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Meatballs and memories
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 21, 2025
The Women’s Club of the Catholic Community of Bradford will serve up both comfort food and community spirit during its third annual Spaghetti Dinner F...
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Gas price war mirrors national drop below $3
Sara Furlong 
October 20, 2025
A price war on Smethport’s Main Street resulted in gas prices below $3 per gallon during the last week. A Uni-Mart moved into the former Pumphouse Fue...
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Sean Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud
October 20, 2025
PITTSBURGH —  Sean Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to two wire fraud charges tied to a cryptocurrency hedge fund scheme led by his bro...
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Doggone good times to support a few good K9s
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 20, 2025
Two chances to support the Bradford City Police Department’s K9 Unit are happening: a Paws of Bradford Calendar Contest and a pancake breakfast to be ...
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D9 Central League XC All-Stars Announced
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
Photo submitted The District 9 Central XC League All Stars, as voted by the Coaches, were announced. From left, Front Row: Miles Conrad (Punxsutawney)...
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Hubbers outscore Otto-Eldred, 52-6
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
SMETHPORT — Smethport put down 516 yards of offense as the Hubbers defeated the Terrors 52-6 Friday. Leading the Hubbers’ offense were Jonah Ganoe, wh...
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Fretz Girls finish Second in DCC Basketball Tourney
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 20, 2025
DuBOIS - The Fretz Middle School girls basketball team earned an impressive 2nd place finish at the DuBois Central Catholic Tournament on Saturday. In...
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Early doe season could make a hunter for life
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
October 18, 2025
Oct. 18 to 25 is when muzzleloader hunters can hunt antlerless deer in Pennsylvania. Youth and senior hunters can rifle hunt for antlerless deer Oct. ...
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416 benefited from free medical clinic co-hosted by JCC
Local News, News
By VINNY PEZZIMENTI Special to The Era 
Oct 21, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — Final numbers from the Remote Area Medical clinic on Sept. 13-14 at the Olean YMCA showed that 416 patients, including 39 children, rece...
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Seneca resorts among annual Four Diamond honorees
Business, Local News
Oct 21, 2025
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Two Seneca Resorts & Casinos properties were again recognized among the hospitality industry’s best yesterday. Seneca Niagara Re...
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Sean Hvizdzak to relinquish law license with plea, agreement states
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 21, 2025
Sean Hvizdzak has given up his law license for good as a condition of pleading guilty in the federal crypto scam case against him and his brother, Sha...
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
Crime, Local News
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
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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Stepping back in time
Gallery, Local News
October 20, 2025
Folks stepped back in time Saturday and celebrated the season at the Bradford Landmark Society's second annual Harvest Apple Festival at Crook Farm. T...
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Witchy whimsy, fall flair at Harvest Fest
Gallery, Local News
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
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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Trump pressure holds off UN shipping tax
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 21, 2025
The United States earned its independence by fighting a war to protest various indignities imposed by the crown, including levies that prompted the co...
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Obamacare is not the reason for the shutdown
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEAN CLANCEY InsideSources.com 
October 21, 2025
(TNS) — Don’t believe the headlines. The government shutdown is not really about Obamacare. That’s just the pretext. The shutdown is a tactic employed...
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Other Voices: We are all worthy
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 21, 2025
It is understandable that people can be angry or frustrated over how and why undocumented people ended up in the United States. It is a problem that d...
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Pa. needs more state prison boot camps
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MICHAEL OHLER 
October 21, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation. That’s why its decision to close the Quehanna Boot C...
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