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OLEAN — More than two years after calls began for a civilian police review board, the Common Council sent its version to the mayor for approval. In a ...

OLEAN — A proposed boat launch for the city has moved back into town, and city leaders expect to tap into county funds to make it happen. The Common C...

OLEAN — A new policy governs city employees’ social media usage — on and off the clock. In a 5-1 vote, the Common Council approved a policy governing ...

OLEAN — Members of the Common Council expressed their support for Olean City School District students following controversy over a principal and subse...

The only city mayor reelected in a generation hopes to repeat his success as he runs again Nov. 2. Mayor Bill Aiello said his track record for helping...

OLEAN — This year marked the 20th anniversary for the Warm Hearts program at Olean Medical Group. Linda Witte conceived the idea of delivering gift ba...

OLEAN — City officials hope ground rules to govern Airbnb and other short-term rentals can nip potential problems in the bud. The Olean Common Council...

OLEAN — Who wants to go disc golfing? City aldermen said Tuesday that they would like to help fund a nine-hole course for the game in Gargoyle Park fo...

OLEAN — The winner of the Ward 1 alderman race came down to just 28 votes out of more than 1,100 cast. The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections repor...

OLEAN — After years of false starts, city officials have approved a new noise ordinance. On Tuesday, the Olean Common Council approved a revision to C...

OLEAN — The only contested race in the city on Tuesday was too close to call. Ward 1, which saw a rematch of 2018’s race between incumbent Democrat Li...

OLEAN — The city’s only contested alderman race this year is a rematch of a close race from two years ago. Just like in 2018, the 2020 ballot for Firs...

OLEAN — Familiar faces will be on the ballot in the city’s Common Council elections this fall. The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections reported that...

OLEAN — A project delay for a new survey and promises to help Boardmanville neighbors with future issues stemming from a new water pump station were p...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department is suddenly finding it increasingly difficult to get COVID-19 test results back in a timely manner. C...

Cattaraugus County Democratic Party Chairman Frank Puglisi has endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. “I do think the New York primary will be in...

Editor's note: Due to incorrect information provided to the Times Herald, this article originally noted that T-shirts were provided the Pulaski Club o...

Democratic presidential caucus and primary results from Iowa and New Hampshire have begun to whet the appetites of Cattaraugus County Democrats. The N...