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OLEAN – Jingle bells replaced the sound of whirring helicopters at the Mercy Flight Western New York hanger in Olean Sunday. Santa Claus wanted to vis...

OLEAN — All Veda Lynn Fillgrove, 5, wants for Christmas is her two front teeth. The Olean girl, along with about 125 other area children, had the oppo...

OLEAN — Sitting on Santa Claus’ lap is a rite of passage and highlight of the holiday season for most kids. For other children, the experience is a bi...

PORTVILLE — Santa Claus had a busy evening Saturday night as he made duel appearances in two area communities. Prior to Santa’s arrival in a Portville...

PORTVILLE — Before Santa Claus arrived at Portville’s Pioneer Park Saturday night, he made a stop at the Fairview Avenue home of Bonnie Pilling Pillin...

OLEAN — Local residents had plenty of reasons to brave temperatures in the lower 20s and gather in downtown Olean Friday night. For Cree Hall — and li...

OLEAN — After leftover turkey is comfortably tucked into refrigerators everywhere today, many minds will turn towards the gift-giving season. Here are...

OLEAN — Reggie Dallaire is marking his 30th anniversary at the helm of the Olean Area Toys For Tots Campaign. It was 1989 when Dallaire, who will turn...

OLEAN — The lights of North Union Street are almost ready to welcome Santa Claus next week. City workers finished stringing up the cross-street lights...

OLEAN — Even with temperatures in the 80s, officials are already looking forward to the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade downtown. The annual parade to ...

Over the years, children’s Christmas wish lists have become more specific and expensive, as the latest electronic gadgets often replace the simple, li...

OLEAN — Hundreds of local residents celebrated the unofficial start of the holiday season while enjoying crisp fall temperatures during Friday night’s...

Here comes Santa Claus, right down Olean's annual Santa Claus Lane Parade! Here are some photos of the parade, festive crowd, and of Santa and Mrs. Cl...

OLEAN — Santa Claus will be lighting up the town tonight as he makes his way down Santa Claus Lane. The opening of Santa Claus Lane, dazzling North Un...

It’s been almost 90 years since Santa Claus Lane first lit up the Olean night. From evergreen arches to LED lights, the evolution has risen and fallen...

It might seem early to bring this up … but Thanksgiving weekend is just over five weeks away, and with it comes the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade on ...

In Saturday’s edition, we wrote that the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled its newest Santa Claus Lane ornament, a depiction of the form...

A small piece of local — perhaps forgotten — history is still serving its purpose during the Christmas season. Visitors to the Santa’s Cottage in Linc...