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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...

State & Union: City opens centennial time capsule

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State & Union: City opens centennial time capsule

Apr 14, 2022

The City of Olean centennial time capsule planted on Sept. 26, 1993, was opened Monday morning at the Municipal Building. The city was incorporated in...

In 4-3 vote, Olean council OKs $582K for Oak Hill Park project

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In 4-3 vote, Olean council OKs $582K for Oak Hill Park project

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Apr 13, 2022

OLEAN — The Common Council on Tuesday gave the OK to a $582,500 improvement project at Oak Hill Park this spring, but not without some resistance from...

BOCES County Government interns to hold Walk-a-Thon

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BOCES County Government interns to hold Walk-a-Thon

Apr 11, 2022

BELMONT — The CA BOCES County Government Intern class, led by John Butler, is planning their second annual Walk-a-Thon in the village of Belmont on Mo...

Afternoon tea to benefit Cuba Library anniversary celebration

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Afternoon tea to benefit Cuba Library anniversary celebration

CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald

Apr 11, 2022

CUBA — Two events are scheduled in April that will continue the celebration of Cuba Circulating Library’s 150th anniversary. On April 28, from 2 to 4 ...

State & Union: Recreational fires OK — but with limits

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State & Union: Recreational fires OK — but with limits

Mar 19, 2022

New York state’s annual springtime burn ban is in effect through May 15, a measure to limit wildfires. The time between March 15 and May 15 is traditi...

Small Allegheny River Valley Trail expansion going out to bid

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Small Allegheny River Valley Trail expansion going out to bid

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Mar 17, 2022

OLEAN — Construction of a new section of the Allegheny River Valley Trail network is expected to begin this year. The Olean Urban Renewal Agency board...

Pair of Alfred State students win Vanguard Award

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Pair of Alfred State students win Vanguard Award

Mar 15, 2022

ALFRED — Alfred State College students, Emma Bower of Fillmore and Halimat Akanbi of Ozone Park, have won the 2022 Vanguard Award. The NET (Nontraditi...

Wellsville plans $2.1 million athletic complex improvement

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Wellsville plans $2.1 million athletic complex improvement

KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald

Mar 14, 2022

WELLSVILLE — This spring the Wellsville school district will start construction on what it is calling a pavilion — but this $2.1 million project is no...

Pavers and bricks going fast for Wellsville clock work

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Pavers and bricks going fast for Wellsville clock work

KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald

Mar 14, 2022

WELLSVILLE — It is not 21 minutes past 11 any longer, but time is growing short to get your pavers and bricks. After years stuck at 11:21, the Wellsvi...

New EIT building at Pitt-Bradford to be named after Duke

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New EIT building at Pitt-Bradford to be named after Duke

Feb 26, 2022

BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s new building set to open this fall will be named the George B. Duke Engineering and Informa...

Audubon celebrating 40th Snowflake Festival Feb. 5

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Audubon celebrating 40th Snowflake Festival Feb. 5

Jan 24, 2022

JAMESTOWN — Indoors and out, whatever your age, Audubon Community Nature Center’s 40th annual Snowflake Festival has something for you. This year’s ce...

Electrical issue blamed in Chautauqua County fire that killed baby

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Electrical issue blamed in Chautauqua County fire that killed baby

TIM HAHN / Erie Times-News

Jan 12, 2022

MAYVILLE (TNS) — Authorities in Chautauqua County said an electrical issue is believed to have set off a fire at a Sherman, New York, house that claim...

Safety doors failed in NYC high-rise fire that killed 17

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Safety doors failed in NYC high-rise fire that killed 17

DAVID PORTER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and MICHAEL R. SISAK / Associated Press

Jan 11, 2022

NEW YORK — Investigators sought answers Monday for why safety doors failed to close when fire broke out in a New York high-rise, allowing thick smoke ...

State & Union: New DEC trail supporter patches available

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State & Union: New DEC trail supporter patches available

Jan 05, 2022

Conservationists, hikers or anyone who appreciates New York state’s incredible access to trails can rep their support with the latest New York state t...

Wally’s Wall: Higgins still has positive impact on county’s senior citizens

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Wally’s Wall: Higgins still has positive impact on county’s senior citizens

KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald

Dec 29, 2021

BELMONT — Forty-two months after his death, Wallace C. “Wally” Higgins of Alfred is still serving the senior citizens of Allegany County. Higgins pass...

NY had record-breaking population decline during pandemic

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NY had record-breaking population decline during pandemic

EMILIE MUNSON Times Union

Dec 26, 2021

ALBANY (TNS) — In July 2020, Maria and Jayson Loushin finally made a change they’d been talking about for years. They sold their furniture, packed up ...

State & Union: ‘Christmas Full of Thanksgiving’

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State & Union: ‘Christmas Full of Thanksgiving’

Dec 23, 2021

Patricia Gerrity of Kentucky contacted us recently with a simple request. Her younger sister, Kate Gerrity of Olean, has been having a particularly di...

CDS Monarch receives $3.5 million for E. State housing project

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CDS Monarch receives $3.5 million for E. State housing project

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Dec 14, 2021

OLEAN — Millions in state aid is expected to help redevelop the old Market Basket warehouse on East State Street into apartments. Gov. Kathy Hochul an...

Jamie Peace finds strong foundation in lifelong Bona/friar family

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Jamie Peace finds strong foundation in lifelong Bona/friar family

SUSAN ANDERSON Special to Olean Times Herald

Dec 07, 2021

ST. BONAVENTURE — Tagging along with his grandfather to various job sites brought a young Jamie Peace to St. Bonaventure’s campus in the early 1960s. ...

State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean

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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean

Dec 06, 2021

From blockbusters breaking out onto Olean’s screens to re-lighting Santa Claus Lane, from welcoming back Santa to fruitless hunts for Tickle Me Elmo, ...