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September 15, 2016

Scammers running ads, sending fraudulent checks to Olean residents

OLEAN — Latchmin Leckband thought she had found work taking care of a 71-year-old woman suffering from dementia who would soon be moving to Olean with her family.

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Yankees rally late again in Washington, this time with 4 in 8th for 4-2 victory and 3rd win in row

By NOAH TRISTER - AP Baseball Writer

July 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trent Grisham's two-run homer in of the eighth inning gave the Yankees another comeback victory over the Washington Nationals' bullp...

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Salamanca High to be pilot school for AI, humanoid robot in classroom

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

July 11, 2026

SALAMANCA — Realbotix Corp., a leading developer of humanoid robots and AI systems, has launched Optio, its AI teacher’s assistant, in a pilot program...

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Chamber to host Paradise in the Park on Thursday

July 11, 2026

A fresh theme and a new name will bring the same great clambake back to Lincoln Park this year. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s Paradise ...

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Dear Abby: Wife who married young has often heard she missed out

July 11, 2026

DEAR ABBY: I married when I was 20 and my husband was 32. I grew up with a conservative view of marriage, so in a sense, I believed marrying early wou...

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Police reports 7/10/26

July 11, 2026

Olean Police Friday, 8:43 a.m. , Duke L. Early, 50, no permanent address, was charged with petit larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief, class A ...

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