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Olean receives $4.8M for lead service line work
Olean receives $4.8M for lead service line work
Bob Clark 
June 10, 2026
OLEAN -- The city will receive millions to eliminate lead from the water supply system. During Tuesday’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Amy Sherburne n...
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Parish leaders: St. John’s to remain open, independent parish
Parish leaders: St. John’s to remain open, independent parish
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
June 10, 2026
OLEAN — St. John the Evangelist Church will remain its own parish, officials trying to save the facility announced. In a statement published online an...
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Big 7th inning keys Hangry Pitches past McKan
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Big 7th inning keys Hangry Pitches past McKan
June 8, 2026
Liz Rix finished 4-for-4 with a home run and Meghan Hollenbeck went 3-for-4 to lead Hangry Pitches to a 15-8 triumph over McKan Trucking in an Olean Women’s Softball League matchup on Monday night. Christy Lineman (triple) and Miranda Ruffner both went 2-for-4, Jen Blum was 2-for-5 and Kayla Berlin ...
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Final group of Charities Classic players announced
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Final group of Charities Classic players announced
June 8, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the eighth, and final, group of players who have committed to playing in...
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Salamanca’s Escobar is double section VI champion in 100 and 200 meters
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Salamanca’s Escobar is double section VI champion in 100 and 200 meters
June 8, 2026
Wilczewski, Green strike gold while Olean piles up top-five finishes The Section VI Track and Field State Qualifiers delivered plenty of standout perf...
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Oilers split weekend games vs. Niagara, Batavia
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Oilers split weekend games vs. Niagara, Batavia
June 8, 2026
OLEAN — The Oilers improved to 4-2 on Saturday, putting together multiple strong pitching performances and getting some power in the second and sixth ...
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Praise and criticism at the Wellsville Village Board meeting
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Praise and criticism at the Wellsville Village Board meeting
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 09, 2026
WELLSVILLE — The village board heard both praise and criticism from residents at Monday evening's board meeting. Praise came from Angela Glickstein, w...
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Leon Road closing for culvert project
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Leon Road closing for culvert project
Jun 09, 2026
NEW ALBION — County Road 6 (Leon Road) in the town of New Albion will be closed for  replacement of a cross culvert, the Cattaraugus County Department...
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Hochul extends NY bar hours for FIFA World Cup
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Hochul extends NY bar hours for FIFA World Cup
Jun 09, 2026
With the FIFA World Cup just around the corner, Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill allowing bars across New York to stay open until 4 a.m. for the du...
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Angelica property owners call for action against battery storage facility
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Angelica property owners call for action against battery storage facility
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 09, 2026
ANGELICA — Residents didn't get much satisfaction when they crowded into the town's small boardroom Monday night to oppose construction of a battery e...
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Olean’s Yang named Youth of the Week
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Olean’s Yang named Youth of the Week
Jun 09, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Dickson Yang, the son of Hang Yang and Juan Ling Li and a...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
Jun 09, 2026
From getting ready for Buffalo Bill and fighting diphtheria to cracking down on traffic problems, from canoeing to New Orleans to clearing the way for...
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Robert Hoops: American Patriot and Olean Founder
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Robert Hoops: American Patriot and Olean Founder
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
Jun 09, 2026
In 1769, Robert Hoops left his family home in Philadelphia and set off for land his father had bequeathed to him in a town in western New Jersey at th...
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100 miles for those who served
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100 miles for those who served
By SAVANNAH BARR news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
When Linda Transki’s grandfather boarded an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., her family worried the trip might reopen old wounds. A World War II vete...
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Warm, wet weather in forecast for Olean this week
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Warm, wet weather in forecast for Olean this week
Brian McClellan 
Jun 08, 2026
The weather this week will continue the warm trend — temperatures will remain in the 80s much of the week — though it is expected to be much more unse...
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Still love those (stressful) pets!
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Still love those (stressful) pets!
By DEB WUETHRICH 
June 10, 2026
I have watched other people with their pets and their shared lives seem simple compared to mine! I suppose it’s not really true, because when you shar...
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New York finally taking lawsuit abuse seriously
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New York finally taking lawsuit abuse seriously
By LAUREN ZELT   
June 9, 2026
For years, New Yorkers have been stuck paying some of the highest auto insurance premiums in the country. Families already struggling with the cost of...
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