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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...

Commentary, Nation World, New York

Pipeline infrastructure a necessity for New York, the Northeast

AL WYNN The Center Square

Apr 09, 2025

In early March, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his bid to re-enter politics and challenge incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams. His pitch ...

Business News, News, NY State News

Fed hostility could delay offshore wind projects for NY, other states

ALEX BROWN Stateline.org/TNS

Dec 27, 2024

Numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy. Bu...

Business News, Local News

Olean native is top HR official for EG America

Oct 14, 2024

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Olean, N.Y. native Diana Styles has joined the leadership team at EG America, owner and operator of more than 1,600 convenience s...

Business News, News, NY State News

What salary do you need to be a top 1% earner in NY?

Aug 08, 2024

NEW YORK (TNS) — What does it take to be counted among the top 1% earners nationwide? According to a new study, an American family needs to earn an an...

News, NY State News, Western New York

NY discourages travel to Massachusetts, adds California to advisory

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Oct 27, 2020

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday urged residents to avoid non-essential travel to neighboring Massachusetts, and added California to the state’s ...

Commentary, Local Columnists

The flag of Massachusetts is ‘racist’? Who knew?

NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald

May 31, 2019

A new front has opened up in America’s culture wars, and specifically in the Left's ongoing effort to stigmatize even the most innocuous elements of o...

News, Olean

Cross-country veteran due at Civil War Memorial on Friday afternoon

Rick Miller

May 30, 2019

LITTLE VALLEY — A 72-year-old Massachusetts Air Force veteran on a cross country trek to draw attention to the plight of homeless veterans will be wel...

Commentary, Local Columnists

Eckstrom: Bad traffic’ can be a relative term

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Jun 11, 2018

When I have to deal with “bad traffic,” it usually involves having to wait for several vehicles as I try to pull out of my home street of Grossman Ave...

Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News

State & Union: One story of a veteran’s land grant claim in Cattaraugus County

Feb 20, 2018

History buffs know that many early pioneers in Western New York and Pennsylvania exercised “government warrants for land” in lieu of pay during the la...