NY State News

Winning TAKE 5 lottery ticket sold in Olean
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Jul 21, 2025
A New York Lottery TAKE 5 ticket worth $27,605.50 was sold at the Country Fair at 600 E. State St. in Olean, lottery officials reported Monday. TAKE 5...
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Area school admins preparing NYS distraction-free smartphone policies
Cattaraugus County, High School, Local News, ...
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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Poll: New Yorkers split on economic future of US
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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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NY bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks
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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
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
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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DEC Forest Rangers help 4 adults in Zoar Valley
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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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