Salamanca man charged with murder in city
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September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...

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NY senator wants permanent ban on hydrofracking
Allegany County News, Business, News
RICK KARLIN Times Union ALBANY (TNS) 
Dec 19, 2019
ALBANY — This week marked the five-year anniversary of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ban on hydrofracking for natural gas. And while exploration firms have pret...
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Lawsuit challenges raises for Cuomo, Hochul
News
Chris Bragg Times Union, Albany (TNS) 
Dec 13, 2019
ALBANY — A lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court in Albany on Wednesday argues that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul were illegally given...
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NY set to renew flavored e-cigarette ban
Lifestyle
BETHANY BUMP Times Union, Albany (TNS) 
Dec 11, 2019
ALBANY — New York health officials intend to renew emergency regulations banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the state, just days before exis...
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Guest Comment: NY bail and discovery laws threaten safety
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
RICK WHITNEY Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 22, 2019
BELMONT — In numerous locations across the state, hundreds of district attorneys, sheriffs, police chiefs, police union members and other law enforcem...
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Smoking ban in Olean parks heads to full council
Local News, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Oct 16, 2019
OLEAN — Aldermen will decide on whether to ban smoking in city parks next month. The Common Council’s public safety committee on Tuesday forwarded on ...
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NY lawmakers say ‘ghost guns’ need to be regulated
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 20, 2019
OLEAN — While New York state legislators want to ban untraceable “ghost guns,” which lawmakers say are becoming more prevalent in criminal cases, law ...
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