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Dewey the cat settles into library life
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 12, 2026
There’s a new king of the stacks. Perched comfortably on his “throne” in the donation room, Dewey the cat spends much of his day quietly observing lif...
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THINGS TO DO: Preschool fair, ‘Spamalot,’ March Madness
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 11, 2026
IMPRESSIONS OF WWII will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Eldred World War II Museum, 201 Main St. in Eldred. Speaker Wolf-Dieter Krahn will reflect on...
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Outdoors: A brutal winter for deer and turkeys
Local Sports, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
March 12, 2026
I cannot say I’m sorry area is experiencing milder and shorter winters than those of my youth. This winter, unfortunately, was a throwback — a winter ...
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Bonnies stay alive, roll past La Salle in A-10 Tournament
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
March 11, 2026
Coach Mark Schmidt’s last season with the Bonnies lasts another day, as St. Bonaventure saved their highest scoring performance of the season for the ...
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Liftoff
Local News
Mar 12, 2026
A female common merganser gets a running start as she lifts off from Willow Dale pond along West Washington Street on Thursday.
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Bradford chess wins third straight state title
Local News
Mar 12, 2026
The Bradford Chess Club captured its third consecutive state championship over the weekend at the Pennsylvania State Scholastic Championships in Harri...
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Tree takes out power lines
Local News
Mar 12, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department and University of Pittsburgh Campus Police were dispatched at 8:26 a.m. Thursday for a reported tree and wires down near...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Mar 12, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Man arrested on New York warrant
Crime, Local News
March 9, 2026
Bradford City Police arrested a man wanted on a New York State warrant for felony dangerous drugs and weapons offenses. Officers located Thomas Eugene...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
Gallery, Local News
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
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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The Keystone conflict: The four battles for Pa. House majority
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS RealClearPennsylvania 
March 11, 2026
In Pennsylvania political circles, I talk about the short ballot — that rare alignment every 12 years when we have no U.S. Senate race, presidential r...
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US debt could soon break record
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 11, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office’s annual 10-year economic forecast warns that, by 2030, the federal debt held by the public will be $40.3 trillion, or...
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Is free trade worth the cost in lives lost?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 11, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is something about manufacturing jobs, and the manufacturing industry, that makes people sentimental. When they think of a fact...
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