Government
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
June 5, 2025
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials has named Olean Mayor William J. Aiello the 99th president of the organization.“It is an honor to be entrusted by my fellow mayors to serve as NYCOM’s president,” Aiello said. “Throughout my years in public service, I’ve ...
OLEAN, NY — Water service will be unavailable in parts of Olean on Wednesday while the city relocates a fire hydrant. According to a press release from the City of Olean Department of Public Works Water Distribution Division, the outage will affect residents on the 100 and 200 blocks of East Green ...
OLEAN, NY — The Department of Public Works Water Distribution Division is undertaking an emergency water main repair on East Green Street, affecting the 100 block of East Green Street and the 200 block of South Barry Street. Water to these areas is off, and no current timeframe is available for the ...
ALBANY, NY — Retired Brig. Gen. Arthur G. Austin Jr., who resides in Cuba, was recognized as the 2025 New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame honoree for the 57th Senate District during a ceremony in the Capitol Building Tuesday. A decorated veteran and distinguished leader, Austin’s career ...
TOWN OF OLEAN, NY — The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Cattaraugus County will receive $237,163.99 in state funding for improvements at its facility in the town.The shelter is one of 30 animal care organizations across the state that will share $10.4 million in funding from the ...
OLEAN, NY — Because of a calculation error, the city will reissue tax bills, according to a press release from Mayor William J. Aiello's office. While city employees work to rectify the situation, the clerk's office will not be accepting payments. More information will follow.
Alex Calbi, Aubree Malick and Catharine Young, who ran as a ticket, won Olean's three open Board of Education seats Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Olean City School District. Young had the most votes with 1,097 and will serve a five-year term from July 1 to June 30, 2030. Malick ...
Voters will go to the polls to cast ballots for Board of Education candidates, school district budgets and other items Tuesday. Here is what is on the ballots in the Greater Olean area. Candidate names are listed alphabetically.Allegany-Limestone Central School DistrictThe school board has three ...
OLEAN, NY — Significant traffic delays are expected while work continues on Walkable Olean Phase III, according to a news release from Department of Public Works. The city is advising motorists to find alternate routes.The work will include:Bike lane markings along sidewalk trail on Monday;Milling ...
CUBA, NY — Work on water system improvements will begin Monday and continue through Aug. 1, according to a post on the Village of Cuba Facebook page.The work will take place on Genesee and South streets on Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Access will remain open to residential ...
Cattaraugus County will receive $2,396,455 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start projects. Rep. Nick Langworthy, whose district includes the Greater Olean area, announced the grant on Saturday.“Head Start programming is a tremendous resource to working Cattaraugus ...
BELMONT, NY — Approximately 10 members of the Cattaraugus-Allegany Liberation Collective (CALC) gathered Friday afternoon at First Responders Park & River Access to protest U.S. involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The hour-long demonstration also spotlighted the protection of trans ...
OLEAN, NY — A portion of Wayne Street will be closed Tuesday while a tree is removed, according to a press release from the city’s Department of Public Works.From 10 a.m. to 5p.m., the eastbound lane of the roadway will be closed between North First and North Union streets. There will also be a ...
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the southern part of Allegany County and the southeastern part Cattaraugus County.The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the watch at 4:43 p.m. Friday. It will remain in place until 6:15 p.m.Wind gusts as high as 60 mph and quarter-size hail are ...
CUBA, NY — The Cuba Circulating Library invites the community to take a short survey about the services offered.“Your voice matters," library personnel stated in the May newsletter. "Whether you visit us every week or haven’t stopped by in a while, we’d love to know how we can support you and ...
OLEAN, NY — The City of Olean is partnering with General Dynamics Information and Technology to complete a lead service line inventory from Wednesday through Saturday at homes in the north and east ends of the city, according to Mayor William J. Aiello.Four groups of contractors, accompanied by ...
New York lawmakers offered far different assessments of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D):As America marks 100 days of the worst president of our lifetimes, Trump is making a full-frontal attack on the core elements of what makes America truly ...
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for several New York counties, including Allegany and Cattaraugus.The National Weather Service issued the watch at 3:28 p.m. Tuesday. It will remain in place until 10 p.m."As storm season approaches and severe weather makes its way to Western and Central New ...
OLEAN, NY — A portion of West Green Street is closed Thursday because of an emergency street dig being completed by contractors, according to a press release from the Department of Public Works.The roadway is closed between South Union and to South Second streets. Work is expected to be complete by ...
LATHAM, NY — Samantha Steadman of Olean and Benjamin Hogenmiller of Salamanca received promotions to the rank of specialist in the New York Army National Guard on March 25.Both are assigned to the 222nd Military Police Company.Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the State of New York, ...
OLEAN, NY — The City of Olean will be testing storm water basins across the area to ensure the integrity of the storm water and sanitary infrastructure. As part of this essential process, residents may observe a green-colored dye released into local waterways.In a press release issued Wednesday, ...
Responses to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests submitted by TAPinto Greater Olean were “pretty poor,” Paul Wolf, president emeritus of the New York Coalition For Open Government said Tuesday. TAPinto Greater Olean sent FOIL requests by postal mail to the municipal governments and school ...
On Tuesday morning, a St. Bonaventure University international student's academic visa was revoked. The federal government did not formally notify the university of the revocation or give a reason as to why the F-1 visa was revoked. “The student received an email from their local embassy — the ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Earlier this week, a St. Bonaventure University international student's academic visa was revoked by the federal government, according to an April 9 university Notice Board announcement.The university was not formally notified of the revocation nor given a reason as to why the ...
OLEAN, NY — Protesters in the Greater Olean area joined demonstrators across the country Saturday in rallying to protest President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk — voicing opposition to government downsizing, economic policies, health care policies, perceived threats to human rights and ...
Protests against President Donald Trump’s policies took place on Saturday all over the nation, including the Greater Olean area.Demonstrators gathered in Olean’s Lincoln Park and lined Route 417 with signs denouncing actions taken by the president’s administration.The protests were part of a ...
OLEAN, NY — All city phone lines will be unavailable, starting at 10:30 a.m. Monday, while the lines are serviced, according to a Facebook post from the Olean Police Department.Individuals who need police while the phone lines are unavailable should call the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department ...
OLEAN, NY — The City of Olean is partnering with General Dynamics Information and Technology to complete a lead service line inventory from Wednesday through Saturday at homes from First to 21st streets, accordin to Mayor William J. Aiello.Four groups of contractors, accompanied by city ...
OLEAN, NY — Construction on South Union Street from Franchot Boulevard to the roundabout at State Street will restart Monday. Motorists should use caution in the work zone and watch for work crews. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at times, and sidewalk detours will be in place. Motorists and ...
OLEAN, NY — The Front Street City Lot, near the intersection of Seneca Street, will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, so residents can dispose of, without charge, brush, tree branches and limbs downed during Sunday's windstorm. Tree trunks will not be accepted.The lot will be open only for ...