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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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Second Amendment sanctuary status pushed for Upstate counties

MARCUS WOLF Watertown Daily Times (TNS)

Feb 19, 2020

WATERTOWN (TNS) — A group of residents have begun pushing to make Jefferson County a Second Amendment sanctuary, mirroring efforts under way in Lewis ...

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RTW: Way past time to pass assault-weapons ban

KAREN HULL, Special to the Olean Times Herald

Feb 28, 2018

An article in Wednesday’s Olean Times Herald related how U.S. Rep. Tom Reed agreed that gun law reform was needed. He, however, said a ban on assault ...

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Reed: Gun law reforms needed, but banning AR-15s would be ‘knee-jerk reaction’

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Feb 21, 2018

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed told reporters Tuesday he was committed to doing whatever he can to prevent another school mass killing like what occurred last wee...

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Rep. Tom Reed rejects new gun control measures in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Oct 04, 2017

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on Tuesday called news of the Las Vegas mass shooting “very sobering,” and he offered prayers to survivors, while rejecting added g...

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WNY congressman’s bill takes aim at SAFE Act

Aug 02, 2017

A Western New York congressman is targeting the SAFE Act with a bill of his own that he says would effectively repeal the controversial gun-control la...