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OLEAN — Differing legal opinions are being considered as the Common Council eyes the creation of a police civilian review board. During a Strategic Pl...

OLEAN — A lawyer representing the city’s police unions told city leaders Tuesday that “options for challenges” would be considered if a civilian revie...

OLEAN — Only one of four open Common Council posts is seeing an uncontested election this fall. David Anastasia, on the Democratic and Working Familie...

OLEAN — Voters across the city will see at least one contested race when they get their ballots. The mayoral race and alderman races in wards 2, 4 and...

From busting up stills to a dog defending his master, from ice crushing an eyesore to a Valentine’s Day proposal, here’s a look back on the week that ...

OLEAN — For the third time in a year, a city alderman has resigned from the Olean Common Council. Alderman Kevin Dougherty, R-Ward 4, stepped down fro...

OLEAN — Who wants to go disc golfing? City aldermen said Tuesday that they would like to help fund a nine-hole course for the game in Gargoyle Park fo...

OLEAN — The winner of the Ward 1 alderman race came down to just 28 votes out of more than 1,100 cast. The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections repor...

OLEAN — After years of false starts, city officials have approved a new noise ordinance. On Tuesday, the Olean Common Council approved a revision to C...

Regarding the article in the Olean Times Herald’s Oct. 28 edition, with the two Common Council aldermen not wearing facemasks in the meeting, one stat...

OLEAN — While most attention is on federal-level races, city voters are seeing several local decisions on the ballot. Along with the Ward 1 alderman r...

OLEAN — The city’s only contested alderman race this year is a rematch of a close race from two years ago. Just like in 2018, the 2020 ballot for Firs...

OLEAN — After nine months and other government bodies holding meetings online, the Olean Common Council is expected to follow suit next week. Alderman...

SALAMANCA — With several years on the council already under his belt, Ward 4 resident Gary Wind has experience on his side when running for a seat on ...

OLEAN — An overhaul of noise control is heading to the Common Council next month for approval. The council’s public safety committee on Tuesday unanim...

OLEAN — Noise complaints — long discussed but never resulting in action by the Common Council. But now the city’s newest alderman wants to tackle the ...

OLEAN — A project delay for a new survey and promises to help Boardmanville neighbors with future issues stemming from a new water pump station were p...

As Olean Common Council attempted to conduct business the evening of Aug. 14, 1945, aldermen had to raise their voices to be heard over the din outsid...