Bradford charter proposal would reshape city management, expand tax options

A city resident addresses the Home Rule Charter Study Commission Thursday evening at the Bradford Senior Center.

Era photo by Jim Eckstrom

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October 16, 2026

Bradford charter proposal would reshape city management, expand tax options

By JIM ECKSTROM

news@bradfordera.com

A proposed home rule charter would place Bradford’s departments under a city manager, consolidate ...

Bradford Township seeks $527K in grant funding for new trucks

By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com

October 13, 2026

Bradford Township supervisors approved two grant applications totaling nearly $527,000 for new roads department trucks as costly repairs and winter pr...

Pa. education official visits Fretz as Bradford highlights use of adequacy funding

By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com

October 7, 2026

A state education official visited Floyd C. Fretz Middle School on Oct. 7 to see how increased state education funding is being used locally, with the...

BASD administration hears parents’ concerns on consolidation

By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com

October 2, 2026

With the Bradford Area School District considering closing School Street Elementary for 2027-28, many parents in the district are wary about how child...

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