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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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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about her plan to restrict smartphone use in schools at Farnsworth Middle School on Jan. 22.

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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

July 18, 2025

Area school admins preparing NYS distraction-free smartphone policies

Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday highlighted growing momentum for New York’s implementation of dist...

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Scenes from Cuba Garlic Festival

Bob Clark

September 21, 2026

CUBA -- The annual Cuba Garlic Festival, organized by the Cuba Chamber of Commerce, brought thousands to Empire City Farms on the south side of Cuba o...

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Wellsville village denies permit for traveling meat seller

By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com

September 21, 2026

WELLSVILLE — Trustees on the village board turned down a request from a vendor to sell frozen, prepackaged meat to local consumers. Backyard Butchers,...

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JCC in Olean at 50 years: Snyder gave 3 decades of caring leadership

By VINNY PEZZIMENTI Special to Olean Times Herald

September 21, 2026

Editor's note: This story is part of a series marking the 50th anniversary of SUNY Jamestown Community College's Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean an...

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Ellicottville Rotary’s Chili Cook-Off returns Saturday

By PAULA BERNSTEIN Special to Olean Times Herald

September 21, 2026

ELLICOTTVILLE — Local cooks will bring their best recipes and secret spice blends to the upstairs at Madigans Saturday for the third annual Rotary Clu...

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Hochul’s chance to practice what she preaches on affordable housing

By NICHOLAS L. WADDY

September 21, 2026

We hear a lot of talk these days about the relative merits of capitalism and socialism since, for some reason, Marxism is back in fashion in certain (...

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