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IAABO hoops tournament reaches 50th year
Golden anniversary event set for this weekend at A-L
December 24, 2025
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — What began in December 1974 as a four-team boys basketball tournament has grown into a cherished regional tradition, and this year it...
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Christmas messages of hope, peace, reflection
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
December 24, 2025
Christmas is upon us again, and local religious leaders invite the community to pause, reflect and rediscover the deeper meaning of the season — one r...
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DUKE CENTER: State funds to replace Berger Hollow bridge
Sara Furlong 
December 23, 2025
DUKE CENTER — Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that 54 projects statewide will collectively receive more than $47 million from the Multimodal Trans...
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Port A basketball returning letterwinners
Local Sports
December 23, 2025
Gator Head Coach Kyle Babcock has seven returning lettermen for the 2025-2026 season.  They are pictured (left to right) Nick Wilfong, Liam Hawver, Br...
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Lady Gators returning letterwinners
Local Sports
December 23, 2025
Lady Gator returning letterwinners for the 2025-2026 are Madison Fillhart, Brynn Evens, Peyton Gordon, Jenna Renner and Mady Errick.  Head coach for t...
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Second-half surge lifts Bonnies past Le Moyne, 92–81
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
December 20, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure (11-2) shook off a shaky stretch and a halftime deficit to close non-conference play with a 92-81 win over Le ...
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Snow ‘on a roll’
Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Salamanca Press reporter Deb Everts discovered some very unusual objects in her backyard Sunday morning. When she went out to investigate, she saw a b...
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First Day Hike planned at Allegany State Park
Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Discover the history of Allegany State Park on Jan. 1 at this year’s First Day Hike, an easy trek featuring historical and environmental tidbits of in...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...
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Six new laws in Pennsylvania
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Dec 24, 2025
HARRISBURG – To put a bow on 2025, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed six new laws in Harrisburg. Six bills that beat the odds in the divided Pennsylvania legis...
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Students stage meet and greet
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center Student Committee sponsored a meet and greet with Santa last week at the school. The event featured v...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Children’s Christmas Party
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Port Allegany Rotary Club welcomed students from the Life Skills Class at Port Allegany Elementary School at the annual Children's Christmas Party...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Bands perform holiday selections
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Port Allegany Music Department presented a holiday band concert at the high school, featuring the Elementary Bands, Junior High Band, Senior High ...
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Combined Court of Honor
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
Boy Scout Troops 413 and 512 joined together for a Court of Honor held Dec. 21 at the Otto Township firehall in Duke Center. Scouts received their bad...
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Coast’s bail raised to $3 million, 270 charges added
Crime, Local News
By SARA FURLONG and MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER news@bradfordera.com  
December 22, 2025
Bail was raised to $3 million and 270 charges were added during a preliminary hearing held Monday in the case against Ray Coast, the Lewis Run man acc...
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Santa versus the Grinch
Gallery, Local News
December 19, 2025
The Grinch showed up at a Port Allegany High School wrestling match again this year, trying to get the better of Santa Claus. Scroll through the galle...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
Gallery, Local News
December 15, 2025
The sights and sounds of Christmases past returned to downtown Bradford during Old Fashioned Christmas held Saturday. People enjoyed horse-drawn carri...
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Willard Avenue house fire
Gallery, Local News
December 10, 2025
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched at 5:55 Wednesday morning to a reported garage fire at 29 Willard Ave. Firefighters requested a second al...
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Christmas reflections manifest in different ways
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
December 24, 2025
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — I’ve been enjoying a personal, tailor-made Oak Ridge Boys Christmas this year. I was surprised to learn that this country gospel gro...
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Prosperity and philanthropy reborn: A conservative way forward
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By RICHARD STERN and SPENCER SKALLEBERG 
December 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Much has been written about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) since it was signed into law last summer, but one of its more in...
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A reminder: The reason for the season
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 23, 2025
As we get ready to celebrate Christmas here is a reminder of the reason for the season. "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census s...
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Inflation appears to be slowing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 23, 2025
The November inflation numbers are in, and they’re a disappointment for Democrats. The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices rose 2....
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