St. Bonaventure University is one of 66 recipients of Workforce Development Initiative grants announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo

The grants are federally funded and will support job training opportunities across the state for more than 3,600 New Yorkers adapting to the post-COVID economy, according to a news release from Cuomo’s office. 

"On behalf of all ...

OLEAN, NY — An attic fire caused an estimated $15,000 in damage to a home at 118 Front St. Monday, according to a news release from the City of Olean Fire Department.

Two residents suffered mild smoke inhalation but were not hospitalized. Firefighters rescued a cat and a rabbit from the fire.

Fire crews arrived to the scene at 2:34 p.m. and had the fire under control at 3:07 ...

OLEAN, NY — A Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office detective took Derek T. Lockwood, a 30-year-old Hinsdale resident, into custody on Wednesday after the man was detained by Olean Police on Jefferson Street.

In an email, Olean Police Captain Robert Blovsky told TAPinto Greater Olean the man was driving a car that had been reported stolen in the Village of ...

HINSDALE, NY — A 45-year-old man died Wednesday after a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 86.

According to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, the man, who was not identified, was driving eastbound in the westbound lane of the highway when his 2002 Buick Le Sabre collided with a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500.

“Following the collision, the Buick spun out in the center median ...

Tracy Mitrano opened her weekly media call Thursday by criticizing Rep. Tom Reed for his silence on statements anonymous sources say President Donald Trump made about veterans who died in battle.

Mitrano, the Democratic challenger for the 23rd congressional district, which includes the Greater Olean area, referred to a Sept. 3 article in The Atlantic, in which unnamed sources ...

The Olean Racial Justice Coalition partnered with the League of Women Voters in Lincoln Park Tuesday night between 6 and 8 o'clock to provide voter registration and to protest racial and societal inequalities.

Roughly 25 protesters lined the edges of the roundabout at East State and South Union streets, displaying hand-lettered signs with slogans such as “No Justice No ...

Tracy Mitrano said she understands that people use political party membership as a narrative to express who they are and where they stand on issues.

However, she sees a divide between the Democratic and Republican parties, showcased in the recent national conventions: one blatantly lies, and the other doesn’t, she said in a campaign press release Friday.

“The striking thing, ...

OLEAN, NY — Seventy-one runners took part in the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Allegheny River Running Fest half-marathon Saturday.

Dale Flanders of Allegany finished first among the men with a time of 1:21:26. Tops among the women was Angela Colomaio of Olean with a time of 1:38:52.

In a 10K race that was part of the race of the event, Joe Pitzonka of Orchard ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — One SBU student-athlete tested positive for coronavirus during last week’s initial screening of approximately 320 athletes and a handful of athletics staff members who work closely with them. 

According to a statement issued by the SBU athletic department, the individual has been asymptomatic and has since tested negative for COVID-19 on the ...

Marques Green laughs about it now. In a serious manner, though. 

The 5-foot-7 guard wore shorts that nearly hung over his shoe tops and a jersey so big it could fit two people at once. The way he wore his uniform in the early 2000s as a Bona basketball standout was his preferred style for the entirety of his basketball career. 

He just didn’t envision one of the many ...

St. Bonaventure University is one of 66 recipients of Workforce Development Initiative grants announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo

The grants are federally funded and will support job training opportunities across the state for more than 3,600 New Yorkers adapting to the post-COVID economy, according to a news release from Cuomo’s office. 

"On behalf of all ...

CUBA, NY — The Cuba-Rushford School District will begin the 2020-2021 school year on Monday and Thursday with a “blended learning model” of virtual and in-person classes.

The Cuba-Rushford re-opening plan, released on July 31, states that students in K-12 grades will be divided into teams determine what days of the week students attend classes in person or ...

OLEAN, NY — The Olean Public Library will begin offering Checkers Library TV, a monthly children's show illustrating the benefits of reading, on Monday at 3:30 pm on the library's website and social media accounts.

This program is best suited to children 2 to 10 years of age, according to a news release from the library. The main monthly episodes of Checkers Library ...

OLEAN, NY — The Olean Public Library will begin offering Checkers Library TV, a monthly children's show illustrating the benefits of reading, on Monday at 3:30 pm on the library's website and social media accounts.

This program is best suited to children 2 to 10 years of age, according to a news release from the library. The main monthly episodes of Checkers Library ...

The Olean Public Library challenges teens and adults to write short stories set in a hypothetical world where all books are banned.

The short story contest calls attention to the 2020 theme of Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, which is "Censorship Is a Dead End. Find Your Freedom to Read."

Submissions should be no more than five pages in length and can be ...

OLEAN, NY — The Race Unity Circle of Olean Book Club has selected choices through the end of 2020.

