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Salamanca hosts annual Memorial Day ceremony
Featured
May 25, 2026
SALAMANCA — Overcast skies and occasional sprinkles of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those who gathered at Veterans Memorial Park Monday for the a...
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Salamanca boys finish second at CCAA Division II championships
High School, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
May 26, 2026
SALAMANCA — Behind a standout performance from Xazavier Escobar and a strong overall effort across multiple events, the Salamanca boys nearly captured the Division II title at the CCAA Track and Field Championships last weekend at Salamanca Central School. Escobar won two sprinting events — the 100 ...
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Salamanca softball, baseball fall short in playoff openers
Baseball, High School, Local Sports, ...
Boys, girls lacrosse advance
May 26, 2026
Royalton-Hartland 4, Salamanca 3, 9 innings MIDDLEPORT — Twelfth-seeded Salamanca pushed No. 5 Royalton-Hartland to extra innings last Tuesday, but th...
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Local Sports, Sports
May 21, 2026
Q: In this year's NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder were the first team to sweep their way through the first two rounds since which two teams in...
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Salamanca gets wins at ‘Best of the Best’ track meet
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
May 19, 2026
SALAMANCA — On a night when five meet records came down, Salamanca celebrated its annual tradition of the “Best of the Best” competing in the 37th Sup...
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Ellicottville’s Klein named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
May 25, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Harper Klein, the daughter of Jason and Niki Klein and a ...
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Local News, News, Salamanca News
May 23, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Area 60-Plus Center will host a six-hour AARP Smart Driver Safety Program on Monday and Tuesday, June 1 and 2. This class wi...
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County Museum kicks off new schedule of summer programs June 11
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
May 22, 2026
MACHIAS — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library will kick off its 15th annual “Summer at the Stone House” event series on June 11 with th...
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Spaces filling fast for Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Allegany State Park News, Featured, Local News, ...
May 22, 2026
RED HOUSE — Spots are filling up fast for the 2026 Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, an annual outdoor learning adventure that combines fun with a variety o...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Historical Museum is open for the summer season every Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. through September. New for t...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Nannen Arboretum will begin hosting a weekly silent book club on Wednesdays starting June 3. A silent book club invites people to brin...
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Oldest building in Cattaraugus County in need of TLC
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
May 21, 2026
EAST OTTO — What is believed to be the oldest historic building in Cattaraugus County not only pre-dates the Civil War — it pre-dates the very town it...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Local News, ...
May 20, 2026
Salamanca Police May 6, 10:19 p.m., Cameron A. Bray, 32, of Salamanca, was arrested on a bench warrant. Bray was remanded to Cattaraugus County Jail. ...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Local News, ...
May 13, 2026
Salamanca Police May 1, 5:25 p.m., Kyler J. Crowe, 26, of Salamanca, was charged with petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. Crowe was released with an...
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Ritchie returns with familiar crime romp ‘In the Grey’
Lifestyle, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
May 19, 2026
There are two types of Guy Ritchie movies. Well, three if you count the big-budget studio slop of the “Aladdin” live-action remake and “King Arthur” reimaging that aren’t good. No, Ritchie’s wheelhouse is the action thriller that either follows a group of spies or a group of criminals — or occasiona...
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Herd your whole flock to ‘The Sheep Detectives’
Lifestyle, Movie Reviews
May 12, 2026
When did “family movie” become synonymous with “kids movie”? And when did “kids movie” become synonymous with a mindless collection of flashy images a...
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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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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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Ski season winding down
Ellicottville, Featured, Gallery, ...
Salamanca Press 
March 7, 2025
Skiers and snowboarders were out early Friday morning on the slopes of HoliMont, leading up to the Mardi Gras Weekend in Ellicottville. Ending the win...
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Opinion
May 21, 2026
Dreams Dreams are weird, but for some people more so than others. I’ve had friends and family tell me about dreams where they can fly, where they tran...
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Opinion
May 21, 2026
The OKC Thunder Most times in sports, great teams aren’t appreciated until they’re done. For years, I rooted against teams like Tom Brady’s Patriots o...
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Opinion
May 21, 2026
‘Outlander’ series finale My favorite TV series, “Outlander,” came to an end last Friday after eight seasons of heartbreak, devotion and war. Starring...
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Opinion
May 14, 2026
Cast your ballot Every November, my pressing issue reminds our readers to go vote in the general election for their local, state and federal represent...
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