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Make youth trout day lots of fun
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
March 28, 2026
Today is mentored youth trout fishing day in Pennsylvania. This is a special day for youth anglers. Kids who are 15 years old and younger are the only...
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Easter events planned across region
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 26, 2026
Easter is arriving with more than just candy and baskets this year. Across the region, a full lineup of egg hunts, community events and seasonal tradi...
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Bradford Lady Owls return six letterwinners
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
March 27, 2026
The Bradford softball team has six returning letterwinners, all ready to lend their experience to teammates and put in the work for a successful seaso...
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Q&A with DA: Expert witnesses versus lay witnesses
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Mar 28, 2026
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
Local News
Mar 28, 2026
(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...
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Spring swings hit region
Local News
Mar 27, 2026
A breezy but quiet weekend will give way to a wetter, more changeable stretch next week, with rain moving in by Monday night and a possible return to ...
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Vet Jam continues all weekend
Local News
Mar 27, 2026
The father and daughter duo of No Rest for the Wicked performs Friday evening at Vet Jam at Bradford VFW Post 212 on Barbour Street. The annual music ...
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Social Security Matters: I’ll be 70; when should I apply?
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
By RUSSELL GLOOR 
Mar 27, 2026
DEAR RUSTY:  I was born on Jan. 1, 1958, so I believe Social Security considers me to be 70 as of December 2027. I'm planning on filing when I turn 70...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Mar 27, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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Police identify driver in hit-and-run
Crime, Local News
March 25, 2026
City of Bradford police have allegedly identified the driver who fled the scene of a two‑vehicle crash at South Avenue and Elm Street on Oct. 31, 2025...
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Coast, Ross charged with conspiring to retaliate
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
March 23, 2026
Ray Coast, the Lewis Run man jailed on $3 million bail for hundreds of felonies relating to rape, child pornography and stalking, has been charged alo...
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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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Cybersecurity programmers’ China ties
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 27, 2026
The National Science Foundation is spending $67 million on software that will protect American research from cybercriminals in enemy nations like Chin...
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Helicopter parents are making Pa.’s teachers miserable
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
March 26, 2026
Pennsylvania’s teachers have the lowest morale in the country.  According to the most recent Education Week survey, it is not about pay, curriculum, o...
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