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Gies holds fourth town hall of 100 at Portville LIbrary
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Four down, 96 to go. Democratic congressional candidate Aaron Gies of Olean held his fourth town hall Thursday night before about 20 people

Allegany Rescue & EMS to hold open house Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The Allegany Rescue and EMS will host an open house Saturday from 1-6 p.m. The Open House at Allegany Rescue and EMS, 117

Mayor wants city code changes to be able to quickly address homeless encampments
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council discussed a proposed change in the City Code of Ordinances Tuesday to address camping, sleeping and encampments on public property. A

Beaver wins final Penn-York stop, McArdle earns Forrest MOG honors
OLEAN – The Penn York Junior Golf League’s 57th season came to an end last week at Bartlett Country Club. And in addition to the event’s major awards, the finale also

Rotary Club hears non-violent message in Love In Action presentation
OLEAN — Members of the Olean Rotary Club recently welcomed Kennedy Scott of Love in Action, Cattaraugus County for a discussion on the philosophy and practice of nonviolence during their

St. Bonaventure men’s hoops looking for bounce back performance at Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After suffering one of its toughest defeats in recent memory against then-No. 24 Saint Louis, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is looking

Chuck Pollock speaks out: Pegula and Beane put on an awkward show
Several years ago, in this space, I detailed my friendship with Terry Pegula dating back to the mid 1980s when we played a lot of racquetball together and he ran

Sherburne declares ‘Snow Event’ Monday, restricting parking so plows can clear streets
Olean Mayor Amy B. Sherburne declared a Snow Event Monday, which will remain in effect until further notice. The Snow Event prohibits parking on specific streets during snowfalls to allow




