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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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Small Business Administration recognizes Cuba for ‘Economic Gardening’

Olean Times Herald staff

May 30, 2025

CUBA — The town and village of Cuba have been recognized by the Small Business Administration for proactive support of small business development. Ear...

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$4.6 billion in sketchy COVID loans

May 06, 2025

The Small Business Administration has still not tried to recoup $4.6 billion of loans issued during the Covid-19 pandemic that were flagged as potenti...

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Groups: Shop small on Small Business Saturday

BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 28, 2024

Small Business Saturday, a 15-year-old push to back local businesses as the holiday shopping season begins, will return this weekend. The U.S. Chamber...

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U.S. attorney for New York says they’ll be investigating coronavirus loan fraud for years

Emilie Munson Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS)

Jun 28, 2021

ALBANY — The U.S. Department of Justice expects to spend years investigating fraud cases involving billions of dollars in aid that was intended to hel...

Local Columnists, New York

This time, make sure PPP works better

Dec 08, 2020

In the wake of a lousy November jobs report, we pray Congress snaps out of its inexplicable and damaging dawdling and swiftly agrees on a new stimulus...

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Olean-area financial institutions process millions in aid for local businesses

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

May 12, 2020

OLEAN — Local lending institutions have been rolling up their sleeves to help businesses and residents make it through the financial fallout of the CO...

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Reed points to CARES Act to help small businesses in COVID-19 crisis

Rick Miller

Apr 04, 2020

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed says he wants small businesses to know they have resources to turn to in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis to protect the long-term ...