SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Area 60+ Center is for all people in and around Cattaraugus County SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education will conduct a public hearing concerning the 2025–26 budget at 5:30 p.m in the high school large group instruction room at SALAMANCA — With the renovation of a section of the Salamanca Municipal Building for a new records storage area complete city officials are hoping to keep those records in top SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District has received a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for making improvements to the nutritional quality of school meals The FPU is a refurbished structure of the previously decommissioned Independence Hub production facility. The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Carter Smith a senior at Ellicottville High School and the son of Chad and Sarah Smith (Family Features) Strokes can happen to anyone Despite being one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States SALAMANCA — The Board of Education of the Salamanca City Central School District will conduct a public hearing concerning the 2025-26 budget on May 13 SALAMANCA — In the Salamanca City Central School District student success is not just an expectation — it is a community-wide commitment family obligations and the millions of things on your to-do list it's easy to feel like you're at or beyond capacity boating and warm-weather adventure season nears the annual Seneca Allegany RV Show will celebrate the open road outdoor adventures and getting there in style SALAMANCA — High School Principal Lloyd Long has announced the following students in grades 8–12 have been named to the honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2024–25 school SALAMANCA — The ongoing capital improvement project at the Salamanca City Central School District now has a proposed fifth phase slated for a May vote SALAMANCA — A new family-style restaurant recently popped up on Broad Street giving the community another place to gather and enjoy delicious homemade dishes the Bills traded away the pick that would be used on the fastest player in the NFL Draft SALAMANCA — What the Salamanca City Central School District could look like five years from now — and what the community that lives « Back reports the achievement of several significant milestones marking major steps forward in the construction of the Salamanca FPU and its related field development project The company also reports that initial well operations at both Leon and Castile have been successfully completed.  as well as the Leon and Castile discoveries with Repsol and O.G Oil & Gas as non-operating working interest owners.  The Salamanca project involves the refurbishment of a former Gulf of Mexico (GoM) production facility which is being transformed into an FPU with a capacity of 60,000 bbl/d of oil and 40 MMcf/d of natural gas LLOG says this approach has significantly minimized environmental impact by reusing existing infrastructure and reducing construction cycle time ultimately enhancing economic returns.  The hull refurbishment was completed at the Seatrium facility in Brownsville and delivered to Kiewit’s yard in Ingleside marking a critical milestone in the project’s timeline.  the new topside equipment and deck was successfully rejoined to the hull and final outfitting of the FPU will be completed in early 2025 LLOG says this achievement brings it closer to the project’s mid-2025 production target and underscores its commitment to sustainable energy solutions.  LLOG says all of the initial wells to support the Salamanca FPU have been successfully drilled and cased This includes discovery wells drilled at Castile and Leon with additional successful development wells drilled in 2023 and 2024 The final well finished drilling in September 2024 at the Leon Development (Keathley Canyon 686 #4) encountering greater than 1,000 ft of high-quality oil-bearing sands The facility will be located in Keathley Canyon 689 in about 6,400 ft of water.  LLOG entered the Leon field as the operator in 2019 through an agreement with Repsol that also brought the global multi-energy company into the LLOG-operated Castile field with the goal to accelerate plans and optimize the economics of developing both discoveries.  “The unique aspect of the Salamanca facility is that the FPU is the first refurbishment of a GoM facility that was in production and being brought into commerce as a producing asset again By modifying a previously built production unit compared with constructing a new facility we are able to significantly reduce the time to bring these discoveries online the project has a significantly positive environmental impact as it reuses an existing unit compared with abandonment of the unit while also accomplishing approximately a 70% reduction in emissions impact compared to the construction of a new unit.”   the other aspect of the project that brings us pride is the major construction for this project has been undertaken in shipyards and construction yards in Texas and Louisiana versus occurring internationally Our ongoing success and achievements in delivering complex deepwater projects reflect the dedication and expertise of our outstanding team We look forward to continuing our progress and contributing to the energy needs of the nation.”  (WKBW) — Security cameras are coming to Salamanca The city is spending $600,000 to have them installed in several places Police Chief Jamie Deck: “They are high definition and AI included.” Deck: “If we do have a person of interest that committed a more violent crime and if he/she walks in front of any the cameras it picks them up Last summer, we spoke to several Salamanca parents, concerned that drug activity had taken over their neighborhoods Mayor Sandra Magiera told me these are the city’s response to that cry for help all of them lining the Pennsy Trail in the middle of the city “I think the first day [we had the cameras the mayor told me she doesn't see that as a problem we just want street activities,” Magiera said I wasn’t told how many more cameras are coming to the city but I’m told they will be placed at all the highly traveled routes and intersections We want to hear what’s going on in your community Share your voice and hear from your neighbors members of the Common Council and the city’s Department of Public Works have scheduled clean-up days for June SALAMANCA — The Seneca Allegany Event Center will host the popular Sportsman’s Show this weekend as local sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts will have the opportunity to enjoy browsing and talking The ninth annual Corporate Cup that showcases the best local high school soccer players in Pennsylvania and New York will take place at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on BUFFALO — The Salamanca boys basketball team couldn't pull off another comeback playoff victory as they fell 63-60 in their Section 6 Class B2 semifinal game against Wilson at Buffalo Salamanca baseball has found some success under fourth year head coach Greg Herrick Herrick has led the team to a 40-20 record in the A flurry of fourth-quarter plays went Salamanca's way Saturday afternoon, denying Chenango Forks a 14th appearance in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association football championship game to open the fourth quarter to a 21-point hole in just over seven minutes of game action in a 34-13 loss to the Section 6 champions at Vestal High School's Dick Hoover Stadium A 51-yard touchdown pass from Maddox Isaac to Cory Holleran was followed by a Forks lost fumble on a sack Three plays later Isaac connected with Payton Bradley for a 22-yard touchdown that put the Warriors up 28-13 with 8:44 remaining What seemed like an open door for an opportunity at Forks' eighth state championship was slammed shut in a hurry by Salamanca "It just seems like everything just fell apart all at the same time didn’t it?" Forks head coach Dave Hogan said "We were right in it and all of the sudden we weren’t I think a lot of that was them and probably mostly them they stuffed our offense as well and things just weren’t going our way there at the end." Chenango Forks finished with a record of 11-2 after beating defending Class C state champion Waverly, 38-35 Forks then rolled to a 42-7 win over General Brown in the state quarterfinals "It stings right now because when you put your heart and soul into something that’s so important to you and you fall short "But in the end I think they’re going to look back on this and realize it was a great year." Salamanca Stars of the GameIsaac completed 4 of 10 passes for 103 yards and three touchdowns His first scoring toss went for 29 yards to Zachary Trietley that sent Salamanca into halftime with a 15-6 lead Isaac's 2-yard TD run with 4:45 remaining ended the scoring Xavier Peters did most of the work on the ground for Salamanca rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries His 40-yard TD run helped give the Warriors the lead for good Finn Stark scored both of the Blue Devils' touchdowns on 1-yard runs that capped drives typical of Forks' offense at its best He rushed 10 times for 31 yards to go with three catches for 25 yards 88-yard series and brought the Blue Devils within 15-13 with 3:35 to go in the third quarter Tate Bender was Forks' top rusher with 62 yards on eight carries Blue Devils quarterback Sam Paske completed 9 of 12 passes for 102 yards More: Maine-Endwell headed back to state final Forks' offensive efficiency is a big part of its success But two lost fumbles Saturday led to Salamanca touchdowns with the first setting up Peters' first-half TD "We talk about games are won up front and in the turnover battle," Hogan said You can’t turn the ball over and expect to win." Up NextSalamanca (13-0) will face Section 2 champion Schuylerville (12-1) in the championship game at noon Dec Salamanca entered Saturday's game ranked No 1 in Class C by the New York State Sports Writers Association New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. is officially making another run for Bronx borough president Salamanca previously launched a campaign for borough president in 2020 but dropped out of the race in 2021 to run for reelection to the City Council where he chairs the powerful Land Use Committee Salamanca is mounting a formidable challenge to incumbent Borough President Vanessa Gibson and he’s emphasizing quality-of-life issues and his Bronx upbringing (Gibson was raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn) Gibson is the borough’s first Black and first woman borough president her elected predecessors this century were all Puerto Rican men A spokesperson for Gibson did not respond in time for publication Salamanca acknowledged he would perhaps have less actual authority as borough president than he currently does in the council but he emphasized the power of the borough president bully pulpit He also said that unlike a couple of his lefty City Council colleagues he doesn’t see a reason at this point to call for the mayor to resign amid