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Putting the garden to bed
Putting the garden to bed
Fall prep for a better spring
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
October 17, 2025
As we put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter, we need to take time to plan for next season. We all dream of that perfect vegetable garden star...
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THINGS TO DO: Spooky fun starts early
THINGS TO DO: Spooky fun starts early
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 17, 2025
PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST AND MOVIE will be tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department, 4351 Route 646 in Cyclone. Come and...
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Commissioners quietly end public call-in access to meetings
Commissioners quietly end public call-in access to meetings
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
October 16, 2025
McKean County residents will no longer be able to listen in on commissioners’ meetings via conference call — a public access tool that has been in pla...
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Patriotic pic
Patriotic pic
October 16, 2025
Folks from The Friendship Table took a photo Oct. 3 with the building’s new mural, painted by local artist Rick Minard. Representatives submitted the ...
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Pilon, Vinelli named D9 Central League All-stars
Local Sports
Pilon, Vinelli named D9 Central League All-stars
Jo Wankel 
October 16, 2025
Photo submitted Bradford's Addie Pilon and Madison Vinelli with their league all-star plaques. The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team competed at t...
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Roundup: Fretz falls to Cameron County, 48-22
Local Sports, Sports
Roundup: Fretz falls to Cameron County, 48-22
By JO WANKEL - Era Sports Writer 
October 16, 2025
FOOTBALL Fretz falls to Cameron County, 48-22 Cameron County scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and three in the second for a 40-0 advantage...
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Local EMS providers honored for service
Local News
Local EMS providers honored for service
Oct 17, 2025
Two members of the Port Area Ambulance Service were recently honored for their outstanding service to the community, as Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepo...
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Beacon Light, Deerfield, Journey laud staff
Business, Local News
Beacon Light, Deerfield, Journey laud staff
Oct 17, 2025
Beacon Light Behavioral Health System (BLBHS), Beacon Light Adult Residential Services (BLARS), Deerfield Behavioral Health (DBH) and their parent com...
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Fall Showcase
Local News
Fall Showcase
Oct 16, 2025
Bradford Area High School’s YMCA 21st Century Program presented its 2025 Fall Showcase Thursday evening. The showcase featured students performing mus...
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Halloween houses
Local News
Halloween houses
Oct 16, 2025
Skeletons, tombstones and glowing jack-o'-lanterns adorn the porch and lawn of a Bradford home, where Halloween has arrived with full force.
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Crime and Courts
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
Crime, Local News
Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Shane Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to 49 counts alleging wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptoc...
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‘Change of plea’ hearing set for Shane Hvizdzak today
Crime, Local News
‘Change of plea’ hearing set for Shane Hvizdzak today
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 15, 2025
A change of plea hearing for Bradford man Shane Hvizdzak is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.  today in federal court in Pittsburgh. Shane Hvizdzak, 37, and hi...
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Witchy whimsy, fall flair at Harvest Fest
Gallery, Local News
Witchy whimsy, fall flair at Harvest Fest
October 6, 2025
The “Sisters of the North Woods," a group of Kane women who dress as witches and perform dance routines to the delight of children, were just one attr...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Special evening at Gator Field
Gallery, Local News
PORT ALLEGANY: Special evening at Gator Field
October 1, 2025
It was Down Syndrome Awareness Night last Friday at Gator Field in Port Allegany. Cameron Ernst is the son of Chris and Abbey Johnson-Ernst and a stud...
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Pumpkin Fest a smashing success
Gallery, Local News
Pumpkin Fest a smashing success
September 29, 2025
Possibly the largest to date, the 15th Annual Pumpkin Fest was held Saturday in downtown Bradford. More than 60 vendors lined Main Street, selling eve...
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Medicaid for fake doctors’ appointments
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Medicaid for fake doctors’ appointments
October 17, 2025
Former Alabama Medicaid employee Natalie Lewis will serve at least three years in prison for aggravated theft by deception after she stole $103,314 in...
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Chafing at government accountability
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Chafing at government accountability
October 17, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made no secret about his animosity toward the media. But his demand that press outlets pledge not to report “una...
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Raising the CCP flag brings shame on Philadelphia
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Raising the CCP flag brings shame on Philadelphia
By DONNA ELLINGSEN 
October 17, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — You don’t have to have fled two communist-leaning countries, as I have, to find it appalling that Philadelphia recently celebrate...
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A zombie economy could be America’s future
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
A zombie economy could be America’s future
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
October 17, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Over the next decade, the U.S. economy will face two big challenges: higher interest rates and AI-generated disruption. Each invites ...
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