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Ellicottville church’s Christmas Eve service
Local News, News
Dec 23, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — United Church of Ellicottville will celebrate its Christmas Eve service at 9 p.m. Wednesday. All are welcome. The church is located at...
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City office hours, garbage for next two weeks
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Bob Clark 
Dec 23, 2025
OLEAN -- The holidays will affect city operations over the next two weeks, officials reported. The Olean Municipal Building is closed Wednesday and Th...
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CA-DIDI continues student engagement during Manufacturing Month
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 23, 2025
OLEAN — For several weeks this fall, high school students from across the region had the opportunity to see all the possibilities a career in manufact...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
Local News, News
Dec 23, 2025
From putting eyes out with BB guns and shooting stars to saving a frozen cat, from saving landmarks to a solar spectacle on Christmas, here’s a look b...
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Ellicottville’s Liskow named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 23, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Alexa Liskow, the daughter of Nathan Lisk...
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Scio couple mark 60th wedding anniversary
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Dec 23, 2025
SCIO — Jonathan and Linda (Murray) Gates are marking their 60th anniversary today. The couple, who live in Scio, were married Dec. 23, 1965, in a chur...
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Borrello: Repeal of NY’s ‘100-foot rule’ a blow to housing affordability
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 22, 2025
State Sen. George Borrello calls Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to sign legislation to eliminate the “100-foot rule” for natural gas service lines "irre...
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GOACC honors Laurie McCarthy as Volunteer of the Year
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By BELLE MARTINELLI Special to Olean Times Herald 
Dec 22, 2025
OLEAN — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has honored Laurie McCarthy as the GOACC Volunteer of the Year Award for 2025. “I’m amazed and I’m ...
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