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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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Slippery slope of the Supreme Court

MARTHA TILLINGER Special to Olean Times Herald

Jul 04, 2022

With the recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, they are sending a clear message that the majority of them are out of step with what the majority o...

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Judge: NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections

JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

Jun 27, 2022

NEW YORK — A judge on Monday blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices, a measure that Republicans had...

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Why aren’t Democrats making Election Day a state holiday?

LZ GRANDERSON Tribune News Service

Jan 22, 2022

Spoken word performer Gil Scott-Heron famously said: “Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.” This truism came to mind recently as ...

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NY congressman Bowman arrested in US Capitol protest

Jan 21, 2022

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday along with at least 20 other people as part of a protest over vot...

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All New Yorkers released from prison could vote under bill

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Apr 21, 2021

ALBANY — All individuals released on parole could vote in New York under a bill that passed the Assembly on Wednesday and is now on its way to the gov...

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Groups demand more time for New Yorkers to register to vote

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Jul 29, 2020

ALBANY — Civil liberties groups are asking a state court to block New York election officials from enforcing a requirement that voters register 25 day...

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Rep. Tom Reed vows to stop Cuomo’s ‘extreme’ pardon of sex offenders who could vote at schools

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Aug 02, 2018

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Wednesday he was preparing federal legislation to stop 77 convicted sex offenders given a conditional pardon and the right to ...

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Threats to our democracy are real

GARY B. OSTROWER, Special to the Olean Times Herald

Jan 03, 2018

During the 19th century, residents of the Southern Tier stood in the forefront of a movement to expand democracy. Thousands of local young men joined ...