radioNOVO News for Olean/Hornell 09-02-26

Good morning.Olean Mayor Amy Sherburne has issued temporary restrictions barricading the gazebo and pavilion at Lincoln Park due to growing public safety and sanitation concerns. City officials report documenting human waste, discarded needles, and attempts to light fires, prompting the city to secure those areas outside of authorized public events.In local politics, both major candidates in the Twenty-Third Congressional District race have picked up major statewide union endorsements. Incumbent Republican Nick Langworthy earned the backing of the New York Teamsters, while Democratic challenger Aaron Gies received the endorsement of the New York State A-F-L-C-I-O.And downtown Hornell is gearing up for the seventh annual Maple City Festival on Saturday, September twelfth. Organizers shifted the community celebration from October to mid-September this year to secure better weather for live music and local vendors.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.