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ALBANY (AP) — A former Occupy Wall Street protester and volunteer medic from Buffalo who had taken up the cause of the Middle East's Kurds was one of ...

QUAKER — Sally Marsh was warming up Thursday night for the first hootenanny of her 46th year of sing-alongs at the Quaker Amphitheater in Allegany Sta...

OLEAN — More than 75 volunteers throughout Cattaraugus and Allegany counties helped United Way raise more than $4,000 during their 25th Community Day ...

GOWANDA — For the past 10 years, William Cain has spent weekends during summer months warning visitors away from The Nature Conservancy’s private prop...

OLEAN — Allegany resident Darlene Crawford is something of a cat whisperer. She’s been known to bring even feral cats around to a more sociable attitu...

ASHFORD —Fire officials are blaming a lightning strike for the blaze early Friday morning that destroyed two barns on Stady Road about two miles west ...

A ndrea Schoenthal, founder and president of Creative Writers of the Southern Tier, says the group, which is celebrating 39 years this year, will tuck...

FRANKLINVILLE — The Western New York Maple Festival is celebrating 55 years of sweetness this year. The festival is set for April 29 and 30, centered ...

FRANKLINVILLE — The Western New York Maple Festival is celebrating 55 years of sweetness this year. The festival is set for April 29 and 30, centered ...

There’s no doubt about the power of volunteering. Those who do volunteer say they get something special from it. And those who benefit from their effo...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department will host its biannual Sportsman Show next weekend, April 8 and 9, in an effort to replace...

OLEAN — Olean Food Pantry board members and volunteers will convene for their annual meeting and potluck dinner next week, thankful for the upgrades a...

OLEAN — The Joint Veterans Council Van Service drove the most miles and served the most volunteer hours in 2016 since the volunteer organization began...

OLEAN — While many people were watching Friday’s heavy snowfall from inside a warm home or building, a group of dedicated volunteers shoveled sidewalk...

GREAT VALLEY — The hamlet of Great Valley has a rich history. It will celebrate its bicentennial in 2018. Town historian Marilyn Eddy Siperek is coord...

For the Salvation Army of Olean, the current request for last-minute help with the Red Kettle Campaign has become all too common a plea the past sever...

OLEAN — Christmas music and volunteers greeted area residents who dropped off bags and boxes of presents Thursday at the Elks Lodge for the annual Gif...

OLEAN — The ground had just been broken for the building project at the Olean Food Pantry when board members received news they would receive a $10,00...