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    Up, up and away at Great Wellsville Balloon Rally; more launches Saturday and Sunday
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    Up, up and away at Great Wellsville Balloon Rally; more launches Saturday and Sunday
    By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jul 18, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — The sky filled with twirls and checks of red, blue, yellow and green, creating a kaleidoscope of color, when more than 30 hot air balloon...
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    Area school admins preparing NYS distraction-free smartphone policies
    Cattaraugus County, High School, Local News, ...
    Area school admins preparing NYS distraction-free smartphone policies
    By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jul 18, 2025
    Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday highlighted growing momentum for New York’s implementation of distraction-free schools this fall. Nearly 150 of the 70...
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    Upstate NY man breaks 12-year-old record with fish catch in Adirondacks
    News, NY State News, Outdoors
    Upstate NY man breaks 12-year-old record with fish catch in Adirondacks
    Jul 17, 2025
    An Upstate man has hauled in a record-setting brook trout, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported, breaking a record that had sto...
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    Poll: New Yorkers split on economic future of US
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    Poll: New Yorkers split on economic future of US
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jul 17, 2025
    A plurality of New Yorkers, 47%, feel that the country's best economic days are behind us and that the next generation will face a lower standard of l...
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    Depew man steals nearly $450,000 from volunteer fire company
    Crime, News, NY State News
    Depew man steals nearly $450,000 from volunteer fire company
    Jul 17, 2025
    DEPEW (TNS) — A former member and treasurer of an Erie County volunteer fire company stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from its fundraising effor...
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    NY bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks
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    NY bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks
    By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
    Jul 17, 2025
    ALBANY — A pair of Democratic New York lawmakers have filed a bill that would prohibit federal authorities from wearing masks or concealing their iden...
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    Borrello, Sempolinski address region’s concerns at Ellicottville town hall session
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    Borrello, Sempolinski address region’s concerns at Ellicottville town hall session
    By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jul 17, 2025
    ELLICOTTVILLE — State Sen. George Borrello hosted a town hall meeting at the Ellicottville Town Center Wednesday where a group of about 30 residents a...
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    Cellphone detox: Hochul says it’s time for NY students, parents to brace for all-day ban
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    Cellphone detox: Hochul says it’s time for NY students, parents to brace for all-day ban
    By CAYLA BAMBERGER New York Daily News 
    Jul 16, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — Back-to-school season in New York this year will mean “detoxing” from your cellphones, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. After a roun...
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    A year after tornado devastated Rome, N.Y., repairs still ongoing
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    A year after tornado devastated Rome, N.Y., repairs still ongoing
    By VINCE GASPARINI syracuse.com 
    Jul 16, 2025
    ROME, N.Y. (TNS) — One year ago, an EF2 tornado ripped through Rome with wind speeds that reached 135 mph, devastating sections of the city. The twist...
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    Attorneys general file lawsuit to stop cuts to disaster mitigation projects
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    Attorneys general file lawsuit to stop cuts to disaster mitigation projects
    By WENDY LIBERATORE Times Union, Albany 
    Jul 16, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — New York's attorney general has joined 18 other attorneys general and the Pennsylvania governor in a legal battle seeking to stop the a...
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    New York AG Letitia James pushes ban on ICE agents wearing masks
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    New York AG Letitia James pushes ban on ICE agents wearing masks
    By DAVDE GOLDINER New York Daily News 
    Jul 15, 2025
    NEW YORK  (TNS) — Attorney General Letitia James is pushing Congress to pass legislation barring immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal thei...
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    DEC Forest Rangers help 4 adults in Zoar Valley
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    DEC Forest Rangers help 4 adults in Zoar Valley
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jul 15, 2025
    Two state Forest Rangers assisted four adults who got caught Sunday evening by the rapid rise of Cattaraugus Creek in the Zoar Valley Unique Area in t...
