SBU-TV - Nov. 4, 2016

OLEAN, NY - A water main on East Avenue broke Wednesday, and water has been turned off to residences and businesses on roadway. 

According to a news release from the Olean Water Office, water service should be restored Wednesday afternoon. Occupants have been notified. 

Individuals with questions should contact the Olean  Water Office at 716-376-5657.

On this week's edition of SBU-TV: a heated debate in the race for New York's 23rd district between Republican incumbent Tom Reed and his Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano. Plus, Olean residents react to the tragedy at a Pittsburgh synagogue. 

OLEAN, NY – Police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a suspect in a robbery at 7-Eleven on North Union Street. The robbery took place at about 3 a.m. Tuesday.

The Olean Police Department has posted a video and still photographs the robbery on its Facebook page. The suspect is wearing a Nike knit cap and a Nike jacket.

Police said the suspect threw a can at the store ...

Cattaraugus County will continue to accept applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the federal government shutdown.

County Social Services Commissioner Anthony Turano said the county will continue to accept applications in person, by mail and online until given direction by federal or state authorities not to process the applications. 

SNAP is ...

Voters in the Greater Olean area may have more time to vote in future primary elections.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced that a proposal to expand voting hours on primary election days in numerous counties, including Cattaraugus and Allegany, will be included in the 2019 executive budget.

"It is absurd that voters in much of upstate New York are not allowed to vote until noon, ...

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks have transferred guard Jaylen Adams from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League to Atlanta. The team announced the move Monday.

Adams, a former St. Bonaventure University basketball standout, is on two-way contract with the Hawks, He had played eight games for the NBA team prior to Monday's transaction.

In his four years at St. Bonaventure, Adams averaged 17.4 ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY -- Christian Gravius, a senior journalism major at St. Bonaventure University and a former TAPinto Greater Olean reporter, has been selected for a prestigious summer fellowship with Carnegie-Knight News21.

“Christian represents the very best of the Jandoli School, and we are proud to support the important journalistic work he will do this summer,” Aaron Chimbel, dean of St.

HINSDALE, NY -- Seth Sklar, a Hinsdale resident serving in the New York Army National Guard, has received a promotion.

Sklar, who is assigned to the 152nd Engineer Support Company, has been promoted from private first class to specialist.

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announced the promotion.

Army National Guard promotions are based on overall ...

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to propose a raise in the minimum sales age for tobacco and electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21, but Cattaraugus County is a few steps ahead of the plan.

In September 2016, the Cattaraugus County Legislature passed Local Law Number 8-2016, which made it illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase tobacco products. The law took effect Nov. 1, 2016.

Cuomo’s ...

CUBA, NY -- In a Jan. 15 talk titled "Making Sense of 'Fake News' and Real Journalism," Aaron Chimbel, the dean of St. Bonaventure's University's Jandoli School of Communication, will address the roles journalists and citizens play in being well informed.

The talk is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the Cuba Circulating Library, 39 E. Main St. Refreshments will be ...