The Angelica Town Board will hold a public hearing Monday night on a $1.8 million dollar operating budget for next year which results in a proposed $190,440 combined property tax levy, while it recorded over $5 million in available funds, and growing, at the end of last year which apparently has been available to eliminate … Read more
Kids ages seven-to-17 will begin a new year of free after-school opportunities tomorrow, with Sled Fest 2026 also scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 19. Gil’s Hills at Wellsville operates the ministry during the school year, with transportation being provided from Friendship Central School and other locations in Allegany County, together with … Read more
BREAKING: The County Road 31 Bridge which crosses Van Campen Creek, just south of Main Street in Friendship, which has been under construction for several months with single-lane passage, will be closed entirely, starting tomorrow. The action is necessary due to a bridge deck concrete pour Tuesday, with the structure remaining closed until the concrete … Read more
Nearly three dozen Alfred State College Architecture and Design students have given their suggestions on positive changes which can be made to enhance the business district, parks and public spaces in the hamlet of Friendship. The three teams presented different design concepts Tuesday night during a public preview in the Friendship Central School auditorium, attended … Read more
The 11th Annual Willing Fall Festival will be held this weekend, splitting its activities between two locations in the Southern Allegany County town. The Saturday, September 27, event will occur from 11AM to 5PM at the main festival site at 3339 Stone Dam Road (County Road 29), across from the Yorks Corners Mennonite Church, and … Read more
A free dental, vision and medical clinic for area residents, including those with health insurance, is this coming weekend in Olean, with free bus transportation being available from a dozen Allegany County locations. Remote Area Medical (RAM), headquartered in Tennessee, will hold the event on both Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14, at the … Read more
Allegany County roads in three towns will be closed to traffic at various times and with different conditions over the next three weeks, starting tomorrow, to allow for replacement of culverts. The county Department of Public Works says there will be no on-site detours, with motorists urged to seek alternate routes for: Towns of Belfast … Read more
Two Allegany County legislators have been appointed to standing committees of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC). Janice Burdick of Alfred Station, who chairs the county’s Human Services and Budget Committees, has been named to the state organization’s Medicaid and Human Services Standing Committee, with Adam Cyr of Bolivar, vice-chair of the county’s … Read more