multiple federal corruption probes City & State spoke with Salamanca on Sept the day he officially announced his run for borough president This interview has been edited for length and clarity The last time you decided to run for Bronx borough president Four years ago when I decided to run for Bronx borough president and I threw my hat in the ring There was a big group of individuals that were running I’ve still got a lot of work to do.” There was a lot going on in my district And I was going to be giving up another four years on the New York City Council There were projects that are historic for me and projects that meant a lot being born and raised in this community that I wanted to (see) and I saw how my community was suffering in terms of food insecurities individuals passing away – my dad being one of them in that time frame I just felt that the right thing for me to do was to step back and run for reelection for my seat What sets you apart from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson She’s the first Black borough president and the first woman to be borough president Are you concerned at all about the optics of unseating someone who made history like that I’m responsible for approving over 10,000 units of 100% affordable housing I think that it’s the Bronxites’ decision as to who they want to choose as their next representative you’d arguably have less power than you currently do How do you plan to use the position to enact your plans in a way that couldn’t be done in your current position As a former district manager of Bronx Community Board 2 I have the knowledge of using the power of community boards the voices of what I call the first level of government and utilize your voice to get city agencies and those in power such as the mayor and the speaker of the City Council and so on to listen to your concerns and come up with comprehensive ways on how to address those issues I know that it’s a change from being a council member you have to ensure that you have those relationships with those elected officials that are in power so that you can hold them accountable and ensure that Bronxites are getting their fair share I feel that I have the knowledge to get results for my borough We reported in July that you had an early fundraising lead against Gibson What kind of groups are you taking money from and who are you not accepting money from I had multiple elections because I came in in a special election and then a year later I had another primary and then four years later I had another primary and then in 2023 I had another primary it’s been nonstop in terms of fundraising at the pace that I’ve been fundraising as a council member I have individuals in all different industries who support me whether it’s the janitors or whether it’s a secretary from a school I have a fuller range of individuals who have seen me grow as a district manager and as a council member and want to be supportive in this campaign Do you have any thoughts on the investigations going on at City Hall it’s a little embarrassing what’s happening I hope that those individuals that are being investigated are being honest and truthful and submitting their information to the authorities so they can do a full and thorough investigation and have an outcome It’s unfortunate that what’s happening has been a distraction for what we need as New Yorkers which is full attention to the everyday issues that are affecting our quality of lives A few of your colleagues have called on the mayor to resign but there is no reason to ask for the mayor to resign What are you doing about air quality and housing in the Bronx The Metro North rezoning plan was recently approved by your committee We’re getting four stations in the borough of the Bronx have been going through our communities for years if not for a few decades and we’ve just been watching them go right by without direct access to them Having the ability to be the chair of a committee where I can say the chairman of the Land Use Committee was one of a handful of individuals that negotiated this project in terms of assuring that we’re getting affordable housing in areas that predominantly don’t produce affordable housing Also working and ensuring that we’re getting affordable housing Even though they are doing their fair share In terms of the environment part of the City of Yes I was the key spokesman on ensuring that they added what’s called a special permit for last-mile facilities communities in Brooklyn and in other parts of Queens where you have industrial zones where you may have companies that need a last-mile that are just coming in buying property as a right and not really conversing or getting any community input Those facilities honestly what they come with are tractor trailers coming in and out of our communities So to know that I was able to spearhead a special permit process for these last-mile facilities is one of my proudest moments when I talk about my advocacy for the environment in the city of New York There has been construction in Hunts Point to expand the highway for a while now and residents have reported a lot of issues like dangerous walkways When you’re dealing with construction for those two or three years that you know development is happening They’re moving bus stops from one corner to the other they can begin construction at 7 in the morning So what we’ve done is that we’ve had multiple walkthroughs and meetings with the state’s Department of Transportation in terms of getting timelines pointing out the issues of a community to see how they