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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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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...

Hiking the Great Walks on New Zealand’s rugged South Island

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Hiking the Great Walks on New Zealand’s rugged South Island

CAREY J. WILLIAMS, Associated Press

Jul 21, 2015

FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK, New Zealand (AP) — Several items are essential for exploring the magical Southern Alps mountains that run across New Zealand'...

Studies: Better sleep may be important for Alzheimer’s risk

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Studies: Better sleep may be important for Alzheimer’s risk

LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer

Jul 21, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — To sleep, perchance to... ward off Alzheimer's? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people's risk of Alzheimer's disease, ...

A Hint of maple

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A Hint of maple

DARLENE M. DONOHUE, Olean Times Herald

Jul 17, 2015

ANGELICA — Among the entertainment stages, rides, displays and vendors at the Allegany County Fair stands a simple, wooden shack where fairgoers may g...

Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy

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Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy

BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press

Jul 15, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Adult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for the money on best-seller lists this summer. Dover Publications has sold more than...

Why order out when mastering great steaks at home is easy?

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Why order out when mastering great steaks at home is easy?

Elizabeth Karmel, Associated Press

Jul 15, 2015

I have a confession to make. I never order steaks in restaurants. That's because it is so easy to make an outstanding steak at home. And it isn't just...

Watch pets around wildlife as attacks rise in summer

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Watch pets around wildlife as attacks rise in summer

SUE MANNING, Associated Press

Jul 15, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1-pound squirrel and 90-pound dog didn't let their size disparity stop them from dueling. The rodent died in the recent run-in wi...

Study show high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing

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Study show high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing

MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer

Jul 15, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wedn...

Farewell FAO Schwarz: Last day of business at NYC toy store

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Farewell FAO Schwarz: Last day of business at NYC toy store

Jul 15, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks danced on a large floor piano there in the movie "Big." Multitudes of children wandered through the aisles, wide-eyed with d...

Some moms feel scammed waiting for breast milk jewelry

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Some moms feel scammed waiting for breast milk jewelry

Jul 15, 2015

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several women who sent their breast milk to a Rhode Island jeweler to have it turned into keepsakes say they feel scammed afte...

Pamplona festival ends without gorings; man dies elsewhere

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Pamplona festival ends without gorings; man dies elsewhere

DANIEL OCHOA DE OLZA, Associated Press CIARAN GILES, Associated Press

Jul 14, 2015

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Pamplona's famed San Fermin festival held its last bull run Tuesday with no fatalities in the nine-day event, but officials sai...

Colorado man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2,189-mile run

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Colorado man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2,189-mile run

DAVID SHARP Associated Press

Jul 14, 2015

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An ultramarathoner overcame an early injury, difficult terrain in New England and sleep deprivation on the final stretch of the...

Dog deaths during grooming revive calls for regulations

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Dog deaths during grooming revive calls for regulations

SUE MANNING, Associated Press

Jul 08, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Curly, a toy poodle, was 17 years old when he died. But old age didn't kill him — grooming did, his owners and veterinarians said. ...

Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May

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Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May

SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Business Writer

Jul 07, 2015

The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba. Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips from Miami to the Caribbean island n...

2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in 1st Pamplona bull run

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2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in 1st Pamplona bull run

Associated Press

Jul 07, 2015

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured Tuesday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bul...

The battle for control of the growing breast milk industry

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The battle for control of the growing breast milk industry

MICHAEL CATALINI, Associated Press

Jul 07, 2015

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It could trade for 400 times more than the price of crude oil and 2,000 times more than iron ore. If sold off the shelf, it could...

Some Hamptons villages seek limits on new construction

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Some Hamptons villages seek limits on new construction

FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press

Jul 06, 2015

SOUTHAMPTON (AP) — Mansions are as synonymous with the Hamptons as cocktail parties, manicured lawns and white sandy beaches. But some in tony village...

Wild Walk gives NY museum visitors treetop view of forest

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Wild Walk gives NY museum visitors treetop view of forest

MARY ESCH Associated Press

Jul 06, 2015

TUPPER LAKE (AP) — While most boardwalks skirt beaches or traverse bogs and marshlands, a new wooden walkway in the Adirondacks takes nature lovers on...

Don’t twist that Oreo: Cookie gets skinny, ‘sophisticated’

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Don’t twist that Oreo: Cookie gets skinny, ‘sophisticated’

CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer

Jul 06, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Oreos are getting a skinny new look, and its maker says the new cookie is a "sophisticated" snack for grown-ups that isn't meant to be...

Mumbai horse carriage ban leaves working families in fear

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Mumbai horse carriage ban leaves working families in fear

RAFIQ MAQBOOL, Associated Press

Jul 02, 2015

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Drivers of Mumbai's iconic horse-drawn carriages can't imagine not plying the roads pulling photo-snapping tourists atop their ki...

Photos, social media now allowed on White House tours

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Photos, social media now allowed on White House tours

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

Jul 02, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it's now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press "shoot." T...