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    More questions answered on NY plastic bag ban
    Business, Local News, News
    More questions answered on NY plastic bag ban
    KEVIN TAMPONE Syracuse Media Group 
    Feb 17, 2020
    SYRACUSE — We’ve done some research on persistent questions about New York’s upcoming plastic bag ban. Here are some results, according to the state D...
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    State & Union: DEC seeks help to locate black bear dens
    Local News, News, Outdoors, ...
    State & Union: DEC seeks help to locate black bear dens
    Feb 11, 2020
    The woodchuck Punxsutawney Phil is disturbed from his winter sleep every Feb. 2 for a traditional spectacle. This winter, wildlife biologists with the...
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    NY plastic bag ban: Who’s affected, bags you can still get
    Business, Lifestyle, Local News, ...
    NY plastic bag ban: Who’s affected, bags you can still get
    KEVIN TAMPONE Syracuse Media Group 
    Jan 25, 2020
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York’s plastic bag ban is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know about the new law. Who’s covered and when does it start? Any ...
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    Letter: DEC’s duty is to engage with, inform the public
    Leters to the Editor
    Letter: DEC’s duty is to engage with, inform the public
    Jan 09, 2020
    The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has apparently forgotten, in its 50th anniversary year, that it is a public-service branch...
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    Top local stories of 2019
    Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
    Top local stories of 2019
    BOB CLARK, RICK MILLER and KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 31, 2019
    1) Cathy Young resigns as GOP hit hard statewide State Sen. Catharine Young of Olean served for 13 years representing the 57th Senate District before ...
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    DEC suspends drilling in vicinity of West Branch blast
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    DEC suspends drilling in vicinity of West Branch blast
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 19, 2019
    ALLEGANY — Residents of the West Branch and Four Mile roads area, where a house exploded last month, have been informed that oil drilling in their val...
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    Cuomo orders ban on farm chemical
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    Cuomo orders ban on farm chemical
    RICK KARLIN Times Union ALBANY (TNS) 
    Dec 12, 2019
    ALBANY — The Cuomo administration is banning use of chlorpyrifos, a chemical that is widely used in farming. While lawmakers had earlier passed a bill...
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    NY environmental study looks at bottle bill expansion
    Local News
    NY environmental study looks at bottle bill expansion
    RICK KARLIN Times Union/TNS 
    Dec 06, 2019
    ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has quietly commissioned a study of the ins and outs of expanding New York’s bottle bill t...
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    Special youth, regular pheasant hunting coming up in October
    Outdoors
    Special youth, regular pheasant hunting coming up in October
    Oct 01, 2019
    A special youth-only pheasant hunting weekend in Western New York is set for Oct. 12-13. The hunt occurs one week prior to the regular pheasant huntin...
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    Allegany man who had hundreds of reptiles pleads innocent in Village Court
    News, Olean
    Allegany man who had hundreds of reptiles pleads innocent in Village Court
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 06, 2019
    ALLEGANY — An Allegany man has pleaded not guilty to several misdemeanors and violations stemming from the seizure at his home of hundreds of reptiles...
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    Forest rangers, first-responders rescue hiker in Zoar Valley
    Cattaraugus County, News, Western New York
    Forest rangers, first-responders rescue hiker in Zoar Valley
    Sep 05, 2019
    GOWANDA — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers and Gowanda Ambulance personnel responded this past weekend to rescue...
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    More work planned to prevent Olean sewer discharges
    Local News, News
    More work planned to prevent Olean sewer discharges
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 26, 2019
    OLEAN — More upgrades are on the way at the city’s wastewater facilities following a discharge into the Allegheny River earlier this month. “A dry dis...
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    State & Union: DEC asks for help in watching for Asian longhorned beetle
    Local News, News
    State & Union: DEC asks for help in watching for Asian longhorned beetle
    Aug 15, 2019
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued its annual summer request for participation in the Division of Lands and Forests’ A...
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    Allegany man pleads not guilty to possessing reptiles seized from home
    News, Olean
    Allegany man pleads not guilty to possessing reptiles seized from home
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 08, 2019
    ALLEGANY — An Allegany man pleaded not guilty in Allegany Village Court Tuesday to charges related to the seizure of hundreds of reptiles from his hom...
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    Deer control options mulled in Olean as officials take population growth complaints
    Local News, News
    Deer control options mulled in Olean as officials take population growth complaints
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 06, 2019
    OLEAN — Are there too many deer in Olean? Rising populations — and rising complaints — have led to city officials considering how to handle deer in a ...
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    State and Union: Turning Back the Clock on Olean
    News
    State and Union: Turning Back the Clock on Olean
    Bob Clark 
    Aug 05, 2019
    From local boys heading off to Boy Scout camp to a big break for “Wiggle” Wurm, from a new plan for downtown to a fun Big 30 all-star game, here’s a l...
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    Olean Common Council mulls additional $85,000 in sewer line repairs
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    Olean Common Council mulls additional $85,000 in sewer line repairs
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 17, 2019
    OLEAN — The city of Olean, already mandated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to spend at least $250,000 a year on sewer ...
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    Allegany man charged with keeping almost 300 reptiles, largest seizure in state history
    News, Olean
    Allegany man charged with keeping almost 300 reptiles, largest seizure in state history
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 04, 2019
    ALLEGANY — Nearly 11 months after seizing almost 300 reptiles and turtles from a home on Union Street, the state Department of Environmental Conservat...
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    State & Union: State DEC warns about bear problems
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: State DEC warns about bear problems
    Mar 26, 2019
    At a time of year that black bears will soon be on the move, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is urging people to be carefu...
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    State & Union: DEC: Brush burning is prohibited starting this weekend
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: DEC: Brush burning is prohibited starting this weekend
    Mar 14, 2019
    As the Southern Tier edges — and we emphasize slowly edges — toward spring, the requisite warning about the dangers of open burning in dry, windy cond...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: Americans face a choice at the ballot box
    June 16, 2025
    Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food — even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty...
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    What’s wrong with enforcing the law?
    Commentary, Opinion
    What’s wrong with enforcing the law?
    By SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
    June 16, 2025
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...
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    Belfast celebrates reopening of County Road 26 bridge
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    Belfast celebrates reopening of County Road 26 bridge
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    June 16, 2025
    BELFAST — A newly constructed and reopened bridge on County Road 26 in the town of Belfast has been named the William “Bill” A. Nichols Bridge. Allega...
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    Donald L. Thierman, Sr.
    Donald L. Thierman, Sr.
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
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    Cuba hosts Dairy Days 2025 over the weekend
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    Cuba hosts Dairy Days 2025 over the weekend
    June 16, 2025
    CUBA — The village of Cuba hosted the Dairy Days 2025 celebration over the weekend, which featured the Community Yard Sale throughout the area on Satu...
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