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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County health officials mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Featured
By BOB CLARK Special to the Press 
March 5, 2026
OLEAN — County health officials cautioned younger patients to pay attention to possible symptoms of a rising cancer. March is Colorectal Cancer Awaren...
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Old Times Remembered for March 5-11
Featured
March 5, 2026
150 Years March 9, 1876: MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL — The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M.E. church at West Salamanca will have a maple sugar party and supper ...
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Local Sports, Sports
March 5, 2026
Q: Who scored the winning goal for the U.S. national hockey team during the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980? A: Mike Eruzione
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Bonnies’ offense falters in loss to George Mason
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
March 3, 2026
FAIRFAX, Va. — St. Bonaventure’s (15-14, 4-12) offensive struggles dug too deep of a hole to escape Saturday, as George Mason (22-7, 10-6) raced out t...
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Salamanca wrestler Hardy competes at states
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
March 2, 2026
ALBANY — Over the weekend, Salamanca sophomore Kasen   Hardy  wrestled in the New York State High School Wrestling Championships. He was the first Sal...
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Out & About
Featured, Local News, News
Mar 04, 2026
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. March 7 – Vendor & Craft Show at Randolph...
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Girl Scouts of WNY summer camp registration now open
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Mar 04, 2026
RANDOLPH — Registration is open for the 2026 Girl Scouts of Western New York summer camp, welcoming campers for overnight sessions running from Aug. 1...
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Casino to host Sportsman Show this weekend
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By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
Mar 04, 2026
SALAMANCA —The ever-popular Sportsman Show returns to the Seneca Allegany Event Center this weekend, when local sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts will...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Mar 04, 2026
Salamanca Police Feb. 18, 7:16 p.m., Karen M. Fries, 54, of Allegany, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a stimulant, a class A-II ...
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Local News, News, Salamanca News
Mar 03, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 2 p.m. Monday at the Riverside Chapel, 134 Broad St. Parking and easy entrance to ...
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Salamanca school board hears latest budget update
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Mar 03, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education at its Feb. 24 meeting received an update on the 2026-27 budget from Karen Magara, Assistant Superintende...
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Franklinville’s Knobloch named NYS Associate Dairy Ambassador
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
Mar 03, 2026
FRANKLINVILLE — For the second year in a row, a high school student from Cattaraugus County will be promoting the dairy industry throughout New York s...
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Salamanca’s Main St. closed due to building safety concerns
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Mar 02, 2026
SALAMANCA — Beginning Monday afternoon, Main Street is closed from Sycamore Avenue to River Street due to an unsafe building impacting both the roadwa...
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Franklinville’s Knobloch named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Mar 02, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Kierra Knobloch, the daughter of James Knobloch and Danie...
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Crime and Courts
Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 28, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during February, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Friday. W...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 25, 2026
Salamanca Police Feb. 10, 7:15 p.m., Derik N. Nelson, 27, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree criminal trespassing, a class A misdemeanor. Ne...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 18, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office LITTLE VALLEY — Kenneth J. Grainer, 31, of Little Valley, was charged at 8:05 p.m. Feb. 6 with fourth-degree crimi...
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A slow-burning noir, ‘Crime 101’ evokes heist movies of yesteryear
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
February 24, 2026
One time after seeing a trailer for a new Michael Bay movie, I remember my dad saying you can’t trust a preview for an action movie that shows more than one explosion in the trailer, the theory being that if the movie is really good, it doesn’t need to trick you into seeing it by blowing up cars and...
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Affleck, Damon together again for crime-thriller ‘The Rip’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
February 10, 2026
When you think of the most enduring power couples in Hollywood, the marriages of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson and Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and the...
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Photo Galleries
East Randolph hosts Memorial Day Parade
Featured, Gallery, News, ...
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
March 5, 2026
What a haul A trip to the public library is always worthwhile, but even more so when the used book sale is going on. During the past couple of weeks, ...
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Opinion
March 5, 2026
Winter needs to end “That’s like a 40 degree day. Don’t nobody got nothing to say about a 40 degree day.” During his iconic portrayal of Stringer Bell...
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Opinion
March 5, 2026
Email AI Overview Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to annoy me and, in most cases, often goes too far. Not long ago, it showed up in my email me...
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Opinion
February 26, 2026
Coming around again Each week when I go through the archives for the Old Times Remembered, I continue to be surprised by how often the same topics fro...
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