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Pansies: Happiest flowers in the garden
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
April 1, 2026
“Happiest flower in the garden is the pansy.  All its colors bright and gay,  It spreads along its merry way.” — Terry Hoffman The pansy is one of the...
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Bradford, Warren resume top spots on gas price list
Sara Furlong 
April 1, 2026
Bradford and Warren are back to their spots atop the list of regional gas prices, at $3.994 and $3.999, respectively. Prices are up 8.4 cents in the B...
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THINGS TO DO: Spring events bloom across region
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Foster Brook Creamery, 9 Derrick Road, Suite 1. PORT ALLEGANY COMMUNITY E...
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U.S. senators spend big on checks to themselves, won’t share records
By JOHNNY EDWARDS The Center Square 
March 31, 2026
WASHINGTON – Not all the money spent by U.S. senators’ office expense accounts goes out the door. Millions of dollars circle right back – through chec...
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HS Roundup: Port teams defeat O-E, ECC shuts out Kane
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
March 30, 2026
SOFTBALL ECC 9, Kane 0 KANE - Lauren Weisner pitched a no-hitter for ECC, striking out 15 as ECC claimed a 9-0 win over Kane Monday. On the mound for ...
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Youth Trout Derby
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 30, 2026
Willow Creek Sportsman's Club hosted its popular annual Youth Trout Derby on Saturday, held in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s Mentored Youth Trout Da...
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Make youth trout day lots of fun
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
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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Edwards named Student of the Week
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Ethan Edwards, a junior at Smethport Area High School and a second-year student in the Homeland Security Program at Seneca Highlands Career and Techni...
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TURTLEPOINT: Cold doesn’t hamper egg hunt
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Turtlepoint Evangelical Church, Turtlepoint Community Park and individuals from the Turtlepoint area invited children to the annual Tracey Memorial Ea...
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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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A safari as ‘professional development’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 1, 2026
Regina Speaker and Sandra Edling, directors of the county office managing schools in Montgomery County took the trip of a lifetime: a 14-day African s...
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Lessons from a recent special election
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT ZUPON RealClearPennsylvania 
April 1, 2026
As politicos across America hunker down and attempt to analyze polls to predict November’s midterms, no numbers prove more grounded than actual electi...
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Why organ donation matters
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HEIDI WEEDER 
April 1, 2026
Every day, we move through life expecting immediacy like fast answers, quick deliveries and instant updates. For more than 100,000 people across the U...
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We gotta keep moving!
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
April 1, 2026
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — A statistic in a retirement magazine startled me a little. AARP the Magazine noted that 65.3 million U.S. adults are considered “phy...
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