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Pumpkin Fest planning begins with sponsorship push
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 20, 2026
It may only be the beginning of spring, but organizers are already hard at work planning the 16th annual Pumpkinfest, set for Sept. 26. This year’s th...
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Take your time this spring
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
April 18, 2026
We are all very happy to see some spring temperatures, even though changeable spring weather is still likely. There are many chores we gardeners can d...
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Big numbers on the early crappie bite
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
April 18, 2026
Last weekend my son and I traveled to Lake Latonka, a private lake in Mercer County. The goal was to catch crappie and take advantage of the crappie s...
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Voctave brings the harmony
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Voctave performed in Bromeley Family Theater during a Sunday matinee presented by Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center. The a cappella group, ...
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Showing out
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Steve Longo, right, explains the modifications he made to his vintage Ford coupe during the stock car show held Saturday at the Lewis Run Volunteer Fi...
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Jamestown man sentenced for 2023 murder
Crime, Local News, News, ...
April 16, 2026
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Jamestown man who was already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple in Warren County, Pa. has been sentenced for the shootin...
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Man charged in fatal Ridgway crash
Crime, Local News
April 13, 2026
RIDGWAY — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a Ridgway resident last fall. According to court records fil...
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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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Stacy Garrity is underfunded and undersupported
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
April 20, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Josh Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, according to polling and fundraising. Our current governor has raised over $10 million thi...
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Other Voices: His own china shop
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 19, 2026
Winston Churchill once said of the late John Fuster Dulles, U.S. secretary of state, "He is the only bull who carries around his own china shop." Chur...
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Pittsburgh and the NFL draft
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
April 19, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...
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