An all-day Veterans Suicide Awareness event Saturday in Wellsville will feature a 5K Ruck, family barbecue, music, and a resources fair as an Allegany County initiative seeks to bring attention to veteran health needs. The activity will be held from 10AM to 4PM at Island Park, West Dyke Street, with check-in for the Ruck, a … Read more
A combination of seven different free musical performances, starting tonight, will highlight Houghton University’s Greatbatch School of Music community presentations during the next two weeks. The selections will include guest, faculty and graduating student performances and a combined concert by two Houghton music groups, all being held in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall … Read more
A variety of free activities will be available tomorrow and Saturday during Houghton University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. A Friday night Collage Concert will be held in the Wesley Chapel at 1 Willard Avenue from 7:30PM to 9PM, featuring performances by Greatbatch School of Music ensembles and soloists. On Saturday, a dedication of a renovated … Read more
A set of Ulster County organizers are being sued by the State Attorney General for keeping $261,000 in ticket sales and vendor fees after canceling a three-day electronic dance music and arts festival last year at a Caneadea campground. Letetia James is alleging that Evolutions Festival and 845 Vibrations and their principals, Micheal and Justin … Read more
A variety of needs of senior citizens has been advanced by Allegany County residents, from transportation to housing, increased handyman assistance and community knowledge about services, during a public hearing on deficiencies in aids for older adults. The comments came during a free Older Adults Wellness Day Friday at Genesis Bible Church in Scio, with … Read more
The next to last 2026 Free Fishing Day in New York State Saturday also will draw focus to National Hunting and Fishing Day. The September 26 event provides an opportunity for both state residents and non-residents, 16 years of age and older to fish during the day without a freshwater fishing license . Children under … Read more
Registrations are underway for a free Older Adult Wellness Day this coming Friday which will include a free luncheon, blood pressure screenings, flu shots, information sessions and a public hearing on needs of seniors in Allegany County. The session, to include the public hearing conducted by the county Office for the Aging, will be held … Read more
Allegany County first responders and a broad group of associated professions and their families will have a free opportunity for fun and relaxation Saturday. A First Responder and Helping Professions Family Day will be held from 11AM to 5PM, September 19, at the Wellsville Elks Lodge at 77 East Pearl Street. The Allegany County Sheriff’s … Read more
The Allegany County Landfill, north of Belmont, will re-open today following Tuesday’s closure due to a reported hazardous materials incident in a dumpster which sent two individuals to the hospital for smoke exposure and apparently caused evacuation of the immediate area as a precaution. Official details of the incident remain sketchy but a one-paragraph 3:55PM … Read more
Some dozen Allegany County churches are participating this coming weekend in a national Back to Church annual observance, with the number posted to date believed to be the most per population of any county in New York State and beyond. The designation, occurring this year on Saturday-Sunday, September 19-20, was created many years ago to … Read more
An ENCORE! public kickoff event highlighting fall activities for older adults, including the semester calendar for arts, music, and lectures, will be held Wednesday morning at Houghton University. The September 16 activity is scheduled from 10AM to 11:30AM on the main floor of the Reinhold Campus Center at 1 Willard Avenue, followed by the opportunity … Read more
Spiritual revival is on the lips of many throughout the area, and even internationally, this month and over the coming year, with at least three otherwise unconnected events over a two-week period starting yesterday in different parts of Allegany County. A group of residents and students, along with visitors from the Rochester area, were joined … Read more
Three free Houghton Music events are scheduled this month on the Houghton University campus, including the start of a series of Early Childhood Music classes. — This coming Wednesday, September 9, Katrina Kaufman-VonBuren will perform her senior piano recital, All Creation Waits, at 8PM in the Recital Hall of the Center for the Arts Building … Read more
An area education focus this week was on acquainting students at Houghton University and Alfred State College with experiential, also known as service, learning opportunities available in the greater Allegany County area. Allegany Hope, including its Allegany Hope Community News online and What God is DoingTM in Allegany County ny initiatives, and the What God … Read more
A faculty exhibit of craft ceramics and furniture and paintings of landscapes glimpsed while driving by will be on display Friday night during a opening reception and artists’ talks at Houghton University. The September 4 free public event, which includes light refreshments, will be held from 7PM to 8:30PM in the Ortlip Gallery in the … Read more
A month-long Field of the Forgotten Fallen display will be dedicated on the front lawn of the Allegany County Office Building in Belmont Wednesday in recognition of the number of suicides which occur daily among the nation’s veterans. The Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month event, starting at 10AM September 2, at 7 Court Street, not … Read more
A popular Allegany County music group will be accompanied by a second band this Sunday for its return to the free Second Annual A Greater Hope Music Festival and Community Picnic for individuals and families in the extended Friendship area. A Band Called Hope, headed by former Houghton area resident John Wise, will be joined … Read more
A large, underage drinking party, members of which had a hard time giving up when trying to be dispersed, kept state police and a forest ranger busy in the Town of Almond last weekend, with a medical emergency also resulting in an illegal drug possession citation. A DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review report … Read more
A Band Called Hope will return to Friendship this month for the second year of The Greater Hope Music Festival and the fourth year of a free Community Picnic for individuals and families throughout the area. The event is scheduled for noon to 3PM, Sunday, August 30, at Island Park, 29 West Water Street in … Read more
Required registrations are underway for a second free summer Allegany County Pop-Up Pantry for those 60 years of age and older. The event will be held on Thursday, August 27, starting at 3PM, at the BOCES Education Center at 5536 County Route 48, just north of Belmont. Reservations are being scheduled for 15-minute intervals by … Read more