Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
Breaking News
November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...
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‘Home for the Holidays’ concert coming to casino Dec. 6
Featured
By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
November 29, 2025
SALAMANCA — Feel the holiday magic with an incredible night of music at the Seneca Allegany Event Center on Dec. 6, when four legendary artists presen...
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Smith ready to take on new role as District Attorney
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
November 29, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — As someone who has practiced law in the region she grew up in throughout her career, the next role Ashley Smith will assume in the new...
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Old Times Remembered for Nov. 27 through Dec. 3
Featured
November 27, 2025
150 Years Dec. 2, 1875: THANKSGIVING — The Thanksgiving services at the (Little Valley) Congregational Church last Thursday (Nov. 25) were largely att...
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Local Sports, Sports
November 26, 2025
Monday, Dec. 1 CLV Boys Basketball vs. Cassadaga Valley, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2  CLV Girls Basketball vs. Falconer, 6:30 p.m. Salamanca Girls Basketball vs. Randolph, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 Randolph Bowling vs. Forestville, Jamestown Bowling Company, 3:30 p.m. Salamanca Boys Wrestling vs. So...
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Drake’s clutch heroics improve Bonnies to 5-0
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
November 23, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — With two and a half minutes left on Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Bonnies were tied, having seen all of a 17-point lead evaporate, with mo...
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Mitchell powers Bonnies past Robert Morris to stay unbeaten
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
November 21, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — In facing Robert Morris, the Bonnies knew their defensive effort hinged on making things difficult for junior forward Nikolaos Chiti...
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Local Sports, Sports
November 19, 2025
Saturday, Nov. 29 Salamanca girls basketball Springville-Griffith Institute, 9 a.m. Randolph boys basketball vs. Forestville, 10 a.m. Ellicottville bo...
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Local & Social
More Local News
Local News, News, Salamanca News
Nov 29, 2025
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District has announced that the Indian Policy & Procedure Forum, originally scheduled for Thursday, Dec....
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Salamanca school property acquisition vote set for Dec. 16
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Nov 26, 2025
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District is seeking voter approval to purchase three parcels of property within the district, including ...
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Out & About
Featured, Local News, News
Nov 26, 2025
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. Nov. 28–30 – Christmas in Ellicottville t...
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Salamanca schools deliver Thanksgiving dinners to 32 families
Featured, Local News, News, ...
Nov 26, 2025
SALAMANCA — This Thanksgiving, a team from the Salamanca City Central School District came together to deliver turkey dinners with all the fixin’s to ...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Nov 26, 2025
Salamanca Police Nov. 18, 9:20 p.m., Cory Foster, 36, of Little Valley, was arrested on a bench warrant issued out of Salamanca City Court. Foster was...
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West Valley announces 1st quarter honor rolls
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Nov 25, 2025
WEST VALLEY — West Valley Central School Principal Rachel Mychajluk has announced the following students in grades 7-12 have been named to the honor r...
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Local News, News, Salamanca News
Nov 25, 2025
SALAMANCA — Chairwoman Kylee Johnson has announced the cancellation of the regular Salamanca Fire Commission meeting for December. A special meeting w...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Nov 25, 2025
WEST VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works has announced that White Street in the town of Ashford, located between Route 240 and ...
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Cattaraugus County Legion Auxiliary seeking next delegates for Girls State
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Nov 25, 2025
Each summer, hundreds of high school seniors from across the state take part in the American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State experience, immersing...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Nov 19, 2025
Salamanca Police Nov. 10, 8:36 a.m., Vincent W. Scherrer, 60, of Goochland, Va., was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a mo...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Nov 12, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office ELLICOTTVILLE — Summer J. Mathews, 44, of Springville, was arrested at 7:45 a.m. Nov. 8 on a bench warrant issued ...
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‘Wicked: For Good’ delivers emotional finale to beloved story
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
November 26, 2025
After possibly the longest Intermission in musical movie history, the second part in the long-awaited “Wicked” adaptation covering the second act of the hit Broadway musical is here, closing the book on a project nearly 30 years in the making. With the overwhelming success of part one a year ago, as...
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Antagonist alien becomes protagonist hero in ‘Predator: Badlands’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
November 12, 2025
When thinking of some of the biggest science-fiction/action franchises from the 1980s, Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and James Cameron’s “Terminator” movies ...
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Photo Galleries
East Randolph hosts Memorial Day Parade
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Salamanca Press 
May 27, 2025
Randolph and East Randolph alternately host their annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony. With this year being East Randolph’s turn, the parade route...
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Spots filling fast for 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Allegany State Park, Featured, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 9, 2025
RED HOUSE — Enjoy a weekend learning about all things outdoors at the 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, set to take place Friday, May 30 through Sunday...
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Ohi:yo’ Art Market a huge success at casino
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Salamanca Press 
May 5, 2025
The Seneca Allegany Event Center hosted the Ohi:yo’ Art Market on Saturday. Presented by the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center and Visit Seneca Nation, th...
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Opinion
November 27, 2025
More Beatles As seems to be a tradition now, there’s a new Beatles-related thing coming out on Disney+ this week. Between the remastered and remixed r...
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Opinion
November 27, 2025
Is there anything left? Many people say boxing is the ultimate game of chess. It would only be natural to raise them with chess boxing. Without signin...
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Opinion
November 27, 2025
Give thanks Thanksgiving Day seems to be an afterthought for some people and, for others, no thought at all. The holiday has no meaning for them, and ...
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Opinion
November 20, 2025
Two short reviews This past weekend, I had the joy of watching not one but two new movies in theaters. And while they were both fun, neither of them r...
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