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LECOM to acquire BRMC campus, skilled nursing facility

Inpatient, ER will close; outpatient services to continue

By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com

February 26, 2026

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is in discussions with Kaleida Health to acquire the Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) campus,...

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February 27, 2026

Shapiro maintains strong support as governor, voters split on White House bid, new poll shows

By MEGAN TOMASIC Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro is maintaining strong support across Pennsylvania as he h...

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Pennsylvania spent $397 million in overtime last year. Here’s why government workers are logging such long hours

By ARIANA PEREZ-CASTELLS and LIZZIE MULVEY The Philadelphia Inquirer

February 27, 2026

(TNS) — Pennsylvania pays out hundreds of millions in overtime pay to its employees annually. For some agencies, overtime work is in the nature of the...

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Major upgrade underway for cancer care in Olean

February 27, 2026

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital, a Kaleida Health facility, is completing a major upgrade to its linear accelerator, the core technology used in ...

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New 250th anniversary license plate design leaves some drivers with tolls that don’t belong to them

February 27, 2026

(TNS) — Some Pennsylvanians are getting tolls that don't belong to them. Two digits in the new U.S. 250th anniversary license plate are behind it. The...

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ICE is a ‘failed mission,’ Shapiro says, vowing to block detention centers in Pa.

By TIRZAH CHRISTOPHER pennlive.com

February 27, 2026

(TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro insisted Thursday that he would use every tool at his disposal to stop the two planned ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania...

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Seven graduate from JCC construction tech program

February 27, 2026

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College Workforce Development held a graduation ceremony for its Construction Technology program on Feb. 26...

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