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Salamanca man charged with murder in city

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Salamanca man charged with murder in city

September 27, 2025

SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...

Report: Area bridges in better shape than state average

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Report: Area bridges in better shape than state average

BOB CLARK Special to the Press

Sep 24, 2019

Cattaraugus and Allegany county bridges are in better shape than the state average, according to the state Department of Transportation and research b...

State sends $2.35M advance to Salamanca amid ongoing casino dispute

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State sends $2.35M advance to Salamanca amid ongoing casino dispute

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 21, 2019

SALAMANCA — City officials in Salamanca can rest a little easier now after a check from New York state in the amount of $2,350,000 arrived in the city...

Municipalities to get $900k from state in shared services savings

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Municipalities to get $900k from state in shared services savings

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 30, 2019

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus County and its municipalities are in line for more than $900,000 in state reimbursement for shared services savings in 201...

Comptroller’s report shows agriculture generates $5.7B in NY

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Comptroller’s report shows agriculture generates $5.7B in NY

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 26, 2019

New York farmers generated $5.7 billion dollars in gross income in 2017, up 23% from 10 years earlier, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli repo...

Reed: Cuomo putting ‘public safety at risk’ on I-90

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Reed: Cuomo putting ‘public safety at risk’ on I-90

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 26, 2019

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, renewed his criticism of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday after the governor said the poor condition of roads on and aroun...

Reed calls for state, Senecas to put aside ‘petty’ politics

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Reed calls for state, Senecas to put aside ‘petty’ politics

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Aug 05, 2019

IRVING — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on Thursday called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Seneca Nation of Indians to put aside politics and fix deteriorating roads...

Seneca Nation eyeing sports wagering at its casinos

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Seneca Nation eyeing sports wagering at its casinos

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 21, 2019

The Seneca Nation of Indians is expected to begin offering sports wagering at its three Western New York casinos in the near future. It may be some ti...

Salamanca city reps continue pushing for state road repair

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Salamanca city reps continue pushing for state road repair

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jun 17, 2019

SALAMANCA — Sandra Magiera has been a resident and business owner in Salamanca for many years, and she never remembers the state roads in the city eve...

Sheppard clinches 4th trip to states, takes 2nd in Section 6 pole vault

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Sheppard clinches 4th trip to states, takes 2nd in Section 6 pole vault

Jun 05, 2019

WILLIAMSVILLE — For the fourth consecutive time, and the last time in her scholastic track and field career, Mushirah Sheppard’s season will end in sa...

Borrello kicks off GOP primary campaign for 57th Senate District seat

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Borrello kicks off GOP primary campaign for 57th Senate District seat

RICK MILLER County Reporter

May 04, 2019

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello kicked off his Republican primary campaign for state Senate Thursday night at Webb’s Captain’s ...

Lawmakers to ‘demand’ state DOT fix streets in Salamanca

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Lawmakers to ‘demand’ state DOT fix streets in Salamanca

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 24, 2019

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers will be asked Wednesday to add their voices to those asking the state Department of Transportation to fix...

County lawmakers demand DOT fix Salamanca streets

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County lawmakers demand DOT fix Salamanca streets

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 15, 2019

SALAMANCA — City streets here are like a minefield that drivers try in vain to navigate. They have been like that for several years. The potholes have...

Arbitration panel says Senecas owe $225 million to New York state

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Arbitration panel says Senecas owe $225 million to New York state

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 14, 2019

The Seneca Nation of Indians has been ordered to pay New York state $225.8 million in back casino revenue-sharing payments it has withheld over the pa...

Morgan files Democratic petitions to run for Senate

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Morgan files Democratic petitions to run for Senate

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Apr 08, 2019

FREEDOM — Austin Morgan, the Democratic candidate for the State Senate seat vacated by former State Sen. Catharine M. Young, filed nominating petition...

Labuhn pleased state passed another on-time budget

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Labuhn pleased state passed another on-time budget

Apr 04, 2019

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Legislature Minority Leader Susan Labuhn, D-Salamanca, said Monday she was very pleased state lawmakers were able t...

Cattaraugus County near bottom of state health rankings again

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Cattaraugus County near bottom of state health rankings again

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Mar 25, 2019

The annual Robert Wood Johnson and University of Wisconsin County Health Rankings are out and it’s not good news — again — for Cattaraugus County. For...

Ellicottville’s Logan Fredrickson wins state slalom championship

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Ellicottville’s Logan Fredrickson wins state slalom championship

Feb 26, 2019

NORTH CREEK — Day one of the NYSPHSAA skiing championships brought a state skiing championship to Ellicottville for sophomore Logan Fredrickson. Fredr...

NYS sheriffs oppose legalizing recreational marijuana

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NYS sheriffs oppose legalizing recreational marijuana

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Feb 13, 2019

Count the Cattaraugus County sheriff among his counterparts in the New York State Sheriffs Association as well as police chiefs from across New York s...

County lawmakers ask state to renew expired mortgage tax

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County lawmakers ask state to renew expired mortgage tax

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jan 21, 2019

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers met in special session Friday to vote on a request to the State Legislature to reauthorize the county’s m...

Local schools get first looks at state aid packages

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Local schools get first looks at state aid packages

Tom Dinki | Special to The Press

Jan 21, 2019

School districts in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties would see an overall 3.18 percent increase in New York state aid, including a 1.66 percent incre...