can improve their construction practices and a lot of it has to do with the community basically voicing their concerns and we as leaders whether the community board or elected officials listening to their concerns and taking them back to the state representatives for DOT and putting pressure on them to speed up the process and I think that they’ve done a good job with that 2: In terms of accessibility it’ll be easier and it’ll be safer for pedestrians in one part of the South Bronx to get to the other side of the South Bronx meaning from Longwood over to the hospital Is there anyone you’re supporting to fill your seat I am supporting Freddy Perez to replace me He’s been around this community his entire life and I’ve worked with Freddie for many years Freddie is in tune with the issues that are occurring in the South Bronx he knows the leaders in the community whether they’re long-standing leaders or they’re new and upcoming leaders That’s why we’ll be supporting him to replace me here in the 17th Council District Anything that you want to leave our readers with This story has been updated with the correct community 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Please check out our other newsletter offerings on our Newsletter page. 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CGTN published an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection tour in east China's Shanghai Focusing on his visits to an AI incubator and BUFFALO — The Salamanca boys basketball team couldn’t pull off another comeback playoff victory as they fell 63-60 in their Section 6 Class B2 semifinal game against Wilson at Buffalo OLEAN — It was a frustrating first three games of the season for the Olean softball team • April 23 – Signs of Spring Evening Walk at Site 53 Join a park naturalist who will explain Allegany State Park’s blossoming spring SALAMANCA — The Seneca Allegany Community Center (SACC) will host a “Superhero Training Camp” and “Kids Creation Market” from 10 a.m SALAMANCA — History was about to repeat itself Three weeks after Falconer traveled to Cattaraugus County and knocked off Salamanca the Golden Falcons were on the verge of making it two straight wins Saturday night against the Warriors Up by 18 points with a little more than seven minutes remaining in the Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal before a full house at the Salamanca High School gym 9 Falconer saw its poise and its lead evaporate down the stretch allowing the top-seeded Warriors to escape with a stunning 60-58 come-from-behind victory it being a playoff situation and with the quality of coaching they have and the quality of players I’ve never been part of a game like that,” Salamanca head coach Adam Bennett said ” … We needed to be perfect in that last seven minutes and The win advances the Warriors (18-3) into the semifinals against No The Lakemen won their quarterfinal 59-40 Saturday over No who used a 41-14 run spanning the second and third quarters to build their seemingly insurmountable advantage “It just snowballed,” Falconer head coach Jordan Goold said Salamanca’s rally started innocently enough After Falconer’s Max Parmentier’s layup on a pass from Roger Markham gave the Golden Falcons a 54-36 lead with 7:15 left no one could have imagined that the visitors wouldn’t score again until Nathan Bailey’s acrobatic layup 41/2 minutes later the Warriors still trailed 56-47 at the 2:50 mark But someone forgot to notify them of that fact “You lean on your experience in those moments,” Bennett said Maddox Isaac and Jacob Herrick drilled 3-pointers the latter pulling Salamanca to within 58-56 with 1:34 left Isaac tied it with a two-point field goal and after a Golden Falcons’ missed 3-pointer the Warriors grabbed the rebound and called a timeout Needing a bucket to take the lead for the first time since late in the first half Brown drilled a mid-range jumper with 25 seconds remaining to put Salamanca in front 60-58 Falconer still had plenty of time to tie or take the lead but it eventually turned the ball over on a held possession with 3.6 seconds remaining Roger Markham’s heave from beyond half court was no good and the Warriors’ remarkable comeback was complete “You have to be able to win in different ways to go where you want to go,” Bennett said “I don’t know if anyone would classify us as a great outside shooting team Until the wild fourth quarter — the Golden Falcons were guilty of eight turnovers and outscored 24-6 — they were at times dominant Trailing 22-11 four minutes before halftime they outscored Salamanca 18-0 the rest of the period thanks to 9 points from Roger Markham and a 3-pointer at the horn by Nathan Bailey it was more of the same as Falconer drilled five 3-pointers in the third quarter including three in a row by Channing Brainard And when Parmentier scored a layup in the first minute of the final period it appeared as if the Golden Falcons were headed to Buffalo State for the second straight season “We felt like they took us out of our identity in the second and third quarters,” Bennett said we’re going to do it with the way we love to play press and trap.’ These guys feed on that “They really ramped it up for about four minutes,” Goold said ” … There was kind of a breaking point when it was down to two (points) We were up two and it felt like we were down two Just a lot of stuff compounding the wrong way.” and Bailey and Zach Markham chipped in 10 apiece … The Warriors were guilty of 18 turnovers … The Golden Falcons turned the ball over 16 times but eight came in the decisive final period Construction is starting on the Anew Center's new a seven-unit 19-bed family shelter in Jamestown that will serve .. 