Olean marks Veterans Day with ceremony at War Vets Park
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
November 11, 2026
OLEAN — Hundreds gathered to mark Veterans Day on Tuesday at the city’s War Veterans Park. Scouts BSA scouts led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by...
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Bonnies Ink 6-7 Forward Victor Aborowa
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports, ...
November 12, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Victor Aborowa, a 6-foot-7 forward, has signed a letter of intent to join the St. Bonaventure University men's basketball team next fall, head coach Mike MacDonald announced. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Aborowa joins the Bonnies from Andrews Osborne Academy (OH)...
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Bill, Bonnies roll in blowout win over Cornell
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
Henry Buchan 
November 11, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — A week after stumbling in their home opener, the Bonnies (2-1) looked like a much improved team, dominating Cornell (2-2) in an 88-6...
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Three Bonnies set career highs in win over Mercyhurst
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports, ...
November 11, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — A strong second half and three career performances propelled the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team to a 2-0 start to the seaso...
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Portville volleyball takes down Section V champs Perry
Local Sports, Sports, Volleyball
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
November 10, 2026
CLARENCE - Portville girls volleyball is just one match from returning to the state tournament, chasing an astounding sixth consecutive win. They beat...
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Local & Social
New York GOP chairman faces calls to resign
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Nov 12, 2026
New York GOP Chairman Ed Cox is calling for party unity amid a push for his removal after the state's Republicans were nearly blanked in last week's m...
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Honoring veterans in Salamanca and beyond
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 11, 2026
SALAMANCA — Crisp fall temperatures and bright, sunny skies welcomed dozens from the greater Salamanca community in honoring its veterans Wednesday mo...
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Police reports 11/11/26: Cuba police charge man with rape
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Nov 11, 2026
CUBA — The Cuba Police Department reported Tuesday that a 29-year-old man had been arrested in connection with an alleged rape. Anthony T. Bethea, no ...
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Chicago bringing 60 years of hits to Seneca Allegany Event Center
Cattaraugus County News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, ...
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 11, 2026
SALAMANCA — The band Chicago is bringing its timeless hits and performing their unique signature sound at the Seneca Allegany Event Center at 8 p.m. S...
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2026 Gift of Memory program underway
Local News, News
Nov 10, 2026
SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. -- Kevin and Patty Dusenbury and their granddaughter, Gwynne, of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home announced that the Gift of Memory...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 11/9/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Nov 09, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 12:57 p.m. , Samuel I. Kettle, 31, no permanent address, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled subs...
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Love, Sophia: The hometown mission behind Sunday’s Bills flyover
News, News
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
October 2, 2026
When U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Blue's C-130 flies over Highmark Stadium on Sunday, he will do it with a mission central to the community that raised hi...
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Alito’s retirement plans are his to make
Commentary, Opinion
By STEPHEN L. CARTER Bloomberg Opinion 
November 12, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There’s an episode of "The West Wing" where the White House tries to get the ailing chief justice of the United States, a liberal fir...
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It will be hard for Republicans to win a third term in 2028
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
November 12, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Votes were still being counted in their party’s worst midterm defeat in a half-century when top Republicans looking toward 2028 beg...
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House shouldn’t gum up permitting reform
Commentary, Opinion
November 11, 2026
The Senate has advanced a permitting reform bill. But its future in the House remains murky. It would be a mistake, however, for lawmakers to miss the...
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