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Salamanca man charged with murder in city

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Salamanca man charged with murder in city

September 27, 2025

SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...

No specifics, just ‘cut’ fire department

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No specifics, just ‘cut’ fire department

Judy Powley Special to the Olean Times Herald

Mar 13, 2012

This Tuesday there should be a final vote on the floor of the Olean Common Council to cut $100,000 to the proposed budget of the Olean Fire Department...

Route 219 never goes away

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Route 219 never goes away

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Mar 12, 2012

Route 219. That combination of word and number has haunted virtually my entire career as a journalist. It was one of the first issues I covered as a y...

The Salvation Army grateful for assistance

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The Salvation Army grateful for assistance

Mar 12, 2012

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to CUTCO/Vector/Ka-Bar and its many employees and family members, for the many hours they dona...

Bonnies’ only NCAA hope? Win the A-10

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Bonnies’ only NCAA hope? Win the A-10

J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald

Mar 09, 2012

ATLANTIC CITY — Andrew Nicholson cautiously let the words come out nearly five months ago. At the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s preseason me...

Birth listings for Friday, March 9, 2012

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Birth listings for Friday, March 9, 2012

Mar 09, 2012

Leslie McComber and Leigh White, Salamanca, a daughter, Thursday (March 8, 2012), Olean General. Nick and Jessica Fina Philippi, Machias, a son, Thurs...

First ‘Gasland’, now comes ‘FrackNation’

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First ‘Gasland’, now comes ‘FrackNation’

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Mar 09, 2012

The 2010 documentary “Gasland,” which was nominated for an Oscar, was produced to sound a warning on the potential environmental dangers of the hydrau...

You can’t drink poisoned water, either

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You can’t drink poisoned water, either

Mar 09, 2012

This letter is in response to Earl McElfresh’s letter to the editor in Tuesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald. I find it bothersome that Mr. McEl...

Misdirected outcry over school budget

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Misdirected outcry over school budget

Mar 08, 2012

Our community is facing astronomical budget deficits, which will cause permanent damage to our outstanding education system. There is not a member of ...

Clarifying Weston’s Mills Fire District numbers

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Clarifying Weston’s Mills Fire District numbers

Mar 08, 2012

The Weston’s Mills Fire District would like to clarify numbers that were provided by Olean city firefighters during the Olean Common Council meeting T...

‘Identical’ times; Cummings’ note; Lord’s new post

Editorial, Sports

‘Identical’ times; Cummings’ note; Lord’s new post

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

Mar 08, 2012

Catching up with some current and former sports names from the Southern Tier: THE FIRST ITEM comes courtesy of long-time Holiday Valley icon Leo Nenno...

IN UAW speech, Obama was in campaign form

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IN UAW speech, Obama was in campaign form

ALFRED V. EADE, Special to the Olean Times Herald

Mar 07, 2012

The United Auto Workers union had a hootenanny recently in Washington, D.C. They invited their cheerleader-in-chief, Barack Obama, our “Humpty Dumpty”...

$On fracking, local governments owe public proactive measures$

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On fracking, local governments owe public proactive measures

David Cingranelli Special to the Olean Times Herald

Mar 07, 2012

Because fracking will degrade our home values, health and quality of life, New Yorkers living in the Marcellus Shale region should demand local bans o...

Sabres in position for playoff run

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Sabres in position for playoff run

BILL HOPPE Olean Times Herald

Mar 07, 2012

BUFFALO — Go ahead, pick the dates the underachieving Sabres appeared finished and primed to play out the string for a lottery pick. There are plenty,...

You can’t eat scenery

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You can’t eat scenery

Mar 06, 2012

Jim Howe of the Nature Conservancy writes, in languid prose in the Olean Times Herald’s Sunday edition, that New York state has “time” to evaluate the...

Clarifying comments in Cuba

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Clarifying comments in Cuba

Joe Miller Special to the Olean Times Herald

Mar 06, 2012

I read Olean Times Herald reporter Bob Clark’s article, “Voters OK Cuba’s Joint Fire District,” in Friday’s edition. Much to my chagrin, I have receiv...

Support National Museum of American People

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Support National Museum of American People

Audrey M. Payne Special to the Olean Times Herald

Mar 06, 2012

As someone who grew up in the Olean area, one of my very favorite features of Olean and the surrounding towns is how proud people still are of their h...

POLLOCK: Bona women unable to pull this one off

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POLLOCK: Bona women unable to pull this one off

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

Mar 06, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — They couldn’t quite pull it off twice. The first time St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball met Dayton was just over three weeks ago at ...

Seniors have stepped up for Bona women

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Seniors have stepped up for Bona women

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Mar 05, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — It hasn’t been easy, but a group already the most successful in program history, St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball’s seniors, sure s...

Sen. Young heralds Wage Theft repeal

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Sen. Young heralds Wage Theft repeal

Mar 05, 2012

State Sen. Catharine Young heralds the Senate’s repeal of the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2010, legislation she calls “a burdensome, costly mandate o...

Progress not always easy

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Progress not always easy

Mar 05, 2012

The steady march of progress has always been difficult. So it is with wind energy. In 1831, the town of Allegany was created. That same year, a railro...