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Sr. Dymphna E. Aherne
November 3, 1939 – March 10, 2026 Born: Dympna Eunice Aherne on November 3, 1939 in Bronx, NY Died: March 10, 2026 at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY Daughter of:

Allegany mayoral race is only contest in village elections Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Allegany is the only village in Cattaraugus County with a contested mayoral election in Wednesday’s voting. Former Allegany Police chief, DPW director village councilman Dominic

St. Bonaventure women’s basketball set to host Drexel in WNIT First Round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The 2026 WNIT bracket has officially been announced and the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is set to host its first round matchup

Siena/SBU survey: Half of Americans to watch some of March Madness; 25% will bet on games
Nearly half of Americans (49%) say they plan to watch college basketball games during March Madness, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena

McDermott: ‘Josh Allen showed why he should be MVP’ as Buffalo Bills dominate Jets to take AFC’s No.2 seed
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist What’s certain is, the Bills have earned the No. 2 seed in the American Football Conference playoffs. That was assured Sunday afternoon in

Bona men’s hoops set for defensive clash with VCU in Atlantic 10 opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt, every game is special, but when it comes to Atlantic 10 Conference play, the energy

Offenses come alive late as Bona falls to Loyola Chicago in A10 opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO — In the Atlantic 10 season-opener for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, offense proved hard to come by — for both Bona and Loyola

December 30 marks 50 years since Olean sniper killed three, shocked city, in mass school shooting
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean, NY – It has been 50 years since a sniper firing from a third floor room at Olean High School took the lives of












