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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Natural gas prices increasing as furnaces are firing up

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Natural gas prices increasing as furnaces are firing up

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Oct 31, 2021

With temperatures having dropped enough for furnaces to kick on, natural gas customers can expect to see higher bills this heating season. National Fu...

Hinsdale third graders receive supplies from Redding Endowment Fund

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Hinsdale third graders receive supplies from Redding Endowment Fund

Oct 30, 2021

HINSDALE — Thanks to the support the Redding Endowment Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, third graders at Hinsdale Central School h...

Marijuana dispensaries start selling whole flower in NY

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Marijuana dispensaries start selling whole flower in NY

REBEKAH F. WARD Times Union

Oct 30, 2021

ALBANY (TNS)— On Tuesday, several ofNew York'smedical cannabis dispensaries began selling smokable "whole flower," the bud of the cannabis plant, for ...

Bringing back postal banking

Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion

Bringing back postal banking

Oct 30, 2021

In 1947, more than 4 million Americans owned $3.4 billion in saving deposits held not by a bank or credit union, but by the U.S. Postal Service. It’s ...

Jingle Bell Jubilee, other new Olean Chamber events set

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Jingle Bell Jubilee, other new Olean Chamber events set

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Oct 29, 2021

OLEAN — An expanded holiday event schedule, a wintertime blast and a welcome back to warm weather are all on the docket of community events for Olean....

Hochul pledges to stay out of NY business involving husband’s company

News, Western New York

Hochul pledges to stay out of NY business involving husband’s company

KEVIN TAMPONE syracuse.com

Oct 28, 2021

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has promised to recuse herself from all state business involving her husband’s company, Buffalo-based gambling and ho...

Retired SBU prof heading local effort to help Afghan evacuees in Buffalo

News, Western New York

Retired SBU prof heading local effort to help Afghan evacuees in Buffalo

Oct 28, 2021

ST. BONAVENTURE — Chris Stanley, longtime professor in the Department of Theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, is one of the ...

Biden faces a major test

Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion

Biden faces a major test

Oct 23, 2021

He may not be onetime Master of the Senate Lyndon Johnson, but, having spent 36 years in the upper house and eight years in the vice presidency, Joe B...

Letter: The decline of the USA

Letters To Editor

Letter: The decline of the USA

Oct 23, 2021

With the threat of another government shutdown averted by the raise of the debt ceiling level, all is well — or is it? This was the 79th time since 19...

Pleasant Valley Cemetery faces uncertain future

Cattaraugus County News, News

Pleasant Valley Cemetery faces uncertain future

CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald

Oct 23, 2021

OLEAN — The oldest public cemetery in the Olean area, Pleasant Valley, has been in place since the 1700s, but help is needed to ensure it is not aband...

Electric sheep: Grazing in arrays supports economy, climate

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Electric sheep: Grazing in arrays supports economy, climate

KRISY GASHLER Cornell Chronicle

Oct 23, 2021

ITHACA — As industrial-size solar installations pop up throughout New York state, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. Lexie Hain has a simpl...

City of Olean completes tree survey, planning for future discussed

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City of Olean completes tree survey, planning for future discussed

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Oct 21, 2021

OLEAN — With more than 4,000 trees in city parks and along the streets, Olean officials updated the public on how they plan to manage them moving forw...

Olean Common Council: Murals, park projects, splash pad on drawing board

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Olean Common Council: Murals, park projects, splash pad on drawing board

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Oct 20, 2021

OLEAN — Beautiful murals, park spaces that allow everyone to play and lower water facility operating costs are all being considered for the next few y...

NY Senate Republicans urge Hochul to suspend gasoline tax

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NY Senate Republicans urge Hochul to suspend gasoline tax

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Oct 19, 2021

Republican leaders in the state Senate want Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the state’s tax on fuel as prices soar at the pump and many experts forecast ...

Cattaraugus woman buys old school, seeks $4.5 million for renovations

Cattaraugus County News, News, Western New York

Cattaraugus woman buys old school, seeks $4.5 million for renovations

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Oct 19, 2021

CATTARAUGUS — Ashley Wier returned to her hometown earlier this year to find what she viewed as a lack of basic community services — childcare, medica...

State & Union: 2020 awards to be presented at Chamber Dinner

Cattaraugus County News, News

State & Union: 2020 awards to be presented at Chamber Dinner

Oct 19, 2021

Christopher Napoleon and the Mahar Family Businesses received the highest recognition bestowed by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce in the CO...

Finger Lakes bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists

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Finger Lakes bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists

MICHAEL HILL Associated Press

Oct 17, 2021

An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create and transact cryp...

Great Lakes Cheese on track for spring construction

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Great Lakes Cheese on track for spring construction

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Oct 16, 2021

FRANKLINVILLE — It has been just a month since the Great Lakes Cheese Co. announced it would build a $500 million state-of-the-art cheese plant on Rou...

Pa. state universities request historic investment of $550 million

Pa. state universities request historic investment of $550 million

JAN MURPHY PennLive

Oct 15, 2021

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s state university system is seeking a historic investment from the commonwealth to help meet the state’s workforce an...

IDA to set hearing on plan to redevelop old Kmart site in Allegany

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IDA to set hearing on plan to redevelop old Kmart site in Allegany

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Oct 15, 2021

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency appears ready to aid developers of the former Kmart site in Allegany. The IDA boa...