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Thanks for drive-thru Easter egg hunt
Leters to the Editor
Apr 10, 2021
Last Saturday, the City of Olean Youth Bureau and Recreation Department held a drive-thru Easter egg hunt event at Forness Park. Several hundred child...
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Remembering Egypt — and an English child’s grave
Allegany County News, Lifestyle, Local News, ...
ALAN LITTELL Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jan 02, 2021
I first traveled to Egypt on newspaper assignments in 1994. Four years later, I returned for a closer look at this endlessly fascinating country, but ...
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Olean brush cleanup site to open again Saturday
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Sep 17, 2020
OLEAN — Even after more than a week, cleanup efforts are continuing across the city following the Labor Day windstorm. Mayor Bill Aiello announced tha...
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Can Trump win on law and order?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Aug 13, 2020
Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York and other major cities are experiencing a breakdown of order — violence and conflict that i...
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Municipal building entrance work announced
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Aug 12, 2020
OLEAN — The Times Square entrance of the city’s Municipal Building is closed for repair work for the next couple of days. There is a handicapped-acces...
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Local Census responses lag behind rest of nation
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
May 02, 2020
OLEAN — A month after Census Day, local responses to the decennial count are behind the rest of the nation. As of Friday, the Census Bureau had receiv...
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Letter: Towns facing uncertainties
Leters to the Editor
Apr 30, 2020
The town of Olean is facing the same situation of many other small towns in New York state. Unknown future sales tax revenues means future decisions m...
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Mayor: We can still make an Earth Day difference
Commentary, Local Columnists
WILLIAM J. AIELLO Special to Olean Times Herald 
Apr 18, 2020
OLEAN — Earth Day is soon. The city of Olean has always benefited from the good will of our residents, as April 22 was the unofficial start of the cit...
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