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    State & Union: Boaters urged to operate safely this weekend
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
    State & Union: Boaters urged to operate safely this weekend
    Jul 02, 2021
    As boaters look forward to the Fourth of July holiday, law enforcement officers across New York will be on heightened alert for those violating boatin...
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    DEC forest rangers conduct search training in Allegany County
    Allegany County News, News
    DEC forest rangers conduct search training in Allegany County
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jun 15, 2021
    ALMOND — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers on conducted a wildland search training exercise June 10 on Bully Hill...
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    Adirondack snowmobile trail stopped by NY court
    News, Outdoors
    Adirondack snowmobile trail stopped by NY court
    MICHAEL HILL Associated Press 
    May 04, 2021
    ALBANY — New York cannot cut down thousands of trees for a 27-mile snowmobile trail in the Adirondack Park without voters approving an amendment to th...
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    Olean tree inventory, planning effort kicks off May 19
    News
    Olean tree inventory, planning effort kicks off May 19
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 28, 2021
    OLEAN — A state-backed effort to manage trees in the city will begin May 19, city officials reported. Tree Inventory and Community Forest Management P...
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    Portville working with engineering firm to fix sewer problems
    Cattaraugus County, News
    Portville working with engineering firm to fix sewer problems
    CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 21, 2021
    PORTVILLE — The ongoing problems with the village of Portville’s water and sewer system was the main topic of conversation at the yearly organizationa...
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    ‘Holiday hunt’: NY expands late-season deer hunting to Dec. 26-Jan. 1
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    ‘Holiday hunt’: NY expands late-season deer hunting to Dec. 26-Jan. 1
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 17, 2021
    Pointing to a growing interest in hunting, New York state is expanding the deer hunting season in the Southern Zone with a “Holiday Deer Hunt.” The De...
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    Olean receives $32,750 from state DEC for tree inventory, planning
    Local News, News
    Olean receives $32,750 from state DEC for tree inventory, planning
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 19, 2020
    OLEAN — The city will benefit from a $32,750 grant to help catalog public trees and manage them into the future. On Friday, state Department of Enviro...
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    Coronavirus may be pushing NY state hunting boom
    News, NY State News, Outdoors
    Coronavirus may be pushing NY state hunting boom
    KENNETH C. CROWE II Times Union 
    Dec 10, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The pandemic this year has helped reverse a long trend of dwindling interest in hunting as the number of people taking New York state’s...
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    Dimes Energy attorney comments on 2019 explosion in Allegany
    Local News, News
    Dimes Energy attorney comments on 2019 explosion in Allegany
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 19, 2020
    ALLEGANY — The attorney for Dimes Energy says the company has cooperated fully with state environmental officials in the aftermath of a 2019 explosion...
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    NY’s plastic bag ban is back on, starting next month
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY’s plastic bag ban is back on, starting next month
    TERI WEAVER Syracuse Media Group 
    Sep 18, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing a ban on single-use plastic bags beginning on Oct. 19. The ba...
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    New brownfield cleanup proposed on Franklin Street
    Business, Local News, News
    New brownfield cleanup proposed on Franklin Street
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 04, 2020
    OLEAN — Another brownfield cleanup in North Olean is being planned, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported. DEC officials said th...
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    New York DEC Forest Ranger highlights
    NY State News, Outdoors
    New York DEC Forest Ranger highlights
    Aug 26, 2020
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other stat...
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    Bear euthanized for raiding Adirondack High Peaks campsites
    Local News, Outdoors
    Bear euthanized for raiding Adirondack High Peaks campsites
    Jul 07, 2020
    LAKE PLACID (AP) — A black bear has been euthanized after it repeatedly raided backpackers’ campsites in the Adirondack High Peaks seeking food, accor...
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    NY state campground reservation line is open again
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    NY state campground reservation line is open again
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jul 07, 2020
    ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has re-opened campground reservations. Campers can reserve spots at DEC campgrounds from F...
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    DEC to open additional campgrounds July 1 to existing reservation holders
    Outdoors
    DEC to open additional campgrounds July 1 to existing reservation holders
    Jun 26, 2020
    ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday that additional DEC campgrounds in the Adirondack and Catskill p...
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    NY reports increase in hunting, fishing licenses
    Outdoors
    NY reports increase in hunting, fishing licenses
    May 23, 2020
    CORTLAND (TNS) — With fishing season well underway and turkey hunting popular in May, the the Department of Environmental Conservation reports an incr...
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    NY state-run campgrounds won’t open until June
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    NY state-run campgrounds won’t open until June
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 08, 2020
    ALBANY — Camping season at state-operated facilities such as Allegany State Park has been pushed back until at least June 1 due to the COVID-19 pandem...
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    DEC seeks comments on next North Olean brownfield cleanup
    Business, Local News, News
    DEC seeks comments on next North Olean brownfield cleanup
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 17, 2020
    OLEAN — Another brownfield cleanup is in the planning for a long-vacant North Olean property. The state Department of Environmental Conservation repor...
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    DEC delivers food, BYOBagNY reusable bags to FeedMore WNY
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News
    DEC delivers food, BYOBagNY reusable bags to FeedMore WNY
    Mar 07, 2020
    In support of New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags that began March 1, State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 9 staff delive...
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    Cuomo: State seeks ‘balance’ on snowmobile trail development
    News, NY State News, Outdoors
    Cuomo: State seeks ‘balance’ on snowmobile trail development
    ELIZABETH IZZO Observer-Dispatch, Utica 
    Feb 20, 2020
    SARANAC LAKE (TNS) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will seek a balance between trail development and land preservation. When asked at a press confe...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    Local News, News
    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
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    Cathy Briggs
    Obituaries
    Cathy Briggs
    June 14, 2025
    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
    Obituaries
    William S. Clemens
    June 14, 2025
    William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
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    John R. Cornwall
    Obituaries
    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    Obituaries
    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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