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OLEAN – As of last week, workers from the J.W. Danforth Co. finished out their contract with the city for installing new electronic water meters.

In parts 1 and 2: Mark Voorheis, Friendship town historian, has documented an agent of the Underground Railroad by the name of Ethan Lanphear who lived in Allegany County. Mr. Lanphear had connections with the Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen, an ex-slave who helped more than 1,500 slaves to freedom, and to Frederick Douglass, the famed orator and Underground Railroad â??conductorâ? in Rochester. Mr. Douglass held a lecture tour in Allegany County in 1851, where he likely met Mr. Lanphear.

Part 2 of 3 In part 1: Mark Voorheis, Friendship town historian, has documented an agent on the Underground Railroad by the name of Ethan Lanphear who lived in Allegany County. Mr. Lanphear had connections with the Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen, an ex-slave who helped more than 1,500 slaves to freedom, and to Frederick Douglass, the famed orator and Underground Railroad “conductor” in Rochester.

Josh Miles, 9, adds some finishing touches to his snowman while his mother, Crissy Calbi, shovels the sidewalk Friday outside their North Union Street home. Joe Kelly/Olean Times Herald

OLEAN – Local Democrat leaders said they were surprised by Gov. David Patersonâ??s announcement Friday that he would not seek re-election.

Former County Legislature Chairman Don B. Winship was remembered Friday by former Legislature colleagues as a vocal supporter of Cattaraugus County.

NILE – Mark Voorheis, historian for the town of Friendship, has unearthed documents from a man who admitted to acting as an agent of the Underground Railroad, and has pinpointed the location of his house – which still stands.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – With Gov. David Paterson out of the way, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s path to the governor’s mansion once occupied by his father has become much clearer, although he still won’t say whether he intends to run.

LITTLE VALLEY – Like most counties in New York state, Cattaraugus County’s sales tax revenues declined last year.

OLEAN – The Olean Family YMCA on Wayne Street is hoping for a strong start to its Strong Kids annual support campaign, which kicked off Thursday.

OLEAN – The walk to Olean schools is going to become a little easier as work on the portions of the city’s sidewalk infrastructure is expected to begin in the spring.

LITTLE VALLEY – Like most counties in New York state, Cattaraugus County’s sales tax revenues declined last year.

OLEAN – The Olean Family YMCA on Wayne Street is hoping for a strong start to its Strong Kids annual support campaign, which kicked off Thursday.

OLEAN – The walk to Olean schools is going to become a little easier as work on the portions of the city’s sidewalk infrastructure is expected to begin in the spring.

Colin Evans of Portville, a member of Boy Scout Troop 631, leads Cattaraugus County lawmakers in the Scout Oath and the Pledge of Allegiance Feb. 24 to mark the Boy Scouts of America centennial. He is a grandson of Legislator James J. Snyder, R-Olean, and a son of county Youth Bureau Director Anthony Evans and his wife, Syd. Legislators who were Boy Scouts themselves joined Colin in the Boy Scout oath. Photo by Rick Miller/Olean Times Herald

FRANKLINVILLE – In a case that rocked Franklinville Central School District, the parents of a suspended student have spoken out about the effects of an alleged incident aboard a school bus carrying the wrestling team home from a match in Panama.

Gov. David Paterson may have found his angle to begin taxing Native American cigarette sales within the state.

ALLEGANY – The town of Allegany Planning Board unanimously voted that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed wind turbine farm in Chipmonk was adequate for public review during a special meeting on Wednesday.

OLEAN – Alderman Gary “Casey” Jones would like to see the city use some of the money left in this year’s contingency budget help reduce expenses in the proposed 2010-11 budget.

New York State Parks officials are projecting budget savings of $171,000 in Allegany State Park from cuts announced last week, but local officials are concerned about the negative economic impact the cuts could have.