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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...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Oct 25, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — If my editors emailed a sign-up sheet soliciting volunteers to go overseas to cover the war in Israel, I wouldn’t even click the link...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Oct 25, 2023
Former President Donald Trump’s support now stands at 59% among Republican voters nationwide in the 2024 presidential nomination race. His lead over F...
Commentary, Nation World
Oct 24, 2023
Last week, attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty in Georgia to charges related to her role in the bizarre scheme to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidenti...
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Oct 23, 2023
If you hear the same complaint enough, maybe it’s time to take it seriously and act on it. Last week, state legislators heard the same complaint again...
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Oct 23, 2023
You see a lot of “news” stories and editorials these days lamenting the “chaos” infesting the House of Representatives, which is without a speaker and...
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Oct 22, 2023
Bosses of consumer products and packaged food companies are scratching their heads for reasons why consumer demand for their goods has slackened so mu...
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Oct 22, 2023
President Joe Biden has been traveling the U.S. touting a manufacturing revival that he no doubt hopes will help his chances for re-election. Unfortun...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Oct 22, 2023
Chaos among Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives has paralyzed the federal government, sending shockwaves across the country. Am...
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Oct 21, 2023
OLEAN — Walking into the Olean Public Library, the first thing you probably notice is the smell of books. The second thing is most likely the “Inchy” ...
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Oct 20, 2023
During the two years I lived in Israel serving as a junior U.S. diplomat, I used many words to describe the country that I somewhat reluctantly called...
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Oct 20, 2023
In yet a new dysfunctional turn in New York’s rollout of legal cannabis sales, city community boards now face a mad rush of applicants for OKs to open...
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Oct 20, 2023
No matter how much we’d like to believe in the inevitably of human progress and the spread of enlightened norms, we’ve learned the past couple of year...
Commentary, New York
Oct 19, 2023
Imagine one state agency deliberately obstructing the work of another in order to shield itself from scrutiny. If that’s how Gov. Kathy Hochul’s admin...
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Oct 19, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — “The war on inflation is over,” economist Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist, wrote recently on X/Twitter. “We won, at very l...
Commentary, New York
Oct 18, 2023
A recent report from the office of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli laid out the challenges faced by New York’s rural counties — lack of jobs, poor acce...
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Oct 18, 2023
I am 50 years old and a breast cancer survivor. Fourteen years ago, I started my journey into medical debt. When I was 36, my aunt was diagnosed with ...
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Oct 18, 2023
It’s that time of year, a time to embrace being spooked, if you are so inclined. Visit a haunted house. Take a haunted hayride, maybe through a cemete...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Oct 18, 2023
An extraordinary document emerged from the 2024 Republican presidential race this week, and it isn’t getting enough attention. It’s a memo from the su...
Allegany County News, Local News, News, ...
August 18, 2026
BELMONT — Allegany County health officials announced a third confirmed case of measles, adding that with the new case being in the town of Independen...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
August 18, 2026
ANDOVER — The Andover Wetlands Annual Kids Fishing Contest celebrated its 35th anniversary with 111 participants from communities across New York and ...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
August 18, 2026
ISCHUA — A chicken barbecue fundraiser to benefit the Hinsdale Food Pantry will be held Saturday at 5624 Route 16 in the hamlet of Ischua from noon un...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
August 18, 2026
SPRINGVILLE — The Pioneer, Radio, Operators, Society (PROS) of Springville are organizing ham radio operators to provide communications for an East Au...
Local News
August 18, 2026
OLEAN -- The final day of the swimming season at the Franchot Park wading pool will be this week. The city Youth Bureau and Recreation Department repo...
Commentary, Opinion
August 18, 2026
State Attorney General Tish James should be digging into the $100 million pit of waste, lost opportunities and likely self-dealing that is the West Ha...
