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Cattaraugus-Little Valley announces Wellsville’s Foster as new superintendent
CATTARAUGUS — The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District has announced David Foster as its new superintendent of schools, effective Sept. 1. Foster currently serves as superintendent of the Wellsville Central School District. His resignation at Wellsville will take effect Aug. 26. The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Board of Education approved Foster’s...
Tom Carle Inaugurates Allegany County Democratic HQ in Wellsville
(WNY News Now) – Wellsville – Congressional candidate Tom Carle launched the Allegany County Democratic Committee’s 2024 Election HQ in Wellsville with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. More than 40 people gathered outside at 84 N. Main St., Wellsville on Monday, July 1st to celebrate the official opening of...
LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL
The bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on July 1, 2024, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Belfast,. Allegany County,...
FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION
The five-member Board of Education is elected by the people and serves, without salary, as your representatives in policy matters concerning the school district. Elections are held each year on the third Tuesday in May; each Board member serves a term of five years. The Board of Education’s regular meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (except December and May) in the Board Conference Room. Everyone is invited to attend.
Zach Smith Memorial Golf Tourney ends, but scholarships in Hornell Marine's honor continue
Nate Smith was recovering from an appendectomy when his younger brother, 19-year-old Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary D. “Zach” Smith of Hornell died in combat in Afghanistan on Jan. 24, 2010. A group of friends and a cousin were visiting the then 22-year-old in his hospital room. "We...
Tidioute’s Bilott Wins Three Medals at 2024 Genbu-Kai Karate Tournament
NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Nelson’s FTMA Karate Team Member, Flora Bilott of Tidioute, recently competed at the 2024 Genbu-Kai Karate Tournament. The traditional-format tournament was held June 29, in New Castle. Bilott won three medals in her fighting, weapons, and forms divisions placing 1st in Weapons, and 2nd in fighting and forms. Bilott is currently rated No. 1 by the AAU for Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Denise and Ben Bilott of Tidioute.
Police release name of man, 26, killed in Steuben County crash
COHOCTON, N.Y. — New York State Police say Adrian Gregory-Kielbasa, 26, is the name of the man who died in a rollover crash in Steuben County. The Angelica resident was killed after the minivan he was in left the road and rolled over on Wednesday just before 5 p.m. It happened in the Town of Cohocton on State Route 371 near State Route 21.
DNA confirms human remains found in Tioga County were those of missing Westfield woman
The family of a Tioga County, Pennsylvania woman finally has closure a year after she went missing, and eight months after her car and human remains were located. Phyllis Potter, 85, of Westfield, disappeared July 21, 2023, triggering a massive search by Pennsylvania State Police at Mansfield and other agencies, along with hundreds of citizen volunteers.
Welcoming Otolaryngologist/ENT Dr. Katherine Rieth to St. James Hospital
Dr. Rieth brings Otolaryngology specialty to Hornell NY. Dr. Rieth graduated from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, where she earned her medical degree. She then pursued her residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, honing her skills and gaining valuable experience in the field of Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) care.
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Busy July, But Woodhull Takes July 6 Off
WOODHULL, NY-With a busy first half of the 2024 season in the record books, the Woodhull Raceway will now look towards the inward half of the 2024 campaign, and it all starts with a scheduled night off on Saturday, July 6, 2024. According to track owner, Nikki Brewer, “There is...
Cindy Rose Keating, 67, Andover
ANDOVER – Cindy Rose Keating, 67, passed away on Sunday (June 30, 2024) at home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Keating was born on June 6, 1957 in Kittery, Maine to Robert and Barbara (Richardson) Smith. On July 11, 2015, on the Keating Farm, she married Richard C. Keating who survives. Cindy worked as a bartender and waitress, most recently at the Village Pub in Andover. She worked for nine years at Saputo’s in Friendship and she worked along with her husband on the Keating Farm.
Fatal Accident In Cohocton
FROM NYSP: On July 3, 2024, at approximately 4:55 p.m., the New York State Police in Bath responded to a report of a fatal MVA on State Route 371 near State Route 21 in the town of Cohocton. A preliminary investigation revealed a 2017 Dodge Caravan was traveling north on...
Steamers Win Again Last Night
The Hornell Steamers kept rolling as they defeated the Dansville Gliders 10-6 on the 4th of July. The Steamers improve to 16-7-1 and 10-3-1 at Maple City Park. The Steamers got going early once again. Alex Dupuy (LSU Eunice) started the scoring with a RBI double and Markus Brehm (Finger Lakes CC) made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.
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