The group will meet at 7 p.m. on the final Tuesday of every month at a location to be determined. Suggestions for meeting spots are welcome. The Olean Public Library, 134 N. Second St., may not be available and as the weather gets colder, meeting under the shelter at Lincoln Park will not ...

Treehouse Foods, Inc is voluntarily recalling certain Chewy Granola Bars due to mislabeling. The company stated that the recall was initiated because the outer carton stated the product was Chocolate Chip, however, some individually wrapped product inside the carter contained the Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip variety.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the ...

Approximately, 20,000 cases of Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages have been recalled due to a possible undeclared egg allergen, announced Riviana Foods Inc.

The company stated that the affected Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages do not declare the allergen “egg”, which is an ingredient in the noodle product. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity ...

OLEAN, NY — Orders for the Aug. 19 Olean Elks Cold Sub Wednesday need to be placed by 7 p.m. Tuesday by calling 716-372-4191.

Choices for 8-inch subs are ham, salami, tuna or turkey, The subs will have lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and oil. Onions and banana peppers are available on request. The price of a sub is $8.

Customers should pick up their orders between 3 and 6 ...

Not since Hale-Bopp in 1997 has a comet been so visible to Northern Hemisphere viewers. Comet NEOWISE, discovered by the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, was found only last March as it began to enter the inner solar system. The icy interloper swung around the sun back in early July, and it is now making a swift exit towards the outer solar system, with a relatively ...

PORTVILLE, NY — Pfeiffer Nature Center's Lillibridge Property, 1974 Lillibridge Road, is offering “True/False- Fun Bird Facts" along the self-guided walk trail during the last two weeks of July.

Visitors are challenged to test their brains for bird knowledge to see if they know whether the statements posted are correct. This walk is perfect for ...

PORTVILLE, NY — Baseball fans won’t be able to enjoy the Major League All-Star game this summer, but they can get a taste of America’s pastime by visiting the Pfeiffer Nature Center Eshelman Property at 1420 Yubadam Road in Portville this month.

The first game began July 4. A second game be start on July , and a third will begin July 18.

Visitors can take part in self-led ...

OLEAN, NY — Demonstrators gathered on the fringes of Lincoln Park between 6:30 and 8:30 Saturday evening to protest police brutality against people of color and to lobby for social justice.

Approximately 20 protesters, coming and going over the two-hour period, displayed signs hand lettered with slogans such as “Justice for Jacob” and “Black Lives ...

BUFFALO, NY — An Olean woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, butyryl fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr.

Mary Kettle, 36, Olean, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, said Kettle, Erin Cameron and others ...

OLEAN, NY — The city will conduct a series of town hall meetings to address concerns that were voiced during discussion of a Black Lives Matter resolution that the Common Council approved Tuesday.

“As I sat through the meeting, it became apparent that there is a problem in our community, and we must correct it as quickly as possible,” Mayor William J. Aiello said.

Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center employees packed 450 backpacks with school supplies during August to benefit elementary school students in districts near the two facilities.

The 10-year-old program, conducted at both Upper Allegheny Health System facilities, benefits students, who might otherwise go without necessary supplies in the New ...

OLEAN, NY – The Friends of the Olean Library Inc. have invited folk to “Read Between the Wines” and to “Booktoberfest” and “FeBREWary” beer samplings.

Those after-hours annual Friday events are the more recent fundraising endeavors of the Friends, who started the wine tastings in September 2018 and the beer tastings in February 2019.

Because the ...

OLEAN, NY — Orders for the July 15 Olean Elks Cold Sub Wednesday need to be placed by 7 p.m. Tuesday by calling 716-372-4191.

Choices for 8-inch subs are ham, tuna or turkey with options of mayo, oil, provolone and shaker cheeses, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and banana peppers.

Customers should pick up their orders at the kitchen door by the Elks parking lot on South ...

OLEAN, NY — The Baha’i Faith Community of Olean has organized “Forging a Path Forward to Racial Justice,” a virtual version of its monthly interfaith devotional and dialogue gatherings, for Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The gathering will be provided by the Olean Public Library on Zoom.

According to a library press release, the monthly meetings provide ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — A friar who lives in the St. Bonaventure Friary has tested positive for COVID-19. He is asymptomatic and has been placed in isolation, the university announced Saturday.

The other friars living at the friary decided voluntarily Friday night to be tested, and results are expected early next week, according to an email from the Office of Communications.

The ...

OLEAN, NY – The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels announced on its Facebook page Wednesday that it will be livestreaming Masses after the Diocese of Buffalo closed Masses to the public as a response to the coronavirus.

The Masses at the Basilica will be livestreamed through Facebook and the Basilica’s website Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m.

The Basilica will be ...