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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Gasoline prices fall in New York; Olean at $3.329/g

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Gasoline prices fall in New York; Olean at $3.329/g

Dec 02, 2025

Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 0.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.11/g, according to GasBuddy's survey of 6,118 stat...

ICE: New York won’t honor 14,000 detainer requests

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ICE: New York won’t honor 14,000 detainer requests

By BETHANY BLANKLEY The Center Square

Dec 02, 2025

New York state hasn’t honored roughly 14,000 detainer requests for criminal foreign nationals held in local and state jurisdictions, the Department of...

Trump threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from NY, other states that don’t share data

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Trump threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from NY, other states that don’t share data

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Dec 02, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-...

Prosecutors drop effort to retry man whose conviction was overturned in 1993 WNY killing

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Prosecutors drop effort to retry man whose conviction was overturned in 1993 WNY killing

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

Dec 02, 2025

Prosecutors in Western New York on Tuesday dropped their efforts to retry a man whose murder conviction was overturned in the 1993 killing of a woman ...

Schumer says three of his offices received bomb threats

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Schumer says three of his offices received bomb threats

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Dec 02, 2025

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that three of his New York offices were targeted with emailed bomb threats from an ema...

NY state gaming board approves three New York City casinos

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NY state gaming board approves three New York City casinos

TEA KVETENADZE New York Daily News

Dec 01, 2025

NEW YORK (TNS) — New York City will officially be getting three new casinos, a state panel decided Monday. The Gaming Facility Location Board approved...

New York State Police leadership shake-up after alleged abuses at Ryder Cup

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New York State Police leadership shake-up after alleged abuses at Ryder Cup

By BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union, Albany

Nov 28, 2025

ALBANY (TNS) — The State Police face a leadership shake-up a week after the Times Union asked the agency about allegations that high-ranking members a...

Wellsville parking meter coins to benefit Babcock Theater

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Wellsville parking meter coins to benefit Babcock Theater

By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 28, 2025

WELLSVILLE — The Babcock Movie Theater Preservation Society is the big winner this holiday season. The Wellsville Village Board selected the society a...

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brings Pac-Man and Labubu to Manhattan

Nov 27, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man to the New York City skies on Thursday, as floats...

Olean-based Bills writer Ryan Talbot cameos in ‘Holiday Touchdown’

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Olean-based Bills writer Ryan Talbot cameos in ‘Holiday Touchdown’

By SAM WILSON news@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 25, 2025

The camera view descends on downtown East Aurora and into a packed Bar Bill Tavern. One of the Buffalo area’s famed sports bars and chicken wing desti...

Sempolinski directs $20K in aid to West Valley school

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Sempolinski directs $20K in aid to West Valley school

Nov 25, 2025

WEST VALLEY — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski presented $20,000 in unrestricted state aid to West Valley Central School Superintendent Daniel Amodeo recen...

Conan Gray, Lainey Wilson and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. What to know

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Conan Gray, Lainey Wilson and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. What to know

By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer

Nov 25, 2025

NEW YORK — Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when...

Cattaraugus County Legion Auxiliary seeking next delegates for Girls State

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Cattaraugus County Legion Auxiliary seeking next delegates for Girls State

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 25, 2025

Each summer, hundreds of high school seniors from across the state take part in the American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State experience, immersing...

Snowy weather expected for Thanksgiving holiday

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Snowy weather expected for Thanksgiving holiday

By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 24, 2025

A significant lake-effect weather event is predicted for Western New York, just in time to potentially impact people traveling for the Thanksgiving ho...

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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding prosecutor was illegally appointed

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Nov 24, 2025

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia Jame...

Local National Guard soldiers promoted

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Local National Guard soldiers promoted

Nov 21, 2025

LATHAM — Major General Ray Shields, adjutant general for New York state, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard...

State & Union: Navigate Buy Now, Pay Later with knowledge

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State & Union: Navigate Buy Now, Pay Later with knowledge

Nov 21, 2025

Stores are gearing up for holiday shopping, and New Yorkers are cautioned to pay attention to Buy Now, Pay Later financing to avoid problems down the ...

Border Patrol agents arrest illegal CDL drivers in Upstate New York

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Border Patrol agents arrest illegal CDL drivers in Upstate New York

By BETHANY BLANKLEY The Center Square

Nov 20, 2025

Despite the sanctuary policies of New York, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers are cracking down on commercial truck ...

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Lawsuits target NYC, NJ gas pipeline backed by Trump

By CHRIS WADE The Center Square

Nov 20, 2025

Green groups are suing to block a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through sections of New Jersey to New York City after Democratic Gov. K...

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State: Area sales tax data mixed in October

By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 20, 2025

Many local sales tax collecting entities saw lower receipts in October while others rose, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported. The Office of the Stat...