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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...

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ICE arrests more than 100 in Upstate NY in recent efforts

Apr 09, 2025

SYRACUSE (TNS) — More than 130 undocumented migrants were arrested by federal immigration authorities across Upstate New York in a recent operation. U...

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Police reports 4/07/25: Man detained at Olean council meeting detained by ICE

Apr 07, 2025

SALAMANCA — A man who was detained at an Olean Common Council meeting in March was taken into custody by federal immigration officials this past week....

Commentary, New York

New York must finally restore order

ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY

Mar 14, 2025

The full extent of the impacts to New York state from the unprecedented migrant crisis is still being measured. Four years of open border policies and...

Local News, News

ICE officers at Taco Inc. in Bradford

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Mar 11, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were seen outside Taco Inc. at 27 Main St. in Bradford, Pa., on Monday morning. In addition to...

Commentary, Nation World

Editorial: ‘The certainty of arrest and return’

Feb 24, 2025

PresidentDonald Trumphas for now delivered smashingly on his campaign promise to gain control of our southern border. The numbers tell the story. TheB...

Commentary, Leters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Trump distracts, confuses with chaotic orders

Feb 05, 2025

Lawsuits against President Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders and impulsive actions are piling up, as many of the actions lack constitutional s...

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WNY lawmakers urge DoD to use Niagara Falls air base to detain, deport migrants

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Feb 03, 2025

Rep. Nick Langworthy and fellow New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney are urging new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to open the Niagara Falls Air Re...

Daily Headlines, Local News, News

Reports: Authorities at Mexican restaurants in north central Pa.

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Jan 28, 2025

Regional news outlets reported Tuesday that authorities in unmarked vehicles were investigating Taco Inc. locations in St. Marys, DuBois and Punxsutaw...

Commentary, Nation World

Deport the criminals, keep the workers

AGUSTINA VERGARA CID RealClearPolitics

Dec 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign on the promise of deporting tens of millions of illegal immigrants. While Trump and his aid...

News, NY State News

NY courts to resist Trump’s mass deportation of migrants

JOSEPHINE STRATMAN, GRAHAM RAYMAN and CHRIS SOMMERFELDT New York Daily News

Nov 14, 2024

NEW YORK (TNS) — Faced with a threat of stepped-up enforcement in New York by Donald Trump’s new border czar, top New York court officials are laying ...

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Langworthy wants to deport foreign students who support terror groups

Olean Times Herald staff

Jul 26, 2024

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23rd District, wants the United States to revoke the student visas of anyone involved in activity that supports foreign t...