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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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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...

Houghton University welcomes largest class in 6 years

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Houghton University welcomes largest class in 6 years

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 20, 2023

HOUGHTON — The campus community at Houghton University welcomed the largest incoming class in six years with 272 new students this fall. These student...

Free upcoming Master Gardener community classes in Ellicottville

Cattaraugus County News, News

Free upcoming Master Gardener community classes in Ellicottville

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 20, 2023

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County’s Master Gardener Program plans several new free upcoming classes. In the Master G...

Whither all the legal weed in NY?

Commentary, Local Columnists, New York

Whither all the legal weed in NY?

TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance

Sep 20, 2023

NEW YORK (TNS) — They couldn’t have screwed this up any worse if they tried. It should have been simple for New York to set up its legal weed market: ...

Feds miscalculate $66 billion in costs

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Feds miscalculate $66 billion in costs

ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI RealClear Politics

Sep 20, 2023

The federal government is using a flawed accounting method, which is likely underestimating the costs of a loan program by $66 billion, according to a...

Higher fines unwanted telemarketing calls

Commentary, New York

Higher fines unwanted telemarketing calls

Sep 20, 2023

A stand-up comedian long ago commented on his state’s efforts to discourage speeding by posting the fines for speeding on the speed limit signs. He th...

Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for migrants to get work permits

News, NY State News

Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for migrants to get work permits

ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

Sep 20, 2023

ALBANY — As more than 100,000 migrants arrived in New York City over the past year after crossing the border from Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Ka...

Council eyes vehicle purchase funding after price jump

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Council eyes vehicle purchase funding after price jump

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Sep 20, 2023

OLEAN — City officials are still working on how to pay for vehicles that were recently delivered. The Common Council’s finance committee on Tuesday as...

Denton Go optimistic for future of Potter County ski area

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Denton Go optimistic for future of Potter County ski area

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Sep 20, 2023

No one could be more optimistic for the future of Denton Hill State Park than the three men who make up Denton Go LLC. Potter County natives Todd Brow...

State & Union: Paula and Al Bernstein honored during Chamber Week

Cattaraugus County News, Local News

State & Union: Paula and Al Bernstein honored during Chamber Week

Sep 20, 2023

Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Chamber Week, which is Sept. 17-23. It provides the Chamber an opportunity to celebrate its many...

Cattaraugus County Health Department to offer flu, updated COVID vaccines

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Cattaraugus County Health Department to offer flu, updated COVID vaccines

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Sep 19, 2023

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department will begin offering updated COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the county beginning later this month...

State: Local unemployment rates up in August

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State: Local unemployment rates up in August

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Sep 19, 2023

Local unemployment rates increased in August, according to state data. The New York State Department of Labor announced preliminary unemployment rates...

Let’s go get some government contracts!

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Let’s go get some government contracts!

CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany

Sep 19, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — It has recently come to my attention that much moolah can be made by helping New York governments do things that politicians don’t know...

Hunter Biden exploited family name, broke the law

Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World

Hunter Biden exploited family name, broke the law

ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times/TNS

Sep 19, 2023

A little over two years ago, when Hunter Biden was promoting his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” on “CBS Sunday Morning,” he told an interviewer he was “1...

Friendship churches to host Community Family Day celebration

Allegany County News, News

Friendship churches to host Community Family Day celebration

Sep 19, 2023

FRIENDSHIP — Several Friendship churches are joining next week for a new community Family Day Celebration and Wellness Fair, with a simple meal, kid’s...

State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean

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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean

Sep 19, 2023

From a bust for beans to watching out for forest fires, from a “supermarket of knowledge” to the fall of the Palace Theater, here’s a look back on the...

NY Thruway tolls to rise 5% in January, then again in 2027

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NY Thruway tolls to rise 5% in January, then again in 2027

RICK KARLIN Times Union, Albany

Sep 19, 2023

ALBANY (TNS) — The state Thruway Authority’s board of directors on Monday gave final approval to a 5% toll hike, effective Jan.1, with another 5% incr...

Gasoline prices rise in New York

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Gasoline prices rise in New York

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 18, 2023

Average gasoline prices in New York have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.88/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,11...

Borrello: Complaints pile up over background check for ammo

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Borrello: Complaints pile up over background check for ammo

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Sep 18, 2023

Complaints are already coming in on the new New York state requirement for a state police background check on ammunition, which went into effect last ...

Salamanca Police Dept. project targeting Oct. 11 opening

Cattaraugus County News, News

Salamanca Police Dept. project targeting Oct. 11 opening

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 18, 2023

SALAMANCA — The renovation and addition project at the Salamanca Police Department is nearly complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for 11 a.m. O...

Lincoln Park Evening Art Market set for Saturday

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Lincoln Park Evening Art Market set for Saturday

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 18, 2023

OLEAN — The Tri-County Arts Council is getting ready for the second annual Lincoln Park Evening Art Market, set for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The juried s...