Salamanca man charged with murder in city
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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...

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Bills weren’t that bad in loss to Jets
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 30, 2011
Lost in the spotlight of Stevie Johnson’s ill-considered touchdown celebration and his drop of the potential game-winning TD pass, was the performance...
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The big guys don’t follow same rules
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Nov 30, 2011
I would like to make a few comments regarding Bob Burkett’s letter to the editor published in the Nov. 10 edition of the Olean Times Herald (“Landowne...
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Johnson’s bad judgment cost the Bills
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 28, 2011
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — How dumb can you be? When stupidity costs your team a football game — and in the NFL you get only 16 chances per regular seaso...
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Sabres showed some toughness against Bruins
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BILL HOPPE Olean Times Herald 
Nov 25, 2011
BUFFALO — The score, if you noticed, was a 4-3 shootout loss, the Sabres’ second consecutive defeat. Not that it mattered, really. Despite the cliches...
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Bonnies’ ugly win points out early problems
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 23, 2011
In the last 24 hours, the general sentiment seems to be more concern than satisfaction. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, on Monday night, ne...
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Hail the rebels of our time
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Nov 23, 2011
I read editor Jim Eckstrom’s recommendation for the Occupy Wall Street people to go home. He indicated that they might be a “public nuisance” and a “p...
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Suckered again by the Bills
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Nov 23, 2011
The Bills did it again, lost to the Dolphins, 35-8. I think I have it figured out. The NFL owners got together in the beginning of the season. They de...
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Bills stay in running for ‘worst team’
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 22, 2011
Get out the embalming fluid. The Buffalo Bills might not be dead in this once-promising season, but they’re surely on life support. After they were ma...
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Gailey at a loss as Bills keep losing
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Nov 21, 2011
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — So here’s where the Bills are with the playoffs all but a mathematical memory. After enduring a third straight blowout loss — th...
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Never doubt importance of CO detectors
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Jerry and Carolyn Giardini Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 18, 2011
Carbon monoxide detectors and fire alarms: So, you think you don’t need them? Think again. On Nov. 2, I wasn’t feeling right. Our furnace hadn’t sound...
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Marsh brought luster back to Salamanca
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 17, 2011
He knows his name will likely never be permanently etched alongside the legendary ones that came before him. Few football coaches could ever keep that...
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Where’s our American spirit?
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Marlene Chapman Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 17, 2011
I do not understand the lack of American spirit regarding the issue of hydrofracking. It is a good thing the federal Environmental Protection Agency a...
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Catt County Lab plays vital role in area’s health
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Marcia Stayer Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 17, 2011
The Cattaraugus County budget has been presented to the Legislature. We all know that New York state is a financial disaster. Why are the residents of...
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A-L’s Aiello in NYS semifinal football game
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TOM ROOF Olean Times Herald 
Nov 16, 2011
There won’t be a Big 30 football team playing in the New York State semifinals this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the championship tournament will be...
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How can fewer legislators do a better job?
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Tom Mehmel, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 16, 2011
Proposition 1 was about choosing the lesser of two evils. With the Election Day results behind us, I thought it my civic duty, as an American and the ...
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