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    ALICE report reveals financial hardship for thousands in Cattaraugus, Allegany counties
    Allegany County News, Articles, Cattaraugus County, ...
    ALICE report reveals financial hardship for thousands in Cattaraugus, Allegany counties
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 29, 2025
    OLEAN — Data from the latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report shows a significant percentage of households in Cattaraugus an...
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    Boost SNAP to make healthy eating easier
    Articles, Commentary, Nation World
    Boost SNAP to make healthy eating easier
    VIJAY DAS Tribune News Service 
    May 27, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make it harder for poor Americans to buy unhealthy food. Togethe...
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    NY’s $254B budget faces shaky future amid federal uncertainty
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY’s $254B budget faces shaky future amid federal uncertainty
    DAN CLARK Times Union, Albany 
    May 12, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Legislation incorporated into the latest state budget in 15 years has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after more than a month of negot...
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    One-tenth of National Grid’s rate hike would aid customers who can’t afford it
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    One-tenth of National Grid’s rate hike would aid customers who can’t afford it
    TIM KNAUSS syracuse.com 
    May 01, 2025
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — Upstate New York residents are facing double-digit increases on their electric and gas bills if the statePublic Service Commissionapp...
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    New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
    Apr 24, 2025
    Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and the federal government . T...
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    Letter to the Editor: Catholic Charities strives to provide HOPE
    Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter to the Editor: Catholic Charities strives to provide HOPE
    Apr 23, 2025
    It’s been a challenging year for many in our community facing price increases, tighter budgets, and job cuts and the need for Catholic Charities’ serv...
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    Guest Comment: Feeding the hungry with empty hands
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Guest Comment: Feeding the hungry with empty hands
    DAVID POTTER 
    Apr 21, 2025
    Last month, Olean Food Pantry received the kind of news that keeps me up at night: a projected 13% federal funding cut to our food distribution capaci...
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    CCA launches initiative addressing food insecurity, Social Determinants of Health
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    CCA launches initiative addressing food insecurity, Social Determinants of Health
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 07, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc. announces the combination of four significant grant awards will be used to launch a comprehensive proje...
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    Sorting fact from fiction on the future of Medicaid
    New York, Opinion
    Sorting fact from fiction on the future of Medicaid
    BILL HAMMOND 
    Mar 21, 2025
    ALBANY — As Washington contemplates cutbacks to federal funding for Medicaid, officials in Albany have reacted in two self-contradictory ways. On one ...
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    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    3 NY Social Security offices listed for closing — not Olean’s
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 12, 2025
    Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency(DOGE) is set to shut down 47 Social Security Administrationfield offices nationwide — and three in New ...
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    Study: Rising food costs driving New Yorkers into debt
    News, NY State News
    Study: Rising food costs driving New Yorkers into debt
    ANN MARIE BARRON Staten Island Advance 
    Mar 12, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — As the cost of food continues to rise, 53% of New Yorkers have taken on additional debt in the past 12 months as they struggle to fee...
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    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Appeal 2025 provides hope for all with help from all
    STEVE SCHUMER 
    Feb 18, 2025
    After more than 100 years, the work of Catholic Charities is deeply woven into the fabric of our community, providing hope for all neighbors in every ...
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    Olean schools begin planning for annual budget, capital project
    Local News
    Olean schools begin planning for annual budget, capital project
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 13, 2025
    OLEAN — In the dead of winter, officials at the Olean City School District are busy planning for a fruitful spring with preparations underway for the ...
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    How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
    Commentary, Nation World
    How Trump’s health care disruption could pay off
    ERIC REINHART Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 31, 2025
    CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reflects anger and frustration at the wanton greed underlying America’s h...
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    Allegany County Democrats host drive for unhoused community members in recognition of MLK Jr. National Day of Service
    Allegany County News, Local News
    Allegany County Democrats host drive for unhoused community members in recognition of MLK Jr. National Day of Service
    Jan 28, 2025
    BELMONT — The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC), in partnership with the Allegany County Area Substance Abuse (ACASA), recently concluded a ...
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    Olean chapter NSDAR establishes DAR Dignity Fund for Veterans
    Cattaraugus County, Local News
    Olean chapter NSDAR establishes DAR Dignity Fund for Veterans
    Jan 26, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has announced the establishment of the DAR Dignity Fund for...
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    Hochul’s lack of direction on health care
    Commentary, New York
    Hochul’s lack of direction on health care
    BILL HAMMOND Empire Cendter 
    Jan 23, 2025
    ALBANY — Financing and regulating health care delivery is one of the biggest responsibilities of state government, yet Gov. Kathy Hochul had remarkabl...
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    Hochul tries a little bit of everything to make NY more affordable
    Commentary, New York
    Hochul tries a little bit of everything to make NY more affordable
    Jan 20, 2025
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — Gov.Kathy Hochulreads her poll numbers and feels the economic discontent of voters who putDonald Trumpback in theWhite House. That ex...
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    MLK’s hopes for U.S. echo still
    Commentary, Nation World
    MLK’s hopes for U.S. echo still
    Jan 20, 2025
    Monday we celebrated the teachings and words and, most of all, the actions of the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated at 39 years old, but ...
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    Cattaraugus County agencies ask public’s help with ‘Point in Time’ homeless count
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Cattaraugus County agencies ask public’s help with ‘Point in Time’ homeless count
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jan 16, 2025
    SALAMANCA — Volunteers from the local Continuum of Care Planning Body will conduct their annual “Point in Time” homeless count this Wednesday, and you...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    Local News, News
    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
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    Cathy Briggs
    Obituaries
    Cathy Briggs
    June 14, 2025
    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
    Obituaries
    William S. Clemens
    June 14, 2025
    William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
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    John R. Cornwall
    Obituaries
    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    Obituaries
    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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