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
Oct 29, 2012
The Southern Tier Catholic and Archbishop Walsh Academy’s Eagles Gala Auction — Passport to Europe — was held at the school on Sept. 29. The event wel...
Editorial
Oct 29, 2012
It is ridiculous and hypocritical that EverPower is suing the town of Allegany for breach of contract and now blames the town board for incurring the ...
Editorial
Oct 28, 2012
As a local citizen, I was outraged and disgusted by the slanderous personal attack last Monday on Allegany Town Board member David Koebelin, plus othe...
Editorial
Oct 27, 2012
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed listens and fights for the people of the 23rd Congressional District. One example is my concerns about the Postal Service; his offi...
Editorial
Oct 27, 2012
In Sunday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald, I was targeted in a full page ad taken out by unnamed supporters of the Allegany Wind Project proposed ...
Editorial
Oct 25, 2012
One of the things that has concerned me about Rep. Tom Reed’s term as our congressman is the way he has contributed to the partisan gridlock in Congre...
Editorial
Oct 25, 2012
There are many elected officials who boast of their Facebook pages and campaign websites. Every politician knows that you must have a presence on the ...
Editorial
Oct 25, 2012
This is the second time that our right to vote has been taken away. Two years ago Franklinville Town Supervisor Michael Brisky hid the date of the upc...
Editorial
Oct 24, 2012
Everyone knows that health care is a major problem in this country, but it seems that few people in Congress understand how it works. For example, Rep...
Editorial
Oct 24, 2012
It is unfortunate that, in the waning hours of a political campaign, a desperate faction has hurled groundless allegations to impugn the integrity of ...
Editorial
Oct 23, 2012
Just a note to the fine folks of Allegany. In 1999 we built a new home in Olean. At that time John Moshier was doing site work for our builder. I had ...
Editorial
Oct 23, 2012
About two months ago three passengers and I were traveling from Olean to Wellsville on Interstate 86. We had just driven onto the eastbound ramp at Ex...
Editorial
Oct 23, 2012
I have recently been witness to two events that have actually given me hope that qualities like pride, concern, enthusiasm and community well-being ma...
Editorial
Oct 21, 2012
I would like to correct an error regarding the Allegany Town Planning Board meeting in the article that appeared in Tuesday’s edition of the Olean Tim...
Editorial
Oct 21, 2012
I remember watching coverage of a President Obama speech about four months after his inauguration. It sounded like he was still campaigning, talking a...
Editorial
Oct 20, 2012
While I am not prepared to dub President Obama a communist, I am prepared to agree with comments from others who are appalled to have to suggest that ...
Editorial
Oct 20, 2012
As so many small business owners were, I was surprised and offended when President Obama said “You didn’t build that.” I realize I didn’t do it alone ...
Editorial
Oct 20, 2012
I feel I should write this to make some folks realize a lot of this nonsense aimed at the Cattaraugus County SPCA is nothing but lies from some people...
News, NY State News
October 2, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Only two states — Oregon and Colorado — allow psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, to be used for medici...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
"There is never, ever a good reason to force a government shutdown. It disrupts vital government services, hurts those dependent on those services, un...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
This past Sunday I climbed Phelps Mountain, one of the 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. As I was hiking, I thought back to 1968 ...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
Less than a month into school, Olean parents are already facing tough challenges. I’ve seen posts of a student bruised and bloodied, another who switc...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
ALBANY — New Yorkers continue to face some of the costliest health premiums in the United States, and the insurance industry’s recently finalized rate...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
October 2, 2025
The filmography of American writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is an eclectic collection of character-driven stories that often include a combinatio...
