Editorial
Jan 17, 2014
A year after the New York S.A.F.E. Act was passed, the executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) and allies in the State Legislat...
Editorial
Jan 16, 2014
Tuesday’s Common Council decision to bond or borrow nearly $20 million for badly needed renovations on the city of Olean’s Wastewater Treatment Plant ...
Editorial
Jan 13, 2014
The governor delivered his 2014 State of the State address on Wednesday, one where he spent substantial time noting accomplishments of the past. What ...
Editorial
Jan 12, 2014
I write this letter concerning Dr. Zia Sheikh because I have known him since he came to Salamanca with the hospital. During those years I have found h...
Editorial
Jan 12, 2014
Our local snowmobile trails are kept open, first, because landowners give permission for trails to go through their property. This allows the connecti...
Editorial
Jan 12, 2014
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna of New York announced Friday the expansion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Editorial
Jan 12, 2014
Do you know an angel lives among you in Olean? Let me tell you a story of this angel, named Art. On Monday morning, a young man, Michael Soprano of Sa...
Editorial
Jan 10, 2014
As we start a new year, we thank everyone who helped us make many positive changes in 2013. If you’ve volunteered, adopted, donated or supported the S...
Editorial
Jan 09, 2014
A Kansas City Star editorial included on this paper’s Commentary page (“Sad Song of Benghazi,” Jan. 4, 2014) summarizes the findings of a recent New Y...
Editorial
Jan 08, 2014
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $2.2 billion tax cut plan, which he detailed Monday, can only be welcome news to a state that stands as a punchline in wry jokes a...
Editorial
Jan 07, 2014
I saw something on Facebook the other day — a list of things to make you a better friend or a nicer person. One jumped out at me in my time of grievin...
Editorial
Jan 01, 2014
Readers of the Olean Times Herald’s Commentary page may have noticed some new bylines, as well as a new source for syndicated material, in the past fe...
Editorial
Dec 26, 2013
Since I sometimes miss my Olean Times Herald, the article “Olean School Solar Project Rising Again” (in the Dec. 21 issue) was the first I heard of th...
Editorial
Dec 26, 2013
Stop being unhappy with yourself. You are perfect. Stop wishing you looked like someone else or wishing people liked you as much as they like someone ...
Editorial
Dec 26, 2013
On behalf of the Genesis House Luminaria Committee, I thank everyone who participated in this year’s fifth annual Luminaria Night, including the Genes...
Editorial
Dec 26, 2013
A wedding ring. Memories. The two go together. If one is lost it doesn’t seem right to have one without the other. My mom lost her wedding ring about ...
Editorial
Dec 24, 2013
With the election of a new mayor, one would think that a message would be sent about some things, and not the least the reconstruction of North Union ...
Editorial
Dec 22, 2013
The snow fell harder the higher my car climbed. About 25 minutes earlier that Friday afternoon, the police scanner in the office toned out a car crash...
Local News, News
June 17, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Courtney Marsh, the daughter of Jason and Nico...
Cattaraugus County, News
June 17, 2025
WEST VALLEY — Working together, CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) and other prime contractor sites are eliminating inefficiencies, improving operatio...
Local Sports, Sports
June 16, 2025
Olean had the weather cooperate Monday to be able to play their first game at Bradner Stadium. However, the Oilers got pounded 12-3 by the Genesee Rap...
Local Sports, Sports
June 16, 2025
Randy's Up The River, Bamboo Strategy and Smethport VFW all pick up convincing wins in Monday's action of the Olean Women's Softball League. Randy's U...
Crime, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
