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    Letter to the Editor: Langworthy undermines essential programs
    Articles, Commentary, Leters to the Editor
    Letter to the Editor: Langworthy undermines essential programs
    Jun 02, 2025
    Rep. Nicholas Langworthy claims the GOP budget “eliminates waste, fraud and abuse” while protecting programs like Medicaid. But the “historic savings”...
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    Keough, Kramer named co-chairs of 2025 Southern Tier Walk to End Alzheimer’s
    Articles, Local News, News
    Keough, Kramer named co-chairs of 2025 Southern Tier Walk to End Alzheimer’s
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 30, 2025
    OLEAN — Sandy Keough, a retired educator, and Jessica Kramer, a social worker at Absolut Care of Allegany, will return as co-chairs of the 2025 Southe...
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    Olean police officer charged in child sex case; other officer faces assault charge
    Articles, Local News, News
    Olean police officer charged in child sex case; other officer faces assault charge
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 30, 2025
    OLEAN — New York State Police have charged two Olean Police Department patrolmen for incidents not related to their work. Troopers reported Friday tha...
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    New York teachers’ union demands longer recess time for youngest students
    Articles, Commentary, New York, ...
    New York teachers’ union demands longer recess time for youngest students
    KATHLEEN MOORE Times Union, Albany 
    May 29, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — New York teachers are demanding that children receive 30 minutes of unstructured play time during the elementary school day, a proposal...
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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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    Honor fallen veterans, and help those who still live
    Articles, Commentary, Nation World
    Honor fallen veterans, and help those who still live
    JIM JONES The Idaho Statesman 
    May 26, 2025
    BOISE, Idaho (TNS) — Memorial Day is a time to set aside our differences and join together in remembering and thanking those brave souls who gave thei...
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    State: Area unemployment rates down again in April
    Allegany County News, Articles, Cattaraugus County, ...
    State: Area unemployment rates down again in April
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 23, 2025
    Local unemployment rates continued to drop in April, state officials said, and were lower than a year ago. The state Department of Labor reported that...
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    America’s debt problem is also a retirement problem
    Articles, Local News, News
    America’s debt problem is also a retirement problem
    ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
    May 22, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years a...
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    Dear Abby: Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    Articles, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Dear Abby: Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    May 22, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder. Acco...
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    Olean school board candidates make final pitch
    Local News, News
    Olean school board candidates make final pitch
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    May 18, 2025
    OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...
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    Olean school board candidates make final pitch
    Local News, News
    Olean school board candidates make final pitch
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    May 16, 2025
    OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...
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    Hochul to visit Seneca Territory Tuesday, apologize for NYS role in Thomas Indian School
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    Hochul to visit Seneca Territory Tuesday, apologize for NYS role in Thomas Indian School
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 16, 2025
    President J. Conrad Seneca will welcome Gov. Kathy Hochul to Seneca Nation Territory on Tuesday to address the atrocities suffered at a local American...
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    Lawmakers eye overhaul of New York’s prison system after beating deaths
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Lawmakers eye overhaul of New York’s prison system after beating deaths
    DAN CLARK Times Union, Albany 
    May 15, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — The homicide ofRobert L. Brooks, who died after being severely beaten by correction officers atMarcy Correctional Facilityin December, ...
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    Olean school board candidates make their case
    Local News, News
    Olean school board candidates make their case
    May 06, 2025
    OLEAN — Candidates for three available seats on the Olean City School District Board of Education spoke directly to members of the public Tuesday even...
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    EPIC: Salamanca families, schools working together for student success
    Local News, News
    EPIC: Salamanca families, schools working together for student success
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 06, 2025
    SALAMANCA — In the Salamanca City Central School District, student success is not just an expectation — it is a community-wide commitment. Over the pa...
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    St. Bonaventure nursing program works to mitigate shortages, give back to community
    Local News, News
    St. Bonaventure nursing program works to mitigate shortages, give back to community
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    May 03, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE — Nursing is a difficult profession, and healthcare facilities nationwide continue to experience shortages of trained nurses. As Natio...
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    State: Area unemployment rates decline February to March after winter bump
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State: Area unemployment rates decline February to March after winter bump
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 01, 2025
    Local unemployment decreased in March after steady bumps in January and February, on par with the rates reported a year ago this month, according to s...
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    Olean schools superintendent, admin team address community’s concerns
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    Olean schools superintendent, admin team address community’s concerns
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    Apr 30, 2025
    OLEAN — With the Olean City School District making several headlines recently and social media pages dedicated to her termination popping up, Superint...
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    Jones Memorial donates $20,000 to area food pantries
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Jones Memorial donates $20,000 to area food pantries
    Apr 29, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — Representatives from Jones Memorial Hospital toured the county and delivered monetary donations recently to 17 area food pantries. The ro...
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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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