Three area school districts’ budgets shot down in Tuesday vote
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 20, 2026
Public school districts across New York state held their annual budget votes and board elections on Tuesday, and at least three districts in the Times...
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Memorial Day events planned for Monday
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Local communities will mark Memorial Day with parades and observances on Monday. The Olean American Legion and Olean VFW will host exercises a...
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HS WRAP: Olean tops Portville to wrap 15-1 regular season
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
By Corey Dieteman 
May 20, 2026
PORTVILLE — Caine DeGolier went 3-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored and Olean wrapped up a dominant regular season with a 13-2 five-inning triumph over Portville in a non-league contest on Wednesday. Dominik Myers doubled, drove in two runs and scored twice and Alex Jones went 1-for-2 with t...
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Brady: Allen, Moore building chemistry at OTAs
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
May 20, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills coach Joe Brady remembers the chemistry between Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. When Brady arrived in Buffalo as quarterback...
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The unlikely rise of Olean tennis
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
May 20, 2026
OLEAN - At 9 a.m. this Saturday morning, Olean tennis coach Ben Wright was already rallying with one of his new players. Months earlier, freshman Carm...
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Bramer, Cattaraugus-LV hold off Salamanca 72-69
Local Sports, Sports, Track & Field
May 19, 2026
Olean, Portville, A-L also secure early-week wins SALAMANCA — Triple-winner Talon Bramer led the Cattaraugus-Little Valley girls track and field team ...
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Local & Social
Kevin Smeal marks 25 years with Cutco
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Kevin Smeal, distribution center operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will celebrate 25 years of service on May 21, 2026. Smeal joined Cutco on M...
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Jason Lingaton with Cutco for 25 years
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Jason Lingaton, cleaning line operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 25 years of service with the company. Lingaton joined Cutco on ...
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Betty Brown marks 25 years at Cutco
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Betty Brown, flatware operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 25 years of service with the company. Brown joined Cutco on May 21, 200...
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Ronda Padlo marks 25 years at Vector Marketing
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Ronda Padlo, administrative services representative for Vector Marketing Corp., a subsidiary of Cutco Corp., is celebrating 25 years of servic...
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Police reports 5/20/26
Crime, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 12:47 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buffalo and Constitution streets. ...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 5/18/26
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
May 19, 2026
Salamanca Police  May 12, 6:28 a.m. , Yancey A. Dowdy, 39, of Salamanca, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance...
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Be aware of the risks of ingesting kratom
Commentary, Opinion
May 21, 2026
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It's safe to assume that this...
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AI anxiety won’t be eased by universal basic income
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ANNE EDWARDS Bloomberg Opinion 
May 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is a palpable fear among American workers that AI is coming for their jobs. The answer to that fear, as I’ve argued, is to make...
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A fix for gerrymandering both parties could love
Commentary, Opinion
By MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
May 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess. More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away...
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Half-steps on climate law changes won’t fix it
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
May 20, 2026
Details on the still-unfinished state budget have been few and far between over the seven weeks now that it has been late, but once Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
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