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No city tax increase for 2026
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
November 26, 2025
There will be no tax increase for the City of Bradford in 2026, according to the millage ordinance passed on first reading at Tuesday's meeting. The m...
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Era staff gives thanks
November 25, 2025
We have come to that time of year to pause and reflect on all we have to be thankful for, on Thanksgiving and every day. Each year, The Era’s staff pa...
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Former head of Bradford United Way charged with sexual assault in Warren
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
November 25, 2025
WARREN — The former head of Bradford's United Way has been charged in Warren County with the alleged sexual assault of a student in her computer class...
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Luzerne County author pens book on Smurl haunting; Hinsdale House, St. Bonaventure included
Hinsdale House, St. Bonaventure included
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
November 25, 2025
Exorcist priest Father Alphonsus Trabold of St. Bonaventure University. Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Amityville Horror. The Hinsdale House. The Smurl H...
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Bonnies fall to No. 16 North Carolina in tale of two halves
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
November 25, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — The Bonnies (5-1) played some of their best basketball of the season to end the first half against UNC in Fort Myers, but were unable to...
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French sets new deadlift record
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
November 24, 2025
Photo submitted Patrick French of Bradford set a new  Pennsylvania State Deadlift record in the 18–19-year-old 220-pound Junior Division, lifting 600....
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Fretz Lady Owls defeat Ridgway
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
November 24, 2025
The Fretz 7th and 8th grade girls’ basketball teams delivered impressive victories over Ridgway on Monday night. The 8th grade Lady Owls secured 34-5 ...
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Unwrap the season
Local News
Nov 26, 2025
Get ready to unwrap the season, as today's edition features our festive Holiday Guide packed with parades, Victorian charm and Santa sightings from Br...
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Operation Christmas Child
Local News
Nov 25, 2025
First Baptist Church, now at 1289 E. Main St., completed its ninth year as the drop-off location for Samaritan’s Purse - Operation Christmas Child, wi...
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Seasonal mashup
Local News
Nov 25, 2025
Halloween merges with the Christmas season in this creepy roadside display near Coudersport.
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Thanksgiving winter storm on way
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Nov 25, 2025
Before heading over the river and through the woods for Thanksgiving dinner, be aware that a winter storm warning is in effect from early Thursday thr...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Nov 25, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Local gas prices mixed, national average flat
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Nov 24, 2025
There was no change this week in the nationwide average for a gallon of gas or a kilowatt hour of charging. Prices remained $3.03 and 38 cents, respec...
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SMETHPORT: Tri-County Fire School seeking tractor
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Nov 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — For decades, the Tri-County Fire School has been a quiet but powerful force supporting first responders from both Pennsylvania and New Yor...
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DA seeking death penalty against Prescott
Crime, Local News
November 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer will seek the death penalty against Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused ...
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Bradford man arrested for PFA violations
Crime, Local News
November 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — Robert Densmore was arrested by Bradford City Police on Friday for multiple violations of a protection from abuse (PFA) order. Between Oct...
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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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School staff traveled the globe
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
November 25, 2025
Chicago Public School employees spent an “exorbitant” $14.6 million on travel in 2023 and 2024, including to vacation spots like Disney World and Las ...
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Other Voices: Finding customer service
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
November 25, 2025
In Marcie Schellhammer’s column in the Nov. 15-16 edition of The Era, regarding poor customer service, she posed the question, “Is customer service a ...
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Contract cash flowed to Noem allies
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
November 25, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security paid a company — filled with Secretary Kristi Noem’s friends and allies — to create at least one of several politi...
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