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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...

News

Olean students encourage peers to #DropTheVape

Olean Times Herald staff

Nov 28, 2022

OLEAN — The Great American Smokeout, honored on Nov. 17, is a day for smokers to quit for the day and get smoke out of their lives. Reality Check stud...

Local Columnists, Nation World

Raise insurance rates on unvaccinated

Aug 25, 2021

Health insurance companies can legally charge smokers up to 50% more in premiums than non-smokers, based on the simple fact that smokers have made a d...

Health

Help Your Lungs Heal with a Monday Quit

Aug 19, 2021

Smoking tobacco damages the lungs, but when you quit, you give your lungs a chance to recover. When you quit, your lungs will improve in several ways:...

Local News, News

NY attorney general suing JUUL over marketing tactics

Denis Slattery New York Daily News (TNS)

Nov 20, 2019

ALBANY — Attorney General Letitia James is looking to snub out e-cig maker JUUL for targeting teens. James filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the popula...

Commentary, Readers Turn To Write

RTW: Cigarette butts mar downtown area

CARL R. VAHL, Special to the Olean Times Herald

Aug 03, 2017

In the past few years the changes in downtown Olean have been fast and furious. Almost total  reconstruction of North Union Street. A beautiful street...