Sherburne claims victory over Aiello for Olean mayor
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
November 4, 2025
OLEAN — The 28th mayor of the city has been selected. Surrounded by officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties, first-time candidate Am...

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Olean to re-examine overweight truck fees
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Feb 06, 2019
OLEAN — The $1,000 overweight truck fee introduced for this year will be re-examined by the Common Council following flak from several firms. Mayor Bi...
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Bartlett Country Club damaged by burst sprinkler head
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
Feb 05, 2019
OLEAN — The Bartlett Country Club looked more like the Titanic early Friday morning. A sprinkler head burst just after midnight in the Euclid Avenue p...
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Olean library aquarium is ‘cool’ new feature
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 05, 2019
OLEAN — Those who want to give their eyes a rest from printed material in books, or the screens of a computer, can gaze upon the soft, blue glow of a ...
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Parklet project aims for July ribbon cutting
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Feb 05, 2019
OLEAN — Work on the Trailhead Parklet is set to begin late this spring. The small urban park at the corner of Whitney Avenue and North Union Street is...
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Many rural Western New Yorkers lose with wind
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 04, 2019
When a large-scale wind turbine project was proposed for the town of Allegany several years ago, I wrote a column arguing against it. My main objectio...
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RTW: SPCA grateful for community support over holidays
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
LILA ERVAY, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 04, 2019
This year’s holiday presence at the Olean Center Mall — our SPCA PAWtique — successfully concluded its annual run due to the enormous support of our a...
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Local business groups undecided on marijuana
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Feb 04, 2019
OLEAN — Local development officials have not determined if they will support legal marijuana businesses in the area, but are watching as the legislati...
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State & Union: The death of a daredevil
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
MICHAEL NELSON, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 03, 2019
I love to walk in cemeteries. The manicured pathways create an endless labyrinth through chapters of history. There are surprisingly many people to “m...
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RTW: SPCA grateful for community support over holidays
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
LILA ERVAY, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 01, 2019
This year’s holiday presence at the Olean Center Mall — our SPCA PAWtique — successfully concluded its annual run due to the enormous support of our a...
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RTW: Put a price on health and natural beauty
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CHARLES B. JACKSON, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Jan 30, 2019
First of all I thank Kathleen Kellogg for her column on the town of Farmersville (“Residents Should Direct Future of Their Town”) in the Jan. 13 editi...
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