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Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of New York | https://www.post-journal.com | PO Box 3386 SALAMANCA — This week has been a whirlwind for the Salamanca football team as it faces the mental and physical challenges of preparing for its first SALAMANCA — With plenty of snowfall and consistently cold temperatures this winter conditions are the best they’ve been for the pro snowmobile races revving into town this weekend has advanced its Salamanca project in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) which involves the conversion of a former GOM production facility into a floating production unit (FPU) The privately owned exploration and production company anticipates the final outfitting of the FPU to be completed in early 2025 in time for the project’s production target of mid-2025 The Salamanca FPU will have a capacity of 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 40 million cubic feet per day (MMcfpd) of natural gas The approach “significantly minimizes environmental impact by reusing existing infrastructure and reduces time ultimately enhancing economic returns,” LLOG said in a news release The hull refurbishment was completed at Seatrium in Brownsville Texas and delivered to Kiewit’s yard in Ingleside in October 2024 LLOG said that all of the initial wells to support the Salamanca FPU have been successfully drilled and cased including discovery wells drilled at Castile and Leon “The final well finished drilling in September 2024 at the Leon Development (Keathley Canyon 686 #4) encountering greater than 1,000 feet of high quality oil-bearing sands,” LLOG said The facility will be located in Keathley Canyon 689 in approximately 6,400 feet of water “LLOG has a long history of developing prolific projects in the GOM safely We are pleased to be progressing another world class project and to have reached several important milestones while also optimizing financial flexibility through securing financing for the Salamanca project The unique aspect of the Salamanca facility is that the FPU is the first refurbishment of a GOM facility that was in production and being brought into commerce as a producing asset again we are able to significantly reduce the time to bring these discoveries online” while also accomplishing approximately a 70% reduction in emissions impact compared to the construction of a new unit Our ongoing success and achievements in delivering complex deepwater projects reflect the dedication and expertise of our outstanding team,” he added LLOG entered the Leon field as its operator in 2019 through an agreement with Repsol Oil & Gas as non-operating working interest owners Karoon Energy Ltd and LLOG confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery in the Who Dat South exploration well in the GOM Drilling in Who Dat South started in September 2024 Karoon said in an earlier news release that the exploration well intersected several hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone intervals through the targeted Miocene zones over a gross interval between 5,000 meters measured depth (MD) and a final total depth (TD) of 7,014 meters MD SALAMANCA — Planning for this year’s Salamanca Summer Fest and Falling Leaves Festival commenced March 24 when committees met for their first meeting 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LLOG Exploration Company a privately-owned exploration and production company focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) is pleased to announce the achievement of several significant milestones marking major steps forward in the construction of the Salamanca Floating Production Unit (“FPU”) initial well operations at both Leon and Castile have been successfully completed “LLOG has a long history of developing prolific projects in the GOM safely We look forward to continuing our progress and contributing to the energy needs of the Nation.” The Salamanca project involves the refurbishment of a former GOM production facility which is being transformed into an FPU with a capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 40 million cubic feet of natural gas per day This innovative approach significantly minimizes environmental impact by reusing existing infrastructure and reduces time TX and delivered to Kiewit’s yard in Ingleside marking a critical milestone in the project's timeline the new topside equipment and deck was successfully rejoined to the hull and final outfitting of the FPU will be completed in early 2025 This achievement brings LLOG closer to the project's mid-2025 production target and highlights the Company's commitment to delivering high-quality All of the initial wells to support the Salamanca FPU have been successfully drilled and cased encountering greater than 1,000 feet of high quality oil-bearing sands with the goal to accelerate plans and optimize the economics of developing both discoveries is a privately-owned exploration and production company in the United States LLOG’s corporate headquarters is in Covington Louisiana and the Company has an office in Houston visit the Company’s website at www.llog.com Repsol is a global multi-energy company that is leading the energy transition with its ambition of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 the company employs 24,000 people worldwide and distributes its products in nearly 100 countries to around 24 million customers