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Police reports 6/13/23

Jun 13, 2023

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Police reports 6/12/23

Jun 12, 2023

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Trump’s GOP rivals are right to seize the moment

JONATHAN. BERNSTEIN

Jun 11, 2023

With three Republicans formally declaring their candidacies for president this week and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez moving closer to his own announceme...

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Gavin Newsom’s 28th Amendment

SUSAN SHELLEY

Jun 11, 2023

In George Washington’s farewell address, our nation’s first president spoke about the importance of the people’s power to amend the U.S. Constitution....

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Police reports 6/10/23

Jun 10, 2023

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Olean attorney honored at Lamplighter Award Luncheon

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Jun 09, 2023

BUFFALO — Longtime Olean attorney Mary Jane Nevins was honored Wednesday at the Lamplighter Award Luncheon at the Hotel Lafayette in Buffalo. The Lamp...

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Md. Air Guard responds to public questions about low-flying zone

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Jun 09, 2023

BRADFORD, Pa. — The Maryland Air National Guard has posted online answers to nearly 500 public comments about its proposed low-flying training zone ov...

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NY legislators pass bill to automatically seal old criminal records

MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press

Jun 09, 2023

ALBANY — People in New York who have old criminal records could have them automatically sealed as long as they remain out of trouble for a certain num...

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NY lawmakers pass bill that considers reparations for slavery

MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press

Jun 09, 2023

ALBANY — New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the s...

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Police reports for 6/9/23

Jun 09, 2023

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NY announces unlicensed cannabis crackdown

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Jun 08, 2023

New York state officials announced a civil enforcement crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales Thursday, but it is unknown if, or when, such enforcemen...

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Allegany County man charged with timber theft

Jun 08, 2023

WIRT — An Allegany County man has been arrested by state Department of Environmental Conservation officers for allegedly stealing timber in the town o...

Legal Assistance of WNY provides no-cost representation

Jun 08, 2023

Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. is a full-service, not-for-profit law firm that provides legal representation to low-income people in a wid...

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Police reports 6/8/23: Charge made in cannabis crackdown

Jun 08, 2023

OLEAN — An Olean man was arrested Wednesday in connection with illegal marijuana possession at a local business, the Olean Police Department reported....

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State & Union: Olean Library reading nook remembers Barbara K. Chew

Jun 08, 2023

The League of Women Voters of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties have dedicated the Barbara K. Chew Memorial Reading Nook at the Olean Public Library. ...

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Olean school board OK’s strategic plan for new district vision

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jun 08, 2023

OLEAN — A new vision and mission for the Olean City School District has the Board of Education’s support. Nearly a year after the idea was first sugge...

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Cattaraugus County Court: Fillmore man gets time served in drug case

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Jun 08, 2023

LITTLE VALLEY — A Fillmore man was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court Monday to time served for attempted drug possession. Christian R. Brewster, 2...

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Seneca Nation reaches ‘agreement in principle’ with NYS on new gaming compact

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jun 07, 2023

IRVING — Following several months of negotiations, the Seneca Nation said Wednesday it has reached an “agreement in principle” with New York state for...

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Town of Olean wrestles with issues over multiple solar projects

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Jun 07, 2023

OLEAN — The Olean Town Board will convene a public hearing on June 20 on a proposed solar moratorium as the issue is heating up in the Dugan and Windf...

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End permanent normal trade relations with China

SCOTT PAUL

Jun 07, 2023

Decoupling. Derisking. Strategic competition. Call it what you will, but politics, public policy and many private sector actors have shifted decisivel...