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Olean Zoning Board of Appeals denies variances for Dugan Road Solar farm
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Town of Olean Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday denied requests from Dugan Road Solar for variances to the town’s solar law.

Opinion- Enough Corporate Welfare Benson: $480,000 is too much to “retain” one job
Letter to the Editor – Special to the Star, Dennis A. Cornell In February, Rick Miller reported that 1641 River Street LLC, a company owned by County Legislator R. Donald

Bona men’s basketball rides red-hot offense to lopsided A10 tourney win over La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — For the first time since its inception, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team could not avoid the pillow fight — the colloquial term for

OPINION: Woj Bombed as GM. Bonas fired Schmidt, then they lied about it.
OLEAN STAR – Eric M. Firkel December 28, 2025 was the last time that Adrian Wojnarowski spoke to Mark Schmidt. Following a dispute, where Woj interjected himself into practices,

Olean aldermen plan vote on city plowing snow from downtown sidewalks
RICK MILLER Olean Star Members of the Olean Common Council appeared already Tuesday to discuss expanding city sidewalk snow removal to much of the downtown business district. During a meeting

Olean Oilers set to join Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, departing from NYCBL
OLEAN — The Olean Oilers will officially join the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) ahead of the 2026 season. The move will make the Oilers the 16th team in
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: New-look Terrors start season with victory; Kane’s Haight spoils Lady Gators’ season opener
ULYSSES, PA – In the new installment of the Terrors, the Otto-Eldred boy’s basketball continued their winning tradition, posting a North Tier League win over Northern Potter to open the

Salamanca’s furious rally falls short vs. Randolph
Warriors roar back from down 30, but nipped late, 51-49 SALAMANCA – If you’d presumed this game was all but over at halftime, perhaps nobody could have blamed you. The











