Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Editorial
Aug 12, 2013
I start out by using one word and its simple definition: “Compassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune...
Editorial
Aug 08, 2013
To the bottom-feeder who stole my husband’s prized jade bonsai last night: My husband, Jim, and I moved from out of state and have lived for the past ...
Editorial
Aug 01, 2013
A few days ago I was walking my dog when I looked up and saw a funeral procession for a friend’s husband going down Front Street. It was sad, but what...
Editorial
Aug 01, 2013
I want to send this out to the volunteers with Rebuilding Together. I had some work to be done at my home and they came and did a great job. It was ve...
Editorial
Jul 31, 2013
After reading yet another article related to bullying and the death of Greg Spring in Allegany, I feel compelled to offer my thoughts on this subject....
Editorial
Jul 31, 2013
A few thoughts about a respected journalist and his opinion on social media: If you thumb to this page frequently, you’ve probably encountered the col...
Editorial
Jul 30, 2013
Today’s Political Watch focuses on environmental issues, starting with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urging additional funding to help control and ...
Editorial
Jul 30, 2013
EDITOR’S NOTE: Elizabeth P. Cipolla is a regional director and senior consultant, based in Chautauqua County, with JL Nick and Associates Inc. She is ...
Editorial
Jul 30, 2013
Recently, while driving to Cuba Lake at the speed of a “local,” I noticed many cars from distant places — the Carolinas, Texas, Minnesota, Canada — zo...
Editorial
Jul 26, 2013
The matter of Nate and Dale Smith seeking relief for lower taxes is going to be very interesting for all residents of Olean, whether they own a busine...
Editorial
Jul 25, 2013
Deroy Murdock’s column in the July 15 edition of the Olean Times Herald, on the “greenness” of fracking, is filled with half-truths. The article says ...
Editorial
Jul 24, 2013
Editor’s Note: Elizabeth P. Cipolla is a regional director and senior consultant, based in Chautauqua County, with JL Nick and Associates Inc. She is ...
Editorial
Jul 24, 2013
As parents, so many of us have personal stories of how diseases and various disorders have impacted our children and the lives of our families. We are...
Editorial
Jul 23, 2013
Before you read further in this article, think for a moment about how you felt when you read its title. If your first thought was, “All of us should c...
Editorial
Jul 21, 2013
I wonder what the Founding Fathers would think about what is going on with our current administration. If we still taught civics and the U.S. Constitu...
Editorial
Jul 20, 2013
After walking several city blocks through the bustling crowds of shoppers and visitors at the Gallery at Market East mall at the Pennsylvania Conventi...
Editorial
Jul 18, 2013
If you are the person whose pickup truck had engine problems on the Olean-Portville Road July 9 — and you asked me for a ride to the Kwik Fil gas stat...
Editorial
Jul 18, 2013
Newspapers across the nation last month published stories commemorating the 100th anniversary of the American Cancer Society. Many featured a photo of...
Crime, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — Spooky season is upon us, and those looking to curl up with a good book full of eerie tales are in luck. Prolific area author James Ba...
Outdoors, Sports
October 3, 2025
Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...
Business, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can answer this question. I’m currently receiving Social Security Disability benefits, and I will be turning 65 in February 202...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — The common presumption is that New York is not a particularly religious place, especially when compared to other parts of the United St...
Local News
October 3, 2025
RICHBURG — Take a personalized trip back to WWI: the Great War or the War to End all Wars, which was fought from 1914 to 1918, featuring reenactor Dav...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
On April 2003, I deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of a Military Police Headquarters assigned to the Joint Task Force (JTF). As the JTF Current...
