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Olean Food Pantry seeks support for solar energy project
OLEAN — Olean Food Pantry has announced an ambitious new solar energy project designed to reroute electricity savings into food distribution. When fully funded, the solar array atop OFP’s Leo
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Slow-Pitch softball sees field of lopsided victories
OLEAN, NY – Scoring four runs in the top of the seventh, the Hangry Pitches completed their comeback over the Union Whiskey, tacking on another win to their slow-pitch softball
Bradford Legion faces third straight loss with untimely mistakes against Kane
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Seeing them for the second time this season, the Bradford Legion Post 108 baseball team’s mid-season turmoil continued as they dropped a
Clutch Oilers stun Syracuse with back-to-back walk-off wins, sweep Salt Cats
Wilson’s walk-off single steals Game One; Gerrick wins Game Two on walk-off wild pitch By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Taking to the diamond for their first home
Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3
NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.
Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative
IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River
