🌱 What Olean schools are saying after charges against the high school principal

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In today's newsletter:

• What Olean schools are saying after charges against the high school principal
• Which Olean General staffers just earned December Star Award honors?
• How one Olean student earned a spot in a coveted service corps

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with low clouds, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
• Thursday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Olean High School principal charged after alleged physical incident with student (wkbw.com) — Families in Olean should know that the principal of Olean High School has been charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child after an alleged physical incident with a student. The district says it is cooperating with law enforcement and emphasizes that student safety remains its top priority while the case proceeds in Olean City Court.
   

• Olean General, Bradford Regional Present December Star Awards (tapinto.net) — Olean General Hospital is celebrating nurse Jay Gleason as one of its December Star Award winners, recognizing his attentive care and support for patients. The hospital also highlighted several other Olean General staff members nominated for their teamwork, communication, and dedication, alongside honorees from Bradford Regional Medical Center.
   

• Olean Student Takes Part in Empire State Service Corps Program (tapinto.net) — An Olean resident, SUNY Oneonta student Grace Ring, has been selected for the competitive Empire State Service Corps, logging service hours in a K–12 school. Her work contributes to a statewide AmeriCorps initiative that offers education awards and places students in high-need community roles across New York.
   

📸 Around Olean

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Weekly Veterans Hangout
  Beat City Music , 217 N Union St , Olean
  4:00 pm
• Planning & Development Committee
  Batavia City Centre , 102 Main St , Batavia
  6:00 pm
• Fredonia Girls Varsity Basketball @ Olean
  Olean High School , 410 W Sullivan St , Olean
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Winter Solstice: Welcoming the Return of Light
  Olean Meditation Center , 2275 Dugan Rd , Olean
  6:30 pm
• Dunkirk Boys Varsity Basketball @ Olean
  Olean High School , 410 W Sullivan St , Olean
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• 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

Sunday December 21

• Breakfast with St. Nick at GCVM
  Genesee Country Village & Museum , 1410 Flint Hill Rd , Mumford
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Pioneer Boys Varsity Basketball @ Olean
  Olean High School , 410 W Sullivan St , Olean
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• George Washington Revolutionaries vs. St. Bonaventure Bonnies
  Reilly Center , St. Bonaventure University , Saint Bonaventure , Olean
  1:00 pm

Saturday February 7

• Duquesne @ St. Bonaventure
  Reilly Center , St. Bonaventure University , Saint Bonaventure , Olean
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Olean. Apply here.
• Tradesmen International, LLC posted a job opening for Welder in Olean. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Olean here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellsville

• Huge cookie sale: Wellsville senior class selling Christmas cookies on Saturday at Runnings (wellsvillesun.com)
• Leroy H. 'Scottie' Scott, 94, Wellsville (wellsvillesun.com)
• Tami's Floral Expressions Announces Huge Holiday Sale, December 15–24 (wellsvillesun.com)

Randolph

• Podium Presence (post-journal.com)

Andover

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-- The Patch AM Team

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