Salamanca Press

Students in the Salamanca City Central School District have several opportunities to stay fit and active with peers this summer with weekly swim lessons and a sports camp.

The Little Valley Fund recently supported its first projects with two grants $900 to support repairs of the village gazebo and $500 to pay local musicians for an installment of the village’s summer concert series.

To give back to the community they love, a number of Randolph area businesses and families sponsored a fireworks display July 3 at Weeden Park.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Thursday the purchase of more than 1,200 acres in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.

In observance of the town of Ellicottville’s 200th birthday celebration, descendants who received Pioneer Certificates from the Ellicottville Historical Society continue to honor their ancestors.

Playing among much older teenagers (in the girls’ age 16-18 division) in the WNYPGA Junior Tour on Sunday, June 13, at Elkdale Country Club, Lily Zhang didn’t just win her group. She broke the course’s women’s record.

Mayor Michael R. Smith has announced the city of Salamanca municipal building will reopen to the public today, Dec. 14.

A few years ago, the Salamanca High School baseball program might not have made much use of a new, state-of-the-art facility. But now, thinking about the team he is set to field and the facilities it will use, Mike Smith can’t help but smile.

The city of Salamanca again received a positive audit for the 2019-20 fiscal year amid its third year without funding from the Seneca Nation and New York state due to the casino compact issue.

Pay It Forward is a small group of local people and businesses that have taken it upon themselves to give clothing, food and toys to local families that are down on their luck for various reasons and cannot make ends meet, especially during the holiday season.

A woman died in a house fire at a home on North Otto Road early Thursday and a man and two children were taken to Buffalo hospitals.

Crist left an indelible athletic legacy to those who saw him perform, from high school in the 1960s, college basketball at Penn State or in the NFL for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers.

An evening of paranormal investigation and storytelling outside some of Ellicottville’s oldest buildings and the Jefferson Street Cemetery, hosted by the Ellicottville Historical Society, the final walk will take place Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.

With its variety of dessert options and Alice in Wonderland theme, the Mad Crazy Batter bakery held its grand opening Saturday at its location at 4915 Route 219.

The Cattaraugus County Living Arts Association’s annual Silver Bells Christmas show will be held virtually on the Ray Evans Seneca Theater page on Facebook at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 2 p.m. Dec. 13.

Five new hires in the Salamanca Police Department and four long-time employees celebrated receiving their new badges with a pinning ceremony Saturday.

Salamanca Board of Education members are hesitant to see more students returning to campuses in the coming weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the county.

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With a young team, Salamanca still won its season-opening meet against Chautauqua Lake, but lost the next two to Gowanda and Frewsburg. Out of 23 swimmers, only eight are seniors, juniors or sophomores.

The Salamanca Department of Public Works began picking up leaves in the city wards today.

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Healthy Families Allegany-Cattaraugus (HFAC) continues to meet with residents who are pregnant or have recently had a baby and reside in the county.

In Cattaraugus County, early voting will be held at two locations at the county Board of Elections office in the former Little Valley school, and the Community Room at the JCC-Cattaraugus County Campus College Center, 260 N. Union St., Olean.

Since the start of the 2019-20 school year, that footage has been used as evidence by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office to issue traffic tickets to drivers who ignore school bus safety laws.

A Salamanca house fire Tuesday morning resulted in the total loss of 119 Academy St. and one occupant receiving minor injuries.

The candidates running for a seat on the Salamanca Common Council in Wards 1, 2 and 3 are unopposed for the general election.