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    Cuomo stays in NYC mayor’s race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani
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    Cuomo stays in NYC mayor’s race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani
    By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press 
    Jul 14, 2025
    Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched an independent run for New York City mayor on Monday, restarting his campaign after a bruising loss to progressive Z...
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    Older Adult Expo and public hearing: What Allegany County seniors want
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Older Adult Expo and public hearing: What Allegany County seniors want
    By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jul 14, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — “It is important for us to know what your needs are,” Allegany County Legislative Chairman Brooke Harris told those who attended an Older...
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    Sorrento Studio students propose improvement to an elementary school
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    Sorrento Studio students propose improvement to an elementary school
    Jul 12, 2025
    ALFRED — Alfred State architecture students studying in Sorrento, Italy, recently proposed improvements to an elementary school located in a former 15...
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    Death threats over Texas flooding cartoon forces Buffalo event to be postponed
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    Death threats over Texas flooding cartoon forces Buffalo event to be postponed
    Jul 11, 2025
    BUFFALO (AP) — An event in support of local reporting was postponed after death threats against a newspaper cartoonist about catastrophic flooding in ...
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    Mark Zupan reappointed to five-year term as Alfred University president
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    Mark Zupan reappointed to five-year term as Alfred University president
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jul 11, 2025
    The Alfred University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the reappointment of Mark Zupan as university president. The new five-year term began on ...
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    Paul McCartney to perform in Buffalo later this year
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    Paul McCartney to perform in Buffalo later this year
    Jul 10, 2025
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — A day after Paul McCartney’s social media activity hinted that he may be going on tour, the news has been confirmed. The English musi...
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    NY comptroller: Health Department inadequately overseeing adult care
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY comptroller: Health Department inadequately overseeing adult care
    By RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany 
    Jul 10, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — The state Department of Health is not adequately overseeing adult care facilities that house thousands of the state's most vulnerable r...
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    Land conservancy to protect 732 acres in WNY Wildway
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    Land conservancy to protect 732 acres in WNY Wildway
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jul 10, 2025
    The Western New York Land Conservancy is planning fundraising to permanently protect six properties totaling 732 acres in Allegany and Cattaraugus cou...
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    Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert is July 27 at Good Times of Olean
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    Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert is July 27 at Good Times of Olean
    By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    July 19, 2025
    OLEAN — Now in its sixth year of good music, good food and good company, the Southern Tier Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert will raise funds in support...
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    Beardsley, Veilleux forge standout seasons at Fillmore, Port Allegany
    Local Sports, Sports
    Beardsley, Veilleux forge standout seasons at Fillmore, Port Allegany
    By J.P. BUTLER, Olean Times Herald 
    July 19, 2025
    Jon Beardsley described it as having “a really good mindset for improvement.” In just its third game of the season, his Fillmore softball team held a ...
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    Seniors Dunbar, Edwards graduate with Big 30 awards
    Local Sports, Sports
    Seniors Dunbar, Edwards graduate with Big 30 awards
    By SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
    July 19, 2025
    Their high school softball careers are over, but the sport isn’t done with them yet. Before Makenna Dunbar and Emma Edwards go on to play collegiate s...
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    Barkley and Roessner earn Big 30 baseball honors
    Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
    Barkley and Roessner earn Big 30 baseball honors
    Connor Jackson 
    July 19, 2025
    Big 30 baseball player of the year Landon Barkley has been great for Bolivar-Richburg, and he also knows that sports are about fun and opportunities t...
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    Olean man jailed for fight, drug possession in Bradford
    Crime, Local News, News
    Olean man jailed for fight, drug possession in Bradford
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    July 18, 2025
    An Olean man is in McKean County (Pa.) Jail for allegedly trying to start a fight while wielding a bat in an East Bradford bar early Friday, and being...
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    Allegany 60-Plus Club to meet Tuesday
    July 18, 2025
    ALLEGANY — The Allegany 60-Plus Club will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Author and pilot Steve Jackson will be the featured guest speaker.
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