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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Old Times Remembered for Nov. 6–12
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November 6, 2025
150 Years Nov. 11, 1875: The propriety of erecting a bridge across the Allegany River at West Salamanca is now being agitated. This is an enterprise t...
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Out & About
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November 5, 2025
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. Nov. 7 – Ron White Performance at Seneca ...
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Fast start for new Bonnies in 82-34 win
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By By SAM WILSON Special to the Press 
November 4, 2025
Newcomers Drake,  Krysztof pace Bona past D-II Mansfield ST. BONAVENTURE — In the third year for coach Jim Crowley since returning to the Reilly Center sidelines, his St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has a truly fresh start on the court. The Bonnies started their only two returning players fr...
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Darryl Simmons II, Bonnies escape with season opener win
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
November 4, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — It looked like the Bonnies had let their season opener get away from them early on Monday afternoon, turning a 13-point lead into a ...
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Salamanca football bows out in section quarterfinals
Football, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
November 1, 2025
OLEAN — The eighth seeded Warriors gave first seeded Barker/Roy-Hart a scare early on the road on Friday night in their Section C quarterfinal matchup...
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St. Bonaventure Men’s Basketball Preview: All in on the unknown
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
After rebuilding nearly the entire roster, the Bonnies enter A-10 play with a team built for growth, and a point guard ready to lead them there.
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
October 28, 2025
( Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series previewing the 2025-26 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team.) ST. BONAVENTURE — This year’s S...
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Local & Social
More Local News
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Nov 06, 2025
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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Canadian manufacturer reviving former SetterStix plant
Business, Cattaraugus County News, Featured, ...
By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
Nov 05, 2025
CATTARAUGUS — Big things are happening in the village of Cattaraugus as a new manufacturing company begins setting up operations, while a revitalizati...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Nov 05, 2025
Salamanca Police Oct. 29, 3:17 p.m., James H. Donahue, 71, of Salamanca, was charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with...
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Randolph Central School honors 2025 Wall of Fame inductees
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Nov 04, 2025
RANDOLPH — The Randolph Central School District recently hosted its annual Wall of Fame induction dinner at the Cardinal Hills Golf Course. The Oct. 4...
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Halloween fashions on display at contest, trunk-or-treat
Featured, Local News, News, ...
Nov 04, 2025
SALAMANCA — Dozens of area youngsters in costumes ranging from a zombie and a princess to a Plague Doctor and an “Operation” game board gathered in th...
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Ranch Hands Cowboylesque to heat up casino stage this winter
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Nov 03, 2025
SALAMANCA — Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino has just what audiences need to melt away the winter blues. Ranch Hands Cowboylesque will provide the perf...
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Hinsdale’s Childs named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Nov 03, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Robert Childs III, the son of R. Peter an...
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Crime and Courts
Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
Breaking News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime, ...
Nov 01, 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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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Oct 29, 2025
Salamanca Police Oct. 18, 9:50 a.m., Leah M. Thomas, 39, of Gowanda, was arrested on multiple bench warrants. Thomas was held pending arraignment. Oct...
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‘Bugonia’ is a thrilling, darkly comedic fable from Lanthimos
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
November 5, 2025
The director-actor partnership of Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone has been a fruitful one, bringing four feature films to the big screen over the past eight years, with no signs of slowing down. Beginning in 2018 with the Oscar-winning “The Favourite,” which scored Lanthimos and Stone nominations fo...
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Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
October 22, 2025
It’s the most spooky time of the year, and there are thousands of movies out there perfect for getting viewers into the Halloween spirit. And even wit...
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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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Opinion
November 6, 2025
Daylight Saving Whine My conscious self might have gotten the memo about Daylight Saving Time, but my internal clock didn't pay attention at all. I us...
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Opinion
The joy of watching Victor Wembanyama
November 6, 2025
The magic break An ex-girlfriend's dad once told me that sports are the break from the realities of life, and that my life was dedicated to the break....
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Opinion
November 6, 2025
Boris Pasternak Last Friday, I tried to contact a man by the name of Boris, which is a very uncommon name these days. I was thinking about the name, a...
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Opinion
October 30, 2025
Halloween memories Seeing all the different activities happening this week to celebrate the Halloween spirit has had me reminiscing about all the wond...
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