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Randolph gets $1M for sewer system upgrades
Local News, News
Jan 15, 2026
The town of Randolph will receive $1 million in funding for ongoing sanitary sewer system improvements to modernize the town’s wastewater treatment fa...
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Ken Pickett Jr. retires from Cutco after 32 years
Business, Local News, News
Jan 15, 2026
OLEAN — Ken Pickett Jr., return ware shipping clerk for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective Feb. 1 after 32 years of service with the company. ...
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Allegany County IDA announces Local Development Corporation activated
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 15, 2026
BELMONT — A new development nonprofit will directly help local businesses in Allegany County. The Allegany County Industrial Development Agency announ...
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‘Winter Blues Weekend’ starts Friday in Ellicottville
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 15, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Jumpstart the new year at Ellicottville’s 25th annual “Winter Blues Weekend,” the popular blues and jazz-packed event that kicks off F...
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NY Comptroller: 2% tax cap set for schools, villages, Olean city
Local News, News, NY State News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 15, 2026
ALBANY — School districts and some other municipalities will see the highest allowable property tax cap this budget year, the state’s fiscal watchdog ...
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Trump signs Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
Jan 14, 2026
President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 into law on Wednesday, giving schools flexibility to offer flavored and unfl...
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