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The IDA should deny financial assistance to Alle-Catt for several reasons, here are six:
By: Gary Abraham, resident of Great Valley and Environmental Attorney First, the project is environmentally destructive. Evidentiary hearings were conducted at which scientists from DEC offered evidence, testified and were

Invenergy: Catt County IDA Must Act Now to Secure Funding for Local Communities
By: Archana Kumar | Manager, External Communications, Invenergy A once-in-a-generation financial opportunity for Cattaraugus County is being jeopardized by inaction from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA). The IDA has yet to

Alle-Catt Wind Energy hearings scheduled for Monday by IDA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Three public hearings on Alle-Catt Wind Energy’s application for tax benefits from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency will be held Monday. The public hearings in Farmersville,

Pollock: Bills didn’t play with a sense of urgency in Sunday’s close call versus Patriots
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist So what do we make of the Bills’ twelfth win of the season? To be sure, it was needed to

Langworthy announced $50,000 grant for Olean Business Accelerator program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $50,000 Rural Business Development Grant to the Olean Business Development Corporation, Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced . This funding will support the fourth

Allegany-Limestone residents to vote on $21.3 million for capital projects
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone Central School District voters will vote on two capital programs worth a combined $21.3 million on Dec. 18. A public forum on the project

Pollock: Question of McDermott after loss missed the point, stop rearranging chairs on the Titanic deck
December 9, 2024 A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It was interesting listening to Sean McDermott’s postgame press conference Sunday night in Los Angeles after his

Olean girls hoops seek growth, cohesion after heavy loss to Cuba-Rushford
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — While the Olean girls basketball team may have suffered its heaviest defeat of the season at the hands of Cuba-Rushford, coach Chelsea Bowker stressed











