Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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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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Seneca leader Tina Abrams honored as NYS Woman of Distinction
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Nation council member selected for honor by Sen. Borrello
By JIM ECKSTROM Special to the Press 
April 3, 2026
A Seneca Nation leader and advocate in her third decade on the Nation's Council as well as on the Cattaraugus County Planning Board will be honored am...
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Cattaraugus County DA announces March indictments
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
April 2, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during February, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Wednesday...
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Lafferty’s 11 strikeouts, early bats lead Eagles over Warriors
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
By By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
April 3, 2026
SALAMANCA — Ellicottville sophomore Katie Lafferty pitched a near perfect game, Ellicottville scored eight first inning runs, and the Eagles (3-1) cruised to a 13-0 win over Salamanca (2-2) after five innings on Thursday. After the Eagles scored their first run on a misplaced ground ball, Lafferty m...
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Local Sports, Sports
April 2, 2026
Q: Last month, LeBron James became the all-time NBA leader in regular season games played. Who held the record before him? A: Robert Parish.
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Salamanca’s Hinman earns CCAA COY nod
Basketball, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
March 30, 2026
Big 30 teams accounted for one Player of the Year, two Coaches of the Year and seven First Team selections among this year’s CCAA girls basketball pos...
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Local Sports, Sports
March 30, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean High softball team saw some encouraging signs, but could not hold on to the lead Friday afternoon in a season-opening loss to Gowand...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Apr 02, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is taking the fight against the nation’s deadliest cancer directly to Cattaraugus County this...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Apr 02, 2026
GREAT VALLEY — The Great Valley Senior Group will meet Wednesday at the Great Valley Fire Hall. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a dish to pass an...
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Old Times Remembered for April 2-8
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Apr 02, 2026
150 Years April 6, 1876: (SALAMANCA —) Last Saturday (April 1), a span of horses attached to a sleigh, belonging to Fred Gaeng, started from his barn ...
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Flooding deters many Trout Season opening day anglers
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Apr 01, 2026
RANDOLPH — Opening Day of Trout Season was less than ideal this year, with major flooding of waterways throughout the region. Despite the swollen stre...
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Out & About
Featured, Local News, News
Apr 01, 2026
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. April 11 – Clint Black Concert at Seneca ...
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High Point FCU presents financial ed program to Randolph students
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Apr 01, 2026
RANDOLPH — High Point Federal Credit Union delivered its Bite of Reality financial education program to Randolph High School recently, with nearly 50 ...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Apr 01, 2026
Machias man charged with burglary in Great Valley MACHIAS — A Machias man faces felony burglary charges, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office repor...
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Salamanca students score big at SBU Communications Day
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Mar 31, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — More than 170 students and teachers from 14 area high schools attended the Jandoli School of Communication’s 2026 Communications Day...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Mar 25, 2026
Salamanca Police March 11, 9:18 a.m., Alicia D. Kindt, 37, of Salamanca, was charged with two counts of aggravated harassment of an employee by an inm...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Mar 18, 2026
Salamanca Police March 8, 1:11 a.m., Thomas S. George, 42, of Salamanca, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehi...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Mar 11, 2026
Salamanca Police March 3, 9:09 a.m., Jamie Jimerson, 51, of Salamanca, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl...
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Humanity endures in faraway space adventure ‘Project Hail Mary’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
March 24, 2026
The subgenre of near-future, hard sci-fi movies had a big bump in the 2010s with the critical and commercial successes of “Gravity” in 2013, “Interstellar” in 2014 and “The Martian” in 2015, that last one being the adaptation of Andy Weir’s debut novel with a screenplay by Drew Goddard. Now, just ov...
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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
April 2, 2026
1969 Westerns Last week on the SiriusXM radio station, I heard the songs “Born to Be Wild” and “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” two songs that see...
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Opinion
April 2, 2026
Is March Madness dead? For the second straight year, no mid-majors in college basketball made the Sweet 16. Every team seeded 13th through 16th lost a...
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Opinion
April 2, 2026
Easter outfits Whatever happened to Easter outfits? I’m remembering the days from my childhood when most people dressed up in their Easter finery for ...
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Opinion
March 26, 2026
Rock history We’re in a bit of an in-between time for heavy news periods, so with nothing else jumping to mind, let’s take another trip down memory la...
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