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Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

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Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

Kellen Quigley

July 8, 2025

SALAMANCA — A section of Broad Street in the city of Salamanca is to close between Hancock and Swan streets for the state Department of Transportation...

Own your career break: how to explain your time away from the workforce

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Own your career break: how to explain your time away from the workforce

Kate Lopaze

Apr 15, 2022

Not every career path is linear. Sometimes an unexpected disruption takes us off one trail and puts us on another. And in our work lives, that can mea...

HR, It’s time to normalize career gaps. Here’s how.

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HR, It’s time to normalize career gaps. Here’s how.

Kate Lopaze

Jun 25, 2021

For a long time, the standard advice for job hunting was “hide your gaps.” Whether you took time off for personal or family reasons, lost a job, or ju...

How to reinvent your career in 2020

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How to reinvent your career in 2020

Eric Titner

Feb 18, 2020

A new year and a new decade have arrived. This is a moment that many of us use as an inflection point to take stock of our lives and determine if we’r...

How to age-proof your resume

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How to age-proof your resume

Kate Lopaze

Dec 10, 2019

In an ideal world, age would have no bearing on how you’re perceived as a potential employee. Skills and experience should count for, well, everything...

Zafron Home celebrates 20 years in Salamanca

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Zafron Home celebrates 20 years in Salamanca

Nov 07, 2019

SALAMANCA — New Directions’ Zafron Home staff recently hosted and welcomed community partners for tours of the home to celebrate 20 years of service. ...

How to write a great two-page resume

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How to write a great two-page resume

Kate Lopaze

Jan 08, 2019

For decades, there were some hard-and-fast rules about how you should write a resume: good-quality stationery, a rigid reverse-chronological format, o...

How to realistically fill your resume when you have no experience

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How to realistically fill your resume when you have no experience

Kate Lopaze

Aug 10, 2018

You need to have a job to gain experience, but you need experience to get a job. At the beginning, just about everyone faces this catch-22. Even jobs ...

How to effectively explain why you have gaps on your resume

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How to effectively explain why you have gaps on your resume

Kate Lopaze

Mar 06, 2018

Job gaps happen, because life happens. Maybe you’ve gotten laid off (or even fired). Maybe you took some time off from working to attend to personal m...

Grab recruiters’ attention with your resume

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Grab recruiters’ attention with your resume

Kate Lopaze

Feb 16, 2018

When you’re writing your resume, these days there are a number of different audiences to consider. There’s the hiring manager. There’s the robot resum...

Write a great resume even if you’ve never had a job

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Write a great resume even if you’ve never had a job

Kate Lopaze

Feb 02, 2018

Looking for a job can feel like a catch-22: to get a job I need experience, but to get experience I need a job. And if you’re a student with no work e...

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ is no franchise savior, but it offers thrills and fun

Movie Review

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ is no franchise savior, but it offers thrills and fun

Kellen Quigley

July 9, 2025

About 10 minutes into the runtime of “Jurassic World Rebirth,” a character is driving through New York City, where a long-necked sauropod dinosaur has...

Rock the weekend at 3rd annual Great Valley Band Jam

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Rock the weekend at 3rd annual Great Valley Band Jam

By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter

July 9, 2025

GREAT VALLEY — Music enthusiasts will gather this weekend to enjoy the 3rd annual Great Valley Band Jam, hosted by the Great Valley Volunteer Fire Com...

Police Reports

Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...

Kellen Quigley

July 9, 2025

Salamanca Police July 1, 1 p.m., Douglas I. Reed, 41, of Kill Buck, was arrested on a warrant. He was processed and issued an appearance ticket. July ...

Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

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Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

Kellen Quigley

July 8, 2025

SALAMANCA — A section of Broad Street in the city of Salamanca is to close between Hancock and Swan streets for the state Department of Transportation...

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Trivia Question

Connor Jackson

July 8, 2025

Who was the first player in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season? Answer: O.J. Simpson

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Salamanca Lizards update with next home games

Connor Jackson

July 8, 2025

The Salamanca Lizards recently won both games of a doubleheader over the Rochester Ridgeman 10-1 and 5-3 on Sunday to break a three game losing streak...