November 15, 2016 at 7:56 PM
On this week's SBU-TV newscast...
OLEAN, NY—The Common Council will meet Tuesday to consider a proposal to apply for an $80,000 grant for the Whitney Avenue Trailhead Parklet Project, which would transform underutilized city-owned property along Whitney Avenue into a public playground.
According to a resolution on the council's meeting agenda, grant monies are available from the Kaboom for the Play ...
OLEAN, NY – Police arrested a 27-year-old Allegany woman on drug charges Friday.
Kathryn Kelley was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Kelley is alleged to have sold prescription pills in Olean on a previous date, according to police.
The arrest took place after Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori P. Reiman ...
By SEAN LYNCH
April 21, 2018TORONTO, ON -- The start of the Major League Baseball season means summer is drawing closer. While there are no MLB teams to follow in the Greater Olean or Buffalo areas for summer, a trip across the border to Canada leads to the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East.
The Rogers Centre, where the Blue Jays play, is regarded as one of the unique venues of baseball.
By TRAVELS STAFF & DOHS
April 21, 2018Travels recommends that you always travel with a passport, even domestically. The U.S. Passport is our national I.D. With it you will be able to fly domestically to any state.
The DOHS offers this further explanation:
The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for ...
Dan Miller (R-Fla.) and Sam Coppersmith (D-Ariz.), former members of the U.S. House of Representatives, take part in a discussion with TAPinto Greater Olean reporters M.K. Killen and Kelly Haberstroh. The two former lawmakers visited St. Bonaventure University as part of the Congress to Campus program. PLAY
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HINSDALE, NY -- A man from Missouri was arrested Sunday on a DWI charge.
New York State troopers charged Charles Kairu, 37, with driving while intoxicated.
The charge stemmed from a traffic stop of a tractor trailer traveling east on Interstate 86. An interview of the operator showed signs of intoxication and after standard field sobriety tests were administered, he was arrested. Kairu was ...
HINSDALE, NY -- An Olean man was arrested after a drug complaint Wednesday.
At 7:38 a.m., New York State Police received a call about a drug complaint.
Eric J. Studley, 37, was charged with possession of marijuana, a violation afterwards. He was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
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By YOSELIN PERSON
Shoes on the ground. People chanting. Signs held high. Music playing in the background.
It is the start of a historic movement. A moment when every race, gender and age came together as one. A movement that involved change and a March for Our Lives.
As a student journalist going out to the world, taking part in a national movement truly moved me. Reporting the significance of March for ...
By SEAN MICKEY
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY -- The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season came to an end earlier than the team had hoped. Coaches looked disappointed, and players covered their faces with towels. St. Bonaventure’s (26-8) loss to Florida (21-12) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament left many thinking what if?
However, the Bonnies historic season is nothing for the team to ...
By SEAN LYNCH
Traffic is a common occurrence, but for fans of the Dayton Flyers, it’s a usual event every gameday. A trip across the Great Miami River leads to the Flyers’ athletic complex. It became the same ritual for Bonnies fans heading to the University of Dayton Arena for the team's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012.
Snow, sleet and hail pounded down on the car as we ...
OLEAN, NY – Spring weather is approaching and the City of Olean Litter Control Program is armed with bags and gloves to start cleaning up the litter that winter has left behind.
“This year we are in great need of volunteers” said Lila Ervay, the committee’s chairman. “We currently have a number of volunteer groups consisting of schools, businesses, churches and ...
ALLEGANY, NY -- The teachers that make learning simple and fun while connecting with students are often the ones most fondly remembered.
Bernadette “Bernie” Taylor was that kind of teacher at Allegany-Limestone Central School for more than 30 years according to her widower, Thomas Taylor.
“She had the skill of making chemistry easy. Chemistry tends to be tough for ...
By NICHOLAS YOUNGS
PORTVILLE, NY – A whiteboard with dozens of destinations and vehicle numbers written in various colors sits inside the Portville bus garage, ready to be changed at any moment. David Youngs, the transportation supervisor of the Portville and Olean School Districts, knows that before 2 almost every afternoon, he is likely to receive an email changing the entire meticulously planned ...
By KELLY HABERSTROH
OLEAN, NY – When Della Moore walks down the street, she greets everyone she passes and makes sure to ask, “How are you doing?”
From the moment I joined her at the 7-Eleven on a cloudy, cold December morning until we finished making our stops along State and North Union streets, she remained ...
By LUCAS SPERDUTI
OLEAN, NY -- For Justus Elliot, time and pace are essential. As a warehouse selector for Olean Wholesale Grocery Co-Op, most of the 21-year-old’s job calls for efficiency.
“Everything is time-based," Elliot explained. "One hundred percent is the norm, and it’s what we work for every day. If our score is less, then we are moving too slow, and we kick it into ...
By NATHANIAL DISCAVAGE
What began as an attempt to boost her GPA soon turned into a 22-year career for my mom, Ramona Lee Discavage.
On the first day of her freshman year at St. Bonaventure University in 1989, members of the Army ROTC Seneca Battalion helped incoming freshmen move their stuff into their dorm rooms. Afterward, they invited all of the freshmen to a lunch.
“When they described the ...
By CASEY CAYA
Lynn Kemp is nearing 95 and knows he has lived a good life.
“The good Lord has been awful good to me,” recalled the lifelong resident of Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania. “I never refused an order. I tried to be the best soldier I could be. I don’t know what your relationship is with God, but mine is pretty close.”
Born Oct. 29, 1920, Lynn grew up in a home on Turkey ...
By CASEY CAYA
When Steve Appleby asks area students if they know Snoop Dog, Eminem, Kanye West, the Kardashians, Parris Hilton or Miley Cyrus, they answer yes. Then Appleby will ask which of them knows Jason Dunham is, and the students will not have a clue.
Appleby will explain that Jason Dunham was a Marine from Scio, in Allegany County, New York, who was killed in Iraq in 2006 after jumping on a grenade ...
