, 2022
OLEAN — The Olean Historical Society, in its Treasures of Yesterday speaker series, will host Mike Winicki to discuss the railroad history of Wayne St...
News
Jul 04, 2022
From strikebreakers playing the railroad for fools to a Jesse James-level of crime spree, from welcoming back Miss New York to ringing in the nation’s...
News
Jan 31, 2022
From helping sickly children to saving the area’s rail connection, from schoolhouse burglaries to the end of the Jim Kelly era, here’s a look back on ...
Allegany County News, Lifestyle, News, ...
Jun 03, 2021
WELLSVILLE — What and where is the WAG Trail? Stretching between Wellsville and Genesee, Pa., the WAG Trail is a multi-use, recreational trail perfect...
Local News, News
Sep 11, 2019
OLEAN — The Clark Street railroad crossing will close next week for a replacement project, railroad officials said. Nick Williams of the Western New Y...
Local News, News
Jul 22, 2019
From Oleanders urged to pitch in at the railroad to crackdowns on private truck usage, from hitting the bricks with the city’s meter maid to support g...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Mar 07, 2019
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series on the history of the Coliseum in Ceres. The first part will focus on the establishment of th...
News
Mar 08, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a storm rolled into the Northeast with wet, heavy snow Wednesday, grounding flights, closing ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 27, 2018
Steve Bailey of Lippert Hollow Road in Allegany stepped into the newsroom to drop off news about his daughter, who is away at college, when a conversa...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 24, 2018
Looking ahead to a better year? As 2017 was getting underway — less than two months after the election of Donald Trump as president — the Olean Times ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 19, 2018
OLEAN — A longtime scourge to trucking traffic could eventually be remedied, the Common Council learned Thursday. During a strategic planning work ses...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
Jul 13, 2017
The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society will dedicate its new roadside historic marker at 11:30 a.m. Monday at its museum, locat...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
Jul 01, 2017
Responding to a call for a nationwide railroad workers strike to protest wage cuts by the Federal Labor Board, nearly 1,300 workers of the Pennsylvani...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
Jun 30, 2017
Responding to a call for a nationwide railroad workers strike to protest wage cuts by the Federal Labor Board, nearly 1,300 workers of the Pennsylvani...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 23, 2017
I was helping a friend last week and was swinging an old, heavy-headed hammer with a handle about a yard long. It was so heavy I couldn’t swing it muc...
Local News, News
Mar 20, 2017
OLEAN — Although work may have to wait another year for calmer fiscal waters, the city will soon hold a public informational meeting on the Olean Cree...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
