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Norwich Twp. adds solar, battery storage rules
Expands wind energy ordinance
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
October 24, 2025
CROSBY — Norwich Township supervisors repealed the municipality’s Wind Energy Facilities, Ordinance 43, at their meeting Tuesday — replacing it with a...
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SNAP disruption looms, local groups mobilize
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 24, 2025
With grocery prices high and the holiday season approaching, more families than ever are struggling to put food on the table. The ongoing government s...
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Municipal election Nov. 4 has big decisions for voters
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 24, 2025
The upcoming municipal election Nov. 4 will have local matters needing the attention of registered voters throughout McKean County. In the City of Bra...
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Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners at casino Saturday
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY news@bradfordera.com 
October 23, 2025
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino will present an evening of raw, powerhouse entertainment when Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners bring ...
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HS Roundup: Lady Gators vball defeats Lady Falcons
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
October 23, 2025
VOLLEYBALL Port Allegany defeated Coudersport in three Port beat Coudy with games of 25-10, 25-18, and 25-16. Leading Coudersport were Reagan Miller w...
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Big 30 Sports Shares Week 9 Standouts
Football, Local Sports
October 22, 2025
This list is courtesy of Big 30 Sports and Circle W Sports. For a list of the Top 3 and Player of the Week, check out the weekly Showcase Show at 7 p....
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Remains found year ago in Pa. identified as Eldred native
Local News
Oct 24, 2025
Human remains found a year ago near the Millcreek Mall near Erie, Pa., have been identified as a woman who graduated from Otto-Eldred High School and ...
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Halloween houses
Local News
Oct 24, 2025
Ambient lighting and glowing characters stand out against the Smethport hillside and darkening skies at this East Willow Street home.
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Taxpayers’ power over electricity supply and demand
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Oct 24, 2025
HARRISBURG – When it comes to the common good, regulators often work from the bottom up. That is, preventing catastrophes like forest fires or environ...
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Planning for Pennsylvania’s power grid ‘potluck’
Local News, PA State News
By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Oct 24, 2025
HARRISBURG – Faced with unprecedented energy demand, an aging grid, and a backlog of new generation projects awaiting connection, energy experts are s...
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Bradford means business
Business, Local News
Oct 24, 2025
Halloran Philanthropies will host the Bradford Area Business Boom, an inside look at the businesses shaping Bradford, from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the ...
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Higgins is visiting artist at Upland Bird Hunt
Local News
Oct 24, 2025
ST. MARYS — Illustrator Matt Higgins of Fox Township will be the visiting artist at the Ruffed Grouse Society’s (RGS) Upland Bird Hunt to be held at t...
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New attorney appointed for Kuchinka in February homicide
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 22, 2025
Brian Kuchinka, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering K-Leigh Hill-Nelson in February, has been assigned a new attorney. Kuchinka, 28, of Port Al...
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Altercation leads to jail time
Crime, Local News
October 22, 2025
A Bradford man is facing multiple charges after police say he threatened another man with a handgun during a late-night altercation on Leland Avenue. ...
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Sean Hvizdzak to relinquish law license with plea, agreement states
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
October 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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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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Shapiro’s policies will sink Pa.’s economic progress
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NATHAN BENEFIELD RealClearPennsylvania 
October 24, 2025
A recent Politico article highlights a New Jersey candidate touting Pennsylvania as a better model for the Garden State. Meanwhile, a left-leaning eco...
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Teaching ‘No Kings’ nonsense
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By PAUL KENGOR The Tribune-Review 
October 24, 2025
I would prefer to ignore the No Kings movement. I wrote about it back in June and received emails from No Kings advocates oddly taking umbrage with my...
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Other Voices: No respect for anything
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 24, 2025
It is disturbing to see yet another authoritarian action by President Donald Trump that makes him look more like a dictatorial king than an American p...
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