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Let me tell you what it’s like to work for St. Bonaventure University. It’s great. No, scratch that. It’s extraordinary. That is their slogan, after a...

My son Sam surprised me somewhat a few weeks ago when he said, “Dad, let’s go on a hike tomorrow.” Between the two of us, we had been pretty busy. Fre...

Some thoughts and notes after a busy start to the month of June… One thing I admire about so many folks in Olean is that they appreciate and honor the...

June 6, 1944, is one of the two dates that stand out above all others in Americans’ frame of reference about World War II. Dec. 7, 1941 — the Japanese...

A week ago, I wrote about my dilemma with locating a rental place that is in a safe area, clean and allows pets. I had spent weeks sifting through the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The five Democrats on the House Select Committee on Benghazi are being counted on to defend the Obama administration's record as Nov...

F or the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to find a three-bedroom house or apartment to rent. The location, be it Olean, or a town close by, or...

Dustin was nervous. Who could blame him? With about 25 minutes until showtime, he approached me and a handful of close high school buddies as we caugh...

Writing this, I keep glancing at a copy of the March 25 edition of this paper. The main photo and headline out front, simplistic as they were, say mor...

The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment increased 0.5 points in April, while the nation’s index increased 4.1 points, according to the latest p...

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman was satisfied Tuesday after the decision by the Supreme Court reinstating the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...

THUMBS UP: Allegany State Park will receive $1.5 million — the state has allocated $1 million to rehabilitate deteriorated campsites and $500,000 to r...

In a move that could result in more transparency regarding the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process, a major supplier to the oil and gas...

I think I got about seven hours of sleep this past weekend. I would love to say it was entirely because I spent long hours preparing for my son’s birt...

It was Tax Day on Tuesday so, naturally, politicians were talking about taxes — that is, they were putting their spin on them. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wante...

It likely wasn’t a huge surprise for most of us to read about the ongoing population decline in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. An Olean Times Hera...

It’s the kind of scrutiny he’d likely not want to deal with, but Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb appears to understand that after three in...

Cresting the top of the dike at the end of Grossman Avenue, I was reveling in the fact that my face wasn’t almost being peeled off by a bitter wind. J...