Sempolinski: Democrats again pushing redistricting agenda
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
June 2, 2026
New York Republicans are rallying to oppose reported efforts by Democrats in Albany to advance constitutional amendments that would redraw New York’s ...
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Giordano tabs Galietta as SBU men’s soccer assistant coach
College Sports, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
June 3, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University men's soccer head coach Mick Giordano has announced the addition of Dominic Galietta as an assistant coach ahead of the 2026 season. Galietta joins the Bonnies after a two-year stint at WVU Tech, where he served as interim head coach. During that span, he...
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Bills rookie WR Bell reveals what it’s like playing with QB Allen
Buffalo Bills, Local Sports, Sports
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
June 3, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — It’s hard to remember how shaky Skyler Bell looked during Buffalo Bills rookie minicamp less than a month ago. The Bills’ fourth-round ...
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Bonnies adds Winchendon Prep’s Cam Blankenberg to finalize 2026-2027 roster
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
June 2, 2026
OLEAN — This week, the Bonnies added Winchendon Prep’s Cam Blankenberg, a high school recruit and Rochester native to their 2026-2027 roster. The 6’7 ...
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Local & Social
OTW Shakespeare in the Park to put on ‘King Lear’, casting open
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 03, 2026
OLEAN — “King Lear” is coming to Oak Hill Park this summer. Olean Theatre Workshop will host its annual Shakespeare in the Park the second weekend of ...
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2026 Olean High Wall of Honor inductees are Aiello, Howard
Local News, News, Student News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 02, 2026
OLEAN — Two more names will be added to the Olean City School District Wall of Honor during a ceremony set for Friday, June 19, coinciding with OHS’s ...
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Randolph’s Shawley named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
Jun 02, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Olivia Shawley, a senior at Randolph Central School and t...
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Crime and Courts
GOP senators push Trump to dump fund
Commentary, Opinion
June 3, 2026
If President Donald Trump wants the Senate to pass an immigration enforcement package, he’ll have to give up his ill-advised “anti-weaponization” fund...
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GOP hopefuls needed Trump in spring, but he’ll hurt in fall
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
June 3, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — From Indiana to Texas, President Donald Trump has been throwing his political weight around, using his clout to end the careers of ...
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Waste of the Day: Maine dam that was never built
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
June 2, 2026
Maine’s largest ski resort has yet to pay back $153,000 in taxpayer money it received years ago to build a dam that never materialized. Franklin Count...
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In politics after Trump, nothing is disqualifying
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By MATT K. LEWIS Los Angeles Times 
June 2, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — After a decade of Trumpism, it should come as no surprise that President Donald Trump’s ethos (presenting scandal as strength, out...
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