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Developer seeks IDA sales tax exemption on River Street brownfield cleanup
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — A local developer is proposing a brownfield cleanup involving one of the last large parcels of undeveloped land in the city of Olean.

Bona men’s hoops seeking redemption against Saint Joseph’s
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There is a dichotomy within the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. This season, it has managed to string together positive minutes. For example,

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca girls hoops fall to Randolph in OT; Salamanca’s Hardy reaches NYSPHSAA Wrestling Tournament with third period pin
RANDOLPH, NY — In its final game of the regular season, the Salamanca girls basketball team fell to Randolph in an overtime thriller. Knotted up at 41-41, four quarters were

O-E’s Splain, OV’s Austin-Keech awarded NTL scholarships
BRADFORD, PA – On Saturday, two seasoned North Tier League veterans returned to the hardwood and although they weren’t playing basketball, they did earn a share of the spotlight in

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Warriors baseball picks up third dub; Port Allegany track and field sweeps Smethport
SALAMANCA, PA – Opening the second week of the season with back-to-back games, the Salamanca baseball team picked up their third win with a 11-7 victory over Pine Valley Central.

Giblin shines, Bonnies break through late in 7-3 win
By RYAN LOMBARDI oleanstarsports@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Behind a dominant relief outing from freshman right-hander Eamon Giblin and a late offensive surge, St. Bonaventure University baseball pulled away for a 7-3 win over

Sempolinski complains as Albany Democrats miss budget deadline again
ALBANY – Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, said the Democrat-controlled budget process has once again failed New Yorkers as the legislature passed a one-week budget extender Tuesday to keep the government

Ischua Creek trout stocking limited to allow Great Lakes Cheese-impacted area time to recover
By RICK MILLER Olean Star It’s been seven months since pollutants from Great Lakes Cheese Company’s Franklinville plant contaminated Ischua Creek, killing tens of thousands of fish and other aquatic











