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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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Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.

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By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News

August 20, 2026

Democrat voters show GOP’s socialist warnings somewhat misplaced

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On Fox News, they’re still talking about the "socialist takeover" of the Demo...

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Polling lessons from the Michigan and Wisconsin races

By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPolitics

August 20, 2026

Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points — she lost by 0.4%. The Polymarket trading s...

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Olean Public Library aims to break ground on expansion in October

By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com

August 20, 2026

OLEAN — Groundbreaking on a $7.9 million overhaul of the city’s library is expected this fall. Olean Public Library officials, speaking at the library...

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Lifestyle, Lifestyles

Dear Abby: Critics pan senior’s repeat performances

August 20, 2026

DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our c...

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State & Union: The ‘trial’ of Father Joseph and the oil spring

August 19, 2026

Was Father Joseph de la Roche d’Allion, a Franciscan Recollect friar, the first European to see what today is known as Oil Spring near Cuba, N.Y., alm...

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Salamanca football leans on strength in the trenches, speed in the backfield

By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald

August 19, 2026

SALAMANCA — The Warriors head into this year having lost important pieces from last year’s senior class, and will have a void to fill at quarterback. ...

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