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Bills dominated Steelers on the ground, but passing game remains a concern
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Bills dominated Steelers on the ground, but passing game remains a concern
By By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS) 
December 3, 2025
PITTSBURGH — What would the narrative be if Joey Bosa hadn’t planted Aaron Rodgers face-first into the turf? Or if the ball didn’t take a helpful bounce into Christian Benford’s hands? Would the Buffalo Bills have blown out the Pittsburgh Steelers? Would they have won at all? The Steelers were ripe ...
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Injuries shift Olean’s plans, but young talent brings new hope
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Injuries shift Olean’s plans, but young talent brings new hope
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
Heading into this season, the Olean girls basketball team had big aspirations. Coach Chelsea Bowker expected to have six returning starters, a core th...
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Bonnies look to improve to 8-1 vs. Division II Bloomsburg
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Bonnies look to improve to 8-1 vs. Division II Bloomsburg
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
OLEAN — In the 1898-1899 informal collegiate basketball season, the Bloomsburg Huskies reportedly went 10-0, showcasing some of the finest peach baske...
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Low numbers aside, Portville’s goals remain lofty
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Low numbers aside, Portville’s goals remain lofty
By J.P. BUTLER, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
Rhinehart, Haynes back from last year’s sectional semi team For the Portville girls basketball team, it could probably have been viewed as a retooling...
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Police reports 12/3/25
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Police reports 12/3/25
Dec 03, 2025
Olean Police Tuesday, 1:40 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Sullivan and North Seventh st...
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‘Home for the Holidays’ concert coming to casino Saturday
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‘Home for the Holidays’ concert coming to casino Saturday
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
SALAMANCA — Feel the holiday magic with an incredible night of music at the Seneca Allegany Event Center on Dec. 6, when four legendary artists presen...
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Silver Bells in the City to fill Salamanca with holiday cheer
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Silver Bells in the City to fill Salamanca with holiday cheer
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
SALAMANCA — The excitement is building as residents prepare for the annual Silver Bells in the City event, which brings activities and cheer to the co...
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Portville Drama Club to present ‘Elf The Musical JR.’ this weekend
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Portville Drama Club to present ‘Elf The Musical JR.’ this weekend
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
PORTVILLE — Area residents are invited to embrace their inner elf when the Portville Central School Drama Club presents its holiday production of “Elf...
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With roots that date back 165 years, Olean Times Herald is still here for you
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With roots that date back 165 years, Olean Times Herald is still here for you
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
A few years ago, someone in the Olean community looked me in the eye and asked, “So, when is the Times Herald going to close?” Mind you, as mentioned,...
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Police reports 12/2/25
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Police reports 12/2/25
Dec 02, 2025
Olean Police Monday, 7:57 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Sullivan and North Seventh str...
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Police reports 12/1/25
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Police reports 12/1/25
Dec 01, 2025
Salamanca Police  Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. , Joseph G. VanCamp, 31, of Salamanca, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. VanCamp wa...
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Police reports 11/28/25
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Police reports 11/28/25
Nov 28, 2025
Olean Police Tuesday, 11:48 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Front Street near Seneca Avenue. A vehicle operated b...
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July 29, 2025
Benjamin Morgan of Allegany earned a Bachelor of Science in computer networks and cybersecurity from University of Maryland Global Campus this past sp...
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In praise of the handwritten Christmas card
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In praise of the handwritten Christmas card
December 3, 2025
We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due. Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depres...
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
December 3, 2025
The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....
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Renewing the fight for more responsible government
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Renewing the fight for more responsible government
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
December 3, 2025
Approaching a new legislative session in January, we unfortunately continue to face the same set of challenges and setbacks many of us have fought to ...
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 2, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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