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    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Tri-County Fire School marks 60 years
    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Tri-County Fire School marks 60 years
    By JAY BRADISH news@bradfordera.com 
    May 19, 2025
    SMETHPORT — The Tri-County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Fire School celebrated its 60th anniversary this weekend in Smethport. The highlight of the...
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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
    May 19, 2025
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    Hills Creek State Park Complex wins Park of the Year
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    May 16, 2025
    CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) held its 16th Annual Awards Banquet and celebrated 11 award recipients for their outs...
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    Lawmakers laud new opportunities for ATV/UTV riders
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    HARRISBURG — In a major win for ATV/UTV enthusiasts across the commonwealth, a group of lawmakers announced portions of state highways could soon be o...
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    Baseball Port Allegany 15, Smethport 2 SMETHPORT — Port Allegany used a six-run fifth inning to guarantee Friday’s win. Leading the Gators at the plat...
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    Countless blessings in the outdoors
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    Most of my life, everything I pursued in the outdoors was all by myself. Whether hunting or fishing, I’ve been more of a loner than one who hangs with...
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    St. Marys sweeps Bradford Monday
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    May 13, 2025
    Baseball St. Marys 13, Bradford 4 St. Marys went into the seventh inning leading 8-3 and added five runs to ensure Bradford’s defeat. The Owls added a...
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    AMCC Softball Championships: Pitt-Greensburg takes title
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    AMCC Softball Championships: Pitt-Greensburg takes title
    Jo Wankel j.wankel@bradfordera.com 
    May 13, 2025
    Pitt-Greensburg defeated Penn State-Altoona 5-1 to take home the AMCC title Sunday. Penn State-Altoona opened scoring with a run in the first inning, ...
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    Lady Owls win over Lady Gators following softball Senior Recognition
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    May 13, 2025
    Bradford defeated Port Allegany 12-4 Saturday in perfect softball weather and a return of Saturday morning high school softball to the newly refreshed...
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    May 19, 2025
    Beginning this fall, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will offer its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program online to make it more convenient ...
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    Clarion man arrested for fentanyl, gun during stop
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 19, 2025
    KANE — A Clarion man was arraigned Friday for allegedly having a pistol and fentanyl in his possession on an August 2024 state police traffic stop in ...
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    Local oil purchasers decrease prices
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    May 19, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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    Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today
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    May 18, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar f...
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    Resilient JCC student overcomes life obstacles to complete degree work
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    VINNY PEZZIMENTI VincentPezzimenti@mail.sunyjcc.edu 
    May 18, 2025
    JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Alberta Raynor shouldn’t have been there. Not after spending much of her childhood in hospitals confronting lupus and fighting for h...
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    ST. BONAVENTURE: Eleven ROTC cadets commissioned
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    ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Eleven graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Bonavent...
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    Kiwanis Kapers up for international award
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    Kiwanis Kapers up for international award
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    May 16, 2025
    Kiwanis Kapers, Bradford’s local variety show cum fundraiser, has been going strong for 67 years. Next, the project will shine in an international spo...
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    Studio B Dance Academy to hold ‘Legends’ recital Sunday
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    Studio B Dance Academy to hold ‘Legends’ recital Sunday
    May 16, 2025
    Studio B Dance Academy will hold its 12th annual dance recital Sunday. The show, “Legends,” will feature works based on the lives and achievements of ...
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    Final parade meeting set
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    May 16, 2025
    A final meeting for the Memorial Day parade will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bradford VFW. Members of the VFW and American Legion should attend. ...
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    Furry fans in the front row
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    May 16, 2025
    A few furry fans pulled up a seat in the front row of a Bradford Regional Little League major baseball game in Custer City on Thursday, as the Graves'...
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    Bradford woman jailed for alleged contraband
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    May 14, 2025
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    Port Allegany man jailed for causing injuries to child
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    May 14, 2025
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    DA considering death penalty in Port Allegany homicide; investigation ongoing
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    May 9, 2025
    McKean County's top prosecutor is exploring the possibility of seeking the death penalty for Brian Kuchinka in the February murder of K-Leigh Hill-Nel...
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    Review: Vampire tale ‘Let Me In’ a faithful remake
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    Christmas cavalcade
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    December 10, 2024
    Enjoy these additional photos by Era photographer Wade Aiken from Bradford's Christmas Parade held Friday along Main Street.
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    Bradford’s Christmas parade
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    December 7, 2024
    The Christmas parade in Bradford on Friday was a spectacle of holiday fun. Photos by Era photographer Wade Aiken
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    BCPAC’s Ruby Gala celebrates 40 years of the arts
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    November 25, 2024
    Neon lights, ruby red decor, women in elegant evening gowns and men in tuxedos celebrated Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center’s 40th Annivers...
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    May 19, 2025
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    May 19, 2025
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    Beginning this fall, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will offer its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program online to make it more convenient ...
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