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July 23, 2016

Chico’s Café and Bake Shoppe opens in Smethport

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SMETHPORT — When Darlene Dorward purchased the historic Hamilton Building that was home to the former "America's First Christmas Store" in Smethport, she planned to fulfill a lifelong dream and

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