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Puglisi resigns as Cattaraugus County Democratic party chairman after 7 years
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Frank Puglisi has stepped down as chairman of the Cattaraugus County Democratic Party. Puglisi, who serves as Lyndon town clerk, has been Democratic chairman for

Walkable Olean Phase III gets underway, Barry Street roundabout is talk of the town
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Phase III of Walkable Olean — East State Street from North Union Street to East Avenue — got underway Monday, Mayor Bill Aiello

Nearly 100 canoes, kayaks participate in Saturday’s Float the Allegheny
By RICK MILLER Olean Star There were nearly 100 participants in kayaks, canoes and other watercraft taking part in Saturday’s Float the Allegheny. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce,

Olean JCC graduates met challenges with help from family, friends, faculty
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A theme of overcoming challenges with hard work and the support of family, friends and faculty wove through comments of speakers at Friday’s

‘Village of Knives’ celebration in Little Valley this weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Village of Knives Celebration this weekend at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds is 150 years in the making. In the late 1800s and

Spraying mosquito larvicide in June paid off with big drop in adult mosquitos
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Complaints about mosquitoes in late May and early June and high mosquito larvae counts prompted Cattaraugus County lawmakers to authorize aerial spraying. The

Ellicottville Championship Rodeo draws record crowds of 11,000
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 11,000 people attended the 35th annual Ellicottville Championship Rodeo that ended Sunday. The rodeo draws about 350 athletes from around the

New handicapped accessible trail opens at Zoar Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — A new handicapped accessible trail opened Wednesday at Valentine Flats at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, the New York State Department of