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Illegal vape shops still a major concern of Health Department
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Vape shops — many which operate without permits — continue to be a major concern of the Cattaraugus County Health Department. “They are

N.Y. Post columnist Vaccaro, ’89, to talk about Yankees book April 8, at SBU
ST. BONAVENTURE — New York Post lead sports columnist Mike Vaccaro will discuss his new book, “The Bosses of the Bronx,” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at St. Bonaventure

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca, Olean softball suffer lopsided defeats; Bradford baseball takes care of business away from home
SALAMANCA NY — The Salamanca softball team suffered a hefty 13-0 defeat at the hands of Ellicottville. The Warriors fell behind early, conceding eight runs in the top of the

Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down Tuesday near Machias
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The U.S. Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a tornado touched down southeast of Machias Tuesday afternoon, leveling hundreds of trees along its 1.5-mile path. Investigators

Olean filmmakers discuss possible local film, TV production studio with county lawmakers
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Two Cattaraugus County filmmakers outlined a proposal for building a full-service film, television and streaming production studio to county lawmakers Wednesday. Panvenni

Father-daughter speakers tag team graduates at St. Bonaventure Commencement Sunday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure University commencement speaker, a distinguished student-athlete and alumni, provided tag-team advice with his daughter for graduating seniors at Reilly

IDA approves $5 million in Ellicottville ski resort projects and $3.5 million Gowanda renovation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on Tuesday approved applications for sales tax abatement from Ellicottville resort operators on more than $5 million

New Marcus Park opens with inclusive playground — Michael get first ride on swing
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — When Mari Howard was growing up on the South Side of Olean, one of her friends was Michael Trietley, who was disabled and












