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Futures establishes Mary and Don Mackowski Kids Fund
Futures establishes Mary and Don Mackowski Kids Fund
Honors legacy of compassion, opportunity, community impact
April 7, 2026
Futures has established a new named endowment, The Mary and Don Mackowski Kids Fund, created in honor of Mary and Don Mackowski and their enduring com...
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Oil, gas prices blow past $100, $4
Oil, gas prices blow past $100, $4
Diesel nearing all-time high 
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 6, 2026
Oil prices have flown past $100 per barrel and area motorists are paying more than $4 per gallon of gasoline for the first time since 2022. Late last ...
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Cross Walk
Cross Walk
April 3, 2026
Andy Brooks carries the Cross from St. Bernard Church to the First United Methodist Church in Bradford on Good Friday.
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SPARK Arts finds new home
SPARK Arts finds new home
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 2, 2026
Access to the arts can be life changing, and for SPARK Arts, that impact has led to rapid growth. Launched as a pilot program in 2024 after overwhelmi...
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Spotted at the egg hunt
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Spotted at the egg hunt
Apr 06, 2026
One young lady spotted more than Easter eggs during the Wanderers Motorcycle Club's second annual hunt held this past weekend, letting Era photographe...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Apr 06, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Prosecutors push back on Hvizdzak objections
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Prosecutors push back on Hvizdzak objections
Say every enhancement should stand
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 2, 2026
Federal prosecutors have pushed back on Shane Hvizdzak’s latest objections to his presentence investigation report, arguing in a new filing that every...
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Capital case against Prescott stalled until judge is assigned
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Capital case against Prescott stalled until judge is assigned
DA appeals order on sealed defense filings  
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
The capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, accused of raping and murdering his 2-year-old son last August, has stalled pending the appointment of...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
January 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 8 Longfellow Ave. at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. First-arriving firefighters found a worki...
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Santa versus the Grinch
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Santa versus the Grinch
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
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
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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Progressive demise of Social Security, Medicare
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Progressive demise of Social Security, Medicare
By DAVE MASTIO Kansas City Star 
April 6, 2026
KANSAS CITY (TNS) — I’ve been pondering a new study that is out this week from Penn’s Wharton Business School. It takes a look at federal spending by ...
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The Iran war conundrum for Trump
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The Iran war conundrum for Trump
April 6, 2026
President Donald Trump last week offered the nation a defense of America’s offensive against Iran, assuring the country the mission will end “very sho...
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Radical tax hikes will accelerate Pa.’s outmigration
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Radical tax hikes will accelerate Pa.’s outmigration
By NATHAN BENEFIELD 
April 6, 2026
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro keeps repeating the claim that Pennsylvania is the only growing state in the Northeast. But that’s not true. Residents ...
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