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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...

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NY order makes contraceptives available without a prescription

MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press

Mar 19, 2024

ALBANY — Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials on Tuesday. The move is p...

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Useless decongestants are just the tip of the iceberg

F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion

Nov 07, 2023

NEW YORK (TNS) — With cold and flu season ramping up, you may soon be heading to the pharmacy in search of relief. When you do, you might remember tha...

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NY opioid advisory board again calls for safe injection sites

RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany

Nov 06, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s opioid advisory board is once again urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to consider the authorization of safe injection sites — a requ...

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NY pharmacists authorized to prescribe hormonal birth control

RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union, Albany

May 08, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — New Yorkers will soon be able to access birth control at their local pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, but it will take at le...

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Pharmacists get OK to prescribe hormonal birth control in NY

Rachel Silberstein Times Union, Albany (TNS)

May 07, 2023

ALBANY — New Yorkers will soon be able to access birth control at their local pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription, but it will take at least a ...

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Hochul signs bill expanding access to contraceptives

MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press

May 02, 2023

ALBANY — New Yorkers next year won’t have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochu...

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NY lawmakers want widespread access to xylazine, fentanyl test strips

RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany

Apr 19, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers are beginning to grapple with the emergence of xylazine in illicit drug supplies as a public health threat sweeping ...

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Over-the-counter birth control bill advances in NY legislature

RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union, Albany

Jan 29, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — A bill that would dramatically expand birth control access in New York is gaining traction in the legislature this year and has the end...