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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

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ALAN LITTELL Special to the Olean Times Herald

February 11, 2019

Final Edition: ‘Pitiful’ reminiscing on grand contribution to newspapering

Anyone who follows politics surely is aware that newspapers in this country are under attack and that the assailant-in-chief is Donald J. Trump. Odd fellow, our president. He has said

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Cattaraugus County Veteran Services to conduct October sessions

September 17, 2026

Steve E. McCord, director of Cattaraugus County Veterans Services, will be available to discuss Veterans Affairs benefit laws, the healthcare system o...

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Waste of the Day: Indie rock execs’ world tour

September 17, 2026

The quintessential image of up-and-coming musicians toughing it out in a squalid tour bus was far from reality in 2013, when the federal government sp...

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AI may reverse political polarization. Don’t get excited yet

By STEPHEN MIHM Bloomberg Opinion

September 17, 2026

NEW YORK (TNS) — Political polarization has become so extreme that when Democrats and Republicans find common ground on a single issue — like their sh...

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The unreality of the Republican midterm convention

By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News

September 17, 2026

WASHINGTON. (TNS) — The Roman poet Juvenal used the Latin phrase for “bread and circuses” to describe the distractions used by First Century Roman rul...

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Olean YMCA offering childcare options with revamped Early Learning Center

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

September 17, 2026

OLEAN — Families across the country are facing a severe childcare shortage, and that need in the greater Olean community is something the YMCA of the ...

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