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Going on a bear hunt: Smart, elusive game tests hunters’ skill
Smart, elusive game tests hunters’ skill
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
November 22, 2025
Today marks the opening of bear season in Pennsylvania. I’ve seen more bears this fall than I can ever remember, but that doesn’t mean hunters will ha...
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State cuts threaten rural arts; petition advocates for preservation
Petition advocates for preservation 
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
November 21, 2025
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) announced recently that all statewide partnerships will end in September 2026, threatening small and rural ...
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Generosity shines at Festival of Trees
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
November 21, 2025
Laughter, warmth and twinkling lights filled the Bradford Club on Thursday evening as more than 130 community members gathered for the 24th Annual Fes...
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Port Allegany falls to Greenville in PIAA IA Quarterfinals
Football, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
November 21, 2025
CORRY — In a game that tied three times and saw Port Allegany held scoreless throughout the first quarter, Greenville came out ahead to advance, defea...
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Fretz 8th grade girls defeat Sheffield
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
November 21, 2025
The Fretz 8th grade girls’ basketball team delivered an impressive performance on Thursday, defeating Sheffield 34-3. Leading the Lady Owls were Jonni...
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Port Allegany All-Stars
Football, Local Sports
November 21, 2025
Era Photo by Pam Fischer The Port Allegany Gator Football team had eight players selected to the D9 Region 2 All-stars for 2025.  Pictured (front row,...
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Turkey Trot set to benefit Port soccer teams
Local Sports
November 21, 2025
Era Photo by Pam Fischer Senior Soccer players, Alex Schott and Kailey Bartlett, are pictured with a flyer to promote the Port United Soccer Booster's...
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Williams waives hearing on alleged pics while bus driver
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 21, 2025
The former Bradford Area School District bus driver charged with taking inappropriate photos and videos of students on his bus has waived 560 criminal...
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Disruption for East Main traffic
Local News
Nov 21, 2025
Bradford Sanitary Authority work will disrupt traffic Monday to Wednesday in east Bradford. In-Sight Pipe, a BSA contractor, will install 753 feet of ...
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PORT ALLEGANY: ‘Going Up?’
Local News
Nov 21, 2025
The Port Allegany Drama Club presented “Going Up?” last weekend at the high school under the direction of Penny Peine. The production’s cast and crew,...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Nov 21, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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Extended support for seniors moves forward
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Nov 21, 2025
HARRISBURG — With the insurance premiums rising and the threat of Medicaid cuts on the horizon, concerns over health care costs are top of mind for Pe...
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Rew man sentenced to additional state prison time
Crime, Local News
November 17, 2025
A former Rew man has been sentenced to additional state prison time following a drug investigation earlier this year. Robert Wallin, currently incarce...
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An intrepid quartet
Gallery, Local News
November 11, 2025
The intrepid quartet of the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and Dorothy enter the Haunted Forest on a quest for the Wicked Witch of the West...
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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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Should US force out Venezuela’s dictator?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
November 21, 2025
The United States is gearing up for what could be a major military operation with the ultimate objective: regime change in Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro i...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene or Trump: Who gets MAGA in the divorce?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By PATRICIA MURPHY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
November 21, 2025
ATLANTA (TNS) — When President Donald Trump was booked and fingerprinted at the Fulton County Jail in 2023, there was just one elected official there ...
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The highs, lows of the new Pennsylvania budget
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ANDREW LEWIS Real Clear Pennsylvania 
November 21, 2025
After a four-month impasse, Pennsylvania lawmakers finally delivered the 2025-26 state budget. The newly minted spending plan offers some meaningful p...
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The sorry Epstein saga moves forward
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
November 20, 2025
With pressure mounting, the House and the Senate this week passed legislation mandating the release of a slew of government documents involving financ...
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