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
May 21, 2013
Glenn Wahl’s objections to hydrofracking (“We Can Do Better Than Fracking,” in Wednesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald) clearly illustrate why s...
Editorial
May 20, 2013
I am writing this to state my opposition to the city of Olean creating single lanes on North Union Street. This may make uptown more attractive but th...
Editorial
May 16, 2013
A nice wide main street. Over the years, this four-lane street has changed drastically. Prior to the 1970s, it was the main shopping center in Olean. ...
Editorial
May 15, 2013
In the 1960s the tobacco industry tried to counter evidence that smoking had serious health impacts by making false statements about smoking’s safety....
Editorial
May 14, 2013
The great “American Experiment in Democracy” is unraveling. Today, all across this once great country, ordinary people — not just small fringe groups ...
Editorial
May 14, 2013
The members of the Islamic Society of the Southern Tier are saddened by the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon. We condemn all and any kin...
Editorial
May 14, 2013
As we at Jones Memorial Hospital join other facilities around the country celebrating National Hospital Week, I’d like to thank those who work here fo...
Editorial
May 13, 2013
On Mother’s Day we celebrate the sacrifices our mothers make for us and the unconditional love they give us every day. The Tobacco Cessation Center at...
Editorial
May 13, 2013
The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment decreased 0.6 points in April, while the nation’s Index decreased 2.2 points, according to the latest p...
Editorial
May 08, 2013
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed has started a local Medicaid task force to advise ways to save tax dollars and root out waste, fraud and abuse within the Medicaid ...
Editorial
May 06, 2013
If it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck and if it looks like a duck, what is it? President Obama would call it a catastrophe of nature. How ...
Editorial
May 05, 2013
Post traumatic stress disorder exists not only in military but among those traumatized by violence. Having had the privilege and honor to be called to...
Editorial
May 05, 2013
We’re all so busy that it’s easy to get caught up in our daily routines and take for granted how wonderful the community we share truly is. As preside...
Editorial
May 05, 2013
I was saddened when I read about the little boy in Kentucky, age 5, who accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister while playing with his firs...
Editorial
May 03, 2013
The Cuomo administration has become almost pathological in delaying making a decision on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New ...
Editorial
May 02, 2013
The link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat...
Editorial
May 01, 2013
With elections for U.S. House seats every two years, it seems as if there really is no “off-season” for campaigning. With that in mind, Democrat Marth...
Editorial
Apr 30, 2013
I’m all for change and for making downtown Olean greener and more vibrant. It also has to be user-friendly. The proposal that has us backing into spac...
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...
