🌱 How a $37 million DPW project will reshape Friendship’s landscape
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In today's newsletter:
- How a $37 million DPW project will reshape Friendship’s landscape
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 37 and low of 26 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and windy, temps: high: 43, low: 33.
- Friday: Windy with snow showers, with a high of 40 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Allegany County will approve $37 million in debt to build new Department of Public Works facility (wellsvillesun.com) — Allegany County is moving ahead with a $45 million plan to build a new Department of Public Works facility right in the Town of Friendship, with construction slated to start in 2026. Legislators are set to approve $37 million in new debt today to fully fund the project, alongside decisions on the 2026 budget, pay raises, and several key county appointments. 
📸 Around Friendship
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Allegany County Planning Board December 2025
Crossroads Commerce and Conference Center , 6087 NY-19N , Angelica
7:00 pm -
Zoning Board of Appeals
Batavia City Hall , 1 Batavia City Ctr , Batavia
6:00 pm -
Dunkirk Boys Varsity Basketball @ Olean
Olean High School , 410 W Sullivan St , Olean
7:30 pm -
Beginner Drawing Classes with Dr Cristiano Pereira
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council , 201 E Main St , Batavia
11:00 am -
Chillbillys WNY
Ioob , 16 Park Square , Franklinville
7:00 pm -
Vinyasa Flow Yoga w/Michelle
Blue Pearl Yoga , 200 E Main St 3rd fl , Batavia
9:30 am -
Wild Church
Genesee County Park & Forest , 11095 Bethany Center Rd , East Bethany
10:00 am -
Parent Café — WNY Postpartum Connection
RRH Healthy Living Campus - GLOW YMCA , 211 E Main St , Batavia
10:00 am -
Le Moyne Dolphins at St. Bonaventure Bonnies Basketball
Reilly Center , St. Bonaventure University , Saint Bonaventure , Olean
1:00 pm -
MBB vs LeMoyne
Reilly Center , St. Bonaventure University , Saint Bonaventure , Olean
1:00 pm -
Yuletide in the Country Tours and Dinners
Genesee Country Village & Museum , 1410 Flint Hill Rd , Mumford
2:00 pm -
Holiday Figure Skating Show
Genesee Figure Skating Club , 200 Lomb Memorial Dr , Rochester
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Cuba. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wellsville
- Allegany County Hibernians give big to food pantry, student scholarships, community needs (wellsvillesun.com)
- Leroy H. 'Scottie' Scott, 94, Wellsville (wellsvillesun.com)
- Tami's Floral Expressions Announces Huge Holiday Sale, December 15–24 (wellsvillesun.com)
Olean
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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