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    Allocate New York justices based on population
    Articles, Commentary, Nation World
    Allocate New York justices based on population
    FRANK CARUSO syracuse.com 
    Jun 03, 2025
    NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — There is general agreement that New York state needs to expand the number of Supreme Court justices to tackle a mammoth backlog ...
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    Time to finally fix New York’s broken budget process
    Commentary, New York
    Time to finally fix New York’s broken budget process
    ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY 
    May 19, 2025
    The recently passed 2025-26 budget was the latest in 15 years. One would think the extra time would have yielded better results, but the final product...
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    Seneca Gaming names Dunlop new COO
    Business, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Seneca Gaming names Dunlop new COO
    Olean Times Herald staff, Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 12, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Seneca Gaming Corporation recently announced Kimberlee Dunlop, an attorney and longtime executive with decades of experience in Native Ame...
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    Salamanca schools make absentee, early voter ballots available
    Local News, News
    Salamanca schools make absentee, early voter ballots available
    Apr 24, 2025
    SALAMANCA — The Board of Education of the Salamanca City Central School District has announced the availability of absentee voter ballots and early ma...
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    Olean schools superintendent clarifies East View SPO dismissal
    Local News, News
    Olean schools superintendent clarifies East View SPO dismissal
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    Apr 23, 2025
    OLEAN — Olean City School District's superintendent clarified Wednesday that she was not responsible for the removal of a school patrol officer at Eas...
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    League of Women Voters recognized as ALL IN award winner
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News
    League of Women Voters recognized as ALL IN award winner
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The League of Women Voters of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties has been honored as one of 37 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge champion award...
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    Salamanca school district Voter Registration Day is April 22
    Cattaraugus County, Local News
    Salamanca school district Voter Registration Day is April 22
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Mar 26, 2025
    SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education announces Voter Registration Day will be held Tuesday, April 22, in the Superintendent’s Office conferenc...
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    New York’s top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote
    News, NY State News
    New York’s top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote
    Mar 20, 2025
    NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's top court put an end Thursday to New York City's effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. In a 6...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: Taking lessons from history
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
    Readers’ Turn to Write: Taking lessons from history
    BILL STEPHEN 
    Mar 20, 2025
    The country’s political and economic instability, combined with its citizens’ anger and dissatisfaction with the state of the country, enables a chari...
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    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 12, 2025
    Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency(DOGE) is set to shut down 47 Social Security Administrationfield offices nationwide — and three in New ...
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    Olean school board nominating petitions available
    Local News
    Olean school board nominating petitions available
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 01, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean City School District’s annual board election and budget vote will be held May 20 in the Olean Intermediate Middle School between 7 a...
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    Charter commission eyes budget process changes, first draft in April
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    Charter commission eyes budget process changes, first draft in April
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 28, 2025
    OLEAN — Officials hope to recap their suggestions for updating the city’s founding document this spring. The Olean Charter Commission discussed having...
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    Salamanca board and commission appointments for 2025 approved
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Salamanca board and commission appointments for 2025 approved
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 19, 2025
    SALAMANCA — The Common Council and mayor have approved more than 30 appointments and reappointments to several commissions and boards in recent meetin...
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    Nominating petitions available for Salamanca BoE election
    Cattaraugus County, Local News
    Nominating petitions available for Salamanca BoE election
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 17, 2025
    SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District has announced nominating petitions are available for this year’s school board election on May 2...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: It’s time to stand up for democracy
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Readers’ Turn to Write: It’s time to stand up for democracy
    DAVID FITZ Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 17, 2025
    An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...
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    Logan O’Connell admitted to New York State Bar
    Business, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Logan O’Connell admitted to New York State Bar
    Feb 14, 2025
    Logan O’Connell, attorney at law and an Olean native, was admitted to the New York State Bar in a ceremony on Jan. 15 at the Appellate Division, Fourt...
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    NY Democrats put election law change on hold
    Daily Headlines, News, NY State News
    NY Democrats put election law change on hold
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 10, 2025
    New York Democrats appeared to veer away Monday from controversial legislation that could have kept Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s North Countr...
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    NY Democrats move to push special election date — and GOP howls
    Daily Headlines, News, NY State News
    NY Democrats move to push special election date — and GOP howls
    LUCY HODGMAN Times Union, Albany 
    Feb 09, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) —Democratsin the state Legislature have introduced a bill that would allow the governor to hit the pause button on special elections — a ...
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    Guest Comment: Rules for signing NY legislation need to change
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Guest Comment: Rules for signing NY legislation need to change
    JOHN S. SZALASNY 
    Jan 14, 2025
    In the dying days of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351) and an expansion of the existing ban on hydraulic...
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    The IRS and many unhappy returns
    Commentary, Nation World
    The IRS and many unhappy returns
    Jan 07, 2025
    TheIRSwields immense power over the financial lives of Americans, yet recent revelations highlight it would be wise to question an expansion of that a...
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    Skatepark in Allegany River Park
    Local News, News
    Skatepark in Allegany River Park
    June 13, 2025
    Zach Chisewick (left) and Josh Munday, both of Bradford, Pa., use the skatepark ramps at Allegany River Park as some of the best weather of the otherw...
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    Village of Cattaraugus seeks input for Downtown Revitalization Initiative
    Local News, News
    Village of Cattaraugus seeks input for Downtown Revitalization Initiative
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    June 13, 2025
    CATTARAUGUS — The first public workshop on the village of Cattaraugus Downtown Revitalization Initiative is set for 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the...
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    Allegany County rider earns equestrian national titles in Tenn.
    Local News, News
    Allegany County rider earns equestrian national titles in Tenn.
    June 13, 2025
    Jesse Heffley, senior at Alfred-Almond Central School, won national titles June 7 at the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) National Cham...
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    Pfeiffer Nature Center plans membership event
    Local News, News
    Pfeiffer Nature Center plans membership event
    June 13, 2025
    PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center will host a membership drive event 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pavilion, 1974 Lillibridge Road. There will be a gar...
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    Sempolinski sponsors Summer Reading Challenge
    Local News, News
    Sempolinski sponsors Summer Reading Challenge
    June 13, 2025
    ALBANY — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski has launched a Summer Reading Challenge for school children in kindergarten through seventh gradE. “I wanted to d...
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    Olean youth fishing derby set for June 28
    Local News
    Olean youth fishing derby set for June 28
    Bob Clark 
    June 13, 2025
    OLEAN -- The city of Olean youth fishing derby is returning again this year, set for the morning of June 28. Kris Shewairy, coordinator of the City of...
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