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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced Monday that Patrick W. Carlineo, Jr., 55, of Addison, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to threatening to assault and murder a United States official, and being a felon in possession of firearms. The charges carry a maximum penalty ofContinue reading “Steuben County man pleads guilty to threatening to kill U.S. Congresswoman”

Thank you Singapore for giving jobs to more than 1m Indians that would be jobless and unemployed in India. Thank you for helping to support our poorly managed telco companies by the billions and to pay for their upgrades and employees. Thank you for investing in the US$5 billion Amaravati City Project in Andhra Pradesh.Continue reading “Thank you Singapore, for being so generous and kind”

PRESS RELEASEA Grand Island man died Sunday in an ATV crash on County Road 33 in Bolivar. Amity-based State Police said it occurred at about 3:35 p.m. Troopers said they responded for a report of an unresponsive man pinned under an ATV.  Further investigation revealed that Daniel G. Berg, 67, of Grand Island, NY was foundContinue reading “Deadly ATV accident in Bolivar – Grand Island man dies”

An early morning fire ripped through a garage shortly after 4 a.m. Monday. Allegany County 911 said on its initial dispatch the fire was at 6404 Richburg Hill Road in the Town of Wirt. The first chief on-scene reported the building was fully involved in fire. Crews and equipment responded from Richburg, Bolivar, Allentown, FriendshipContinue reading “Flames consume garage on Richburg Hill Road”

The BPO Elks made a $600 donation to the Bath VA bowling alley. Below left to right: Bruce Tucker, Medical Center Director; Brian J Greene, State Elks President; Shaun Walsh-Wellsville BPO Elks representative and Lynn Dinehar, Voluntary Service manager.

Bret Allen Lounsberry, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (Nov. 14, 2019) at home.Bret was born on Sept. 22, 1976 in Olean to Daniel and LouAnn (Klein) Lounsberry. He attended Wellsville Central School and in 1997 graduated from Andover Central School. He worked in sales, selling groceries for Papa’s Food Truck in Buffalo. Bret isContinue reading “Obituary: Bret Allen Lounsberry, age 43”

The Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions remain home to numerous, world-class manufacturers that, collectively, form a foundation of manufacturing critical to the short- and long-term strength of the regional, statewide, and national economies. In early October, the Greater Southern Tier BOCES (GST BOCES), Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, and other sponsors hosted numerous areaContinue reading “Senator O’Mara’s weekly column – “A future for regional manufacturing””

The Allegany County Area Foundation (ACAF) recently presented grants to the Andover, Friendship, and Scio libraries. This support came from designated funds – endowments that have been set up for the benefit of these specific organizations. Scio Memorial Library receives annual support from the Hydramec Fund, Friendship Free Library from the Susan Foster Myers Fund,Continue reading “Foundation Funds Support Local Libraries”

STATEMENT FROM THE TOWN OF WELLSVILLE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT I would like to respectively respond to the Town of Wellsville’s 2020 budget decisions. We all know the bleeding starts with NY Leaders and is trickling down to the Towns and Villages. The safety of the roads in the Town of Wellsville is my main concern. UnderContinue reading “Wellsville Highway Superintendent responds to job cuts, town budget”

Nuclear war is what everyone is afraid of. It would blow up mother earth in an instant and every human bean and living thing would be cooked alive or die within hours. Many more will die within months through radiation and hunger. And what everyone so fear about after a nuclear war would no longerContinue reading “The most destructive war in human civilisation-economic and population growth”