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To whoever hit our dog on Route 16 and ran Monday night, you didn’t even stop to see what you hit. Shame on you. You killed our precious golden retrie...

Due to restructuring, two very special, community-oriented people are no longer at the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. Pam Caldwell (bookkeepe...

I am a resident of Allegany County, but I respectfully ask that Cattaraugus County legislators consider my opinion. The talking points expressed Thurs...

Generally, unless you’re a business owner or possibly an elected official, you are probably not aware of what a Chamber of Commerce is or does. Someti...

SPCA volunteer Jim Freitag, in describing why he has volunteered at the shelter for three years, says, “Our SPCA has a bold and forward thinking philo...

(TNS) GRAND TERRACE, Calif. — Around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Vanessa Nesic, a stay-at-home mom, walked into Get Loaded, a gun shop five miles south of th...

The 2002 film “Minority Report” postulates a future in which a special police unit can detect crimes before they occur and thereby both prevent the cr...

As the chief of the City of Olean Police Department, I feel that it is necessary and appropriate to address the unsubstantiated comments made by the C...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Four touchdown passes were not enough to satisfy Ben Roethlisberger. Neither, apparently, were his 364 yards passing. The Pittsburgh...

It’s been a few years now since I made the discovery, delving into the holiday totes, as I do each December. One Christmastime, there it was, buried i...

The Pew Research Center released a report in November on Mexican migration to the United States that should give us pause. It did not address Donald T...

Cultures create institutions that reflect their values and interests. But it works both ways. Institutions create cultures, as well. For example, the ...

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, once one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favo...

With the parade and lighting season for Santa Claus Lane and the festive touches to storefronts, I can’t help but continue a conversation begun in the...

Finding the Olean Times Herald microfilm story from early December of 1995 was like hitting on a historical nugget. For the past several years, staff ...

THUMBS UP: The spirit of giving to those who are less fortunate, particularly around the time of the holidays, is shown to be strong in the region as ...

The community Veterans Day ceremony in downtown Cuba on Nov. 11 was one to remember. It was so good to see such a great turnout by the community, incl...

The Pilgrims can be viewed differently today than when I was in grade school. Back then, the romantic legend of Squanto showing new Pilgrim farmers ho...