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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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Cuomo raises alarm about new virus hot spots in NY

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Sep 28, 2020

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised alarm Monday about the emergence of a handful of coronavirus hot spots in New York, saying just 10 ZIP codes represe...

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State & Union: Local doctor sees Olean as ‘ahead of the curve’

Jan 01, 2020

Dr. David Shulman, a family practice physician who practices in Olean, recently returned from a Union for reform Judaism conference. His experience le...

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Sleepers of the cave

DR. SHAZIA SIDDIQI

Nov 29, 2019

It was the seventh year after the beginning of the Quranic revelation, and the polytheistic Meccans were persecuting Muslims, especially from the lowe...

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State & Union: Sacred Torah passes from Olean to youth camp in Calif.

Jul 13, 2019

Like in many small cities in the United States, the Jewish community of Olean doesn’t have the numbers to maintain its temple building — thus Temple B...

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State & Union: Olean rabbi returned to Germany to dedicate Jewish memorial

Nov 28, 2018

In 1965, Dr. Kurt L. Metzger, rabbi of Temple B’Nai Israel in Olean, was visiting Landau in what was then West Germany, where he had served as the las...

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St. Bonaventure community prays, call for action after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald

Oct 31, 2018

ST. BONAVENTURE — Standing just feet away from the campus interfaith prayer tower, St. Bonaventure University students read aloud the names of the 11 ...

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Hanukkah holiday celebrations begin today

KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald

Dec 12, 2017

While Hanukkah celebrations will not be held publicly in the Olean community, Jews in the Bradford, Pa., community plan to hold a short service this w...

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Dwindling B’Nai Israel congregation celebrates Rosh Hashanah

TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald

Sep 21, 2017

OLEAN — Sheila Yaffe can remember her family having to buy tickets just to get a seat for the Rosh Hashanah service at their Boston suburb synagogue. ...