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State & Union: Postal Service asks for these changes to your mailbox

May 12, 2024

Is your mailbox post leaning to one side? Is there a little bit — or a lot — of rust, or does the mailbox door hang open to the elements? Each year, t...

Allegany County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...

Remembering a mother: Lavender and a finished quilt

KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald

May 11, 2024

ANGELICA — As Mother’s Day comes up this weekend, two daughters are keeping their mother’s memory alive. Almost two decades ago a group of Angelica wo...

Allegany County, Local News

Business classes present plans for improvements to mail services on Alfred State campus

May 09, 2024

ALFRED — Alfred State students in a pair of upper-level business classes presented to a panel of campus administrators and faculty on proposed changes...

Cattaraugus County, Local News

Salamanca school announces absentee ballot availability

Kellen Quigley

Apr 23, 2024

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca School Board of Education has announced the availability of absentee ballots and early mail voter ballots for the annual sch...

Business, Local News

Business news

Apr 19, 2024

Local News, News, State

New York state warns to be on lookout for check washing scams

Olean Times Herald staff

Apr 09, 2024

At the height of tax season, the New York state Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection provides consumers with guidance to avoid mail t...

News, State, Western New York

US Postal Service backs off moving operations from Buffalo to Rochester

Olean Times Herald staff

Mar 30, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service has backed off on plans to move some operations from a Buffalo hub facility to Rochester. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles ...

Local News, Western New York

Scholarships for students studying communications, journalists

Mar 22, 2024

BUFFALO — College students studying communications, along with professional journalists seeking additional academic training, can apply for college an...

Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...

Some changes coming in early voting, including Olean site

Olean Times Herald staff

Mar 13, 2024

LITTLE VALLEY — Voters in Cattaraugus County will face changes in the way they can cast a ballot from home and when they can vote early and where in O...

Local News, News

Olean First Baptist to host Community Easter Dinner

Mar 07, 2024

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church is ready to continue a tradition of hosting a Community Easter Dinner on March 31. Take-out and delivery will be av...

News, State

Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York

MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press

Mar 06, 2024

ALBANY — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently banned a Florida gun retailer from selling or delivering certain gun parts in New York that official...

News, State

IRS resumes collection notices for first time since pandemic

PAUL LIOTTA Staten Island Advance

Feb 20, 2024

NEW YORK (TNS) — The Internal Revenue Service will be sending out automated collection notices for the first time in two years. More than a dozen type...

Commentary, Leters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Reflect on contributions by Black Americans

Feb 15, 2024

It was both encouraging and uplifting to read the article “A Pilgrimage” by Rev. Kim Rossi in the Feb. 9 edition of the Olean Times Herald. She so elo...

Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...

State & Union: Tips on avoiding identity thieves and fraudsters during tax season

Feb 12, 2024

The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection shared tips to help New York taxpayers stop identity thieves and tax fraudsters fro...

News, State

Judge OKs law allowing more New Yorkers to vote early by mail

TIM BALK New York Daily News

Feb 05, 2024

NEW YORK (TNS) — A state judge on Monday upheld a law expanding New York’s early voting period to allow widespread balloting by mail, ruling against R...

Allegany County, Local News

Allegany County Office for the Aging seeks Meals on Wheels volunteers

Olean Times Herald staff

Jan 24, 2024

BELMONT — The Office for the Aging has an immediate need for volunteers willing to deliver Meals on Wheels in the Alfred/Almond area. As a volunteer, ...

Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...

Langworthy wants assurances WNY postal workers’ jobs will be protected

JIM ECKSTROM Olean Times Herald

Jan 22, 2024

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Postal Service asking that written assurances be made that Western New York employees will ...

Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...

Schumer wants answers from Postal Service about WNY plans

JIM ECKSTROM Olean Times Herald

Jan 17, 2024

With the U.S. Postal Service considering the transfer of some mail processing operations from Buffalo’s William Street Postal Facility to Rochester, U...

Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...

Winds cut power to more than 8,000 in Cattaraugus County

RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald

Jan 11, 2024

LITTLE VALLEY — More than 8,200 homes and businesses across Cattaraugus County lost power from high winds during Tuesday’s storm, with nearly 2,000 ho...

Buffalo Bills, Content, Daily Headlines, ...

Kincaid provides Bills another option after nearly giving up on football

JOHN WAWROW Associated Press

Jan 11, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — Dalton Kincaid occasionally wonders how different his life would have been had the rookie tight end not given football a second chance ...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 4/23/25: Salamanca woman charged with welfare fraud

April 23, 2025

SALAMANCA — A Salamanca woman faces felony charges after her arrest for alleged welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported Wednes...

Local News, News

Olean schools superintendent clarifies East View SPO dismissal

BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com

April 23, 2025

OLEAN — Olean City School District's superintendent clarified Wednesday that she was not responsible for the removal of a school patrol officer at Eas...

Cattaraugus County, Local News, News

Buried fuel tanks removed from Salamanca city hall site

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

April 23, 2025

SALAMANCA — While removing an out-of-service fuel tank buried behind the fire hall at the Salamanca Municipal Center, a discovery was made on site tha...

Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...

Bills head into draft with cornerback and defensive tackle as priorities

Ryan Talbot syracuse.com

April 23, 2025

The Buffalo Bills have done plenty of work evaluating prospects ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. In addition to scouting throughout the year, Buffalo met ...

AP National Sports, Baseball, Local Sports, ...

Carlos Rodón gives New York strong start, Yankees down Guardians 5-1 to salvage series finale

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

April 23, 2025

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Rodón pitched seven strong innings, Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs and Aaron Judge raised his major league-leading average...

Area College, Basketball, Local Sports, ...

St. Bonaventure joins Michigan St, North Carolina in 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Field

April 23, 2025

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The St. Bonaventure Bonnies join Michigan State and North Carolina as part of the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division field, wit...

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