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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...

Cattaraugus County News, News

Exhibit depicts historic New York courts anti-slavery decision

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Sep 24, 2022

OLEAN — An exhibit depicting the historic Lemmon Case in New York courts involving slavery‚ a prelude to the Civil War, is on display on the second fl...

Local Columnists, New York, Opinion

High court secrecy in New York

Sep 22, 2022

The Court of Appeals’ refusal to reveal the vote for an acting chief judge is unbefitting an open justice system. Imagine if an election was held and ...

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Top New York judge says she’ll comply with vaccine mandate

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Jul 28, 2022

ALBANY — A judge on New York’s highest court has reversed her refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine months after not complying with a vaccination mandat...

Local Columnists, New York, Opinion

Democracy wins in NY

Apr 29, 2022

In a rousing win for New York’s voters, the state’s highest court invalidated the twisted district maps drawn by the Legislature’s Democratic supermaj...

News, Western New York

Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Aug 24, 2021

ALBANY — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday and in her first hours on the job sought to bring a new sense of urgency...

News, NY State News

All NY judges to be back in court in three weeks

ROBERT GAVIN Times Union

May 04, 2021

ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s top judge says all New York judges and their staffs are expected to be back to working at their assigned courthouses in thr...

News, NY State News

New York’s ethics’ overhaul on slow path to reform

CHRIS BRAGG Times Union

Apr 27, 2021

ALBANY (TNS) — Since the 1980’s, when Evan Davis served as counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo, cycles of scandal and reform have played out in a familiar Alb...

News, NY State News

NY’s federal courts to go full year without a jury trial; state headed in same direction

DOUGLASS DOWTY syracuse.com

Dec 08, 2020

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Upstate’s top federal judge has ordered all jury trials suspended until March — a full year after the coronavirus pandemic began. Chi...

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NY judges of color commit to racial equity in courts

GARY CRAIG and JONATHAN BANDLER Gannett New York

Jul 13, 2020

ALBANY (TNS) — Judges of color from across the state have signed a letter saying that there is much work to be done to ensure racial equity in the cou...