Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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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The privileges of a Masters patron
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The privileges of a Masters patron
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Apr 18, 2019
I’ve heard that nothing can accurately describe or show the grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club in written word or visual aide. It’s something y...
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Crist earned the nod for Buffalo’s ‘Hall’
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Crist earned the nod for Buffalo’s ‘Hall’
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to the Press 
Apr 17, 2019
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This was the second of a two-part series originally published in the Olean Times Herald on a pair area natives being inducted into the...
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Salamanca’s Fish returns to hoops with JCC squad
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Salamanca’s Fish returns to hoops with JCC squad
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jan 05, 2019
He took two years away from basketball, but didn’t lose the desire to play his favorite sport. That’s why when Jared Fish became a full-time student a...
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Pollock: Tom Kochan has special memories from the Bushes
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Pollock: Tom Kochan has special memories from the Bushes
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to the Press 
Dec 18, 2018
Two weeks ago Friday, former president George H.W. Bush died at the age of 94. The 41st president of the United States succumbed in Houston, seven mon...
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#AngelsForAndy challenge comes to HS hoops
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#AngelsForAndy challenge comes to HS hoops
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Dec 14, 2018
It started with a challenge to Adam Bennett, but his Salamanca boys basketball players wouldn’t let him jump in the snow for some snow angels without ...
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Sisters-in-law mark 50 years in golf partnership
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Sisters-in-law mark 50 years in golf partnership
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Nov 29, 2018
Diane and Sharon Smith didn’t want to let their husbands have all the fun on the golf course. So 50 years later, they’re still enjoying themselves all...
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Weishan honored by induction to NYS hoops hall
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Weishan honored by induction to NYS hoops hall
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Oct 10, 2018
SALAMANCA — Going on his 44th consecutive year of coaching basketball at Salamanca High School, Pete Weishan may have stepped out of the varsity spotl...
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Father, son reconnect over writing Holland’s memoir
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Father, son reconnect over writing Holland’s memoir
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Aug 16, 2018
Wally Holland wanted to get his lifetime’s worth of remarkable stories on print. Good thing he had a writer for a son. The product of many hours on th...
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First-time Big 30 coaches enjoyed the experience
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First-time Big 30 coaches enjoyed the experience
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Aug 07, 2018
After a 37-22 victory over New York in the 45th Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic, Pennsylvania coach Todd Silfies’ postgame media comments started no...
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Brown brings home bronze; excited to play for Philly
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Brown brings home bronze; excited to play for Philly
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jul 27, 2018
While Frank Brown helped the Iroquois Nationals play for an FIL World Championship medal, the National Lacrosse League’s expansion draft decided his p...
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Bona played catch-up to find first lax class
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Bona played catch-up to find first lax class
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 28, 2018
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse program, which plays its first season in 2018-19. Today,...
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MAAC feels like home for SBU’s Mearns
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MAAC feels like home for SBU’s Mearns
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 27, 2018
(Editor’s note: this is the first of a two-part series on the St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse program, which plays its first season in 2018-19. Today, ...
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HS coaches get up-close look at Buffalo Bills OTA
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HS coaches get up-close look at Buffalo Bills OTA
Sam Wilson Sports Editor 
Jun 05, 2018
What does the “process” look like, up close and personal, over the summer for Sean McDermott’s team? High school coaches from Western New York got an ...
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