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First Night seeks fireworks finale funds
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 29, 2025
First Night Bradford has become a beloved annual tradition where locals welcome the New Year with friends and neighbors. The drug-and-alcohol-free cel...
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Halloween happenings
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 28, 2025
Halloween trick-or-treat hours to be held Friday: City of Bradford, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bradford Township, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Eldred, 6 to 8 p.m. Otto Township...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Boots, bids and barbecue
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At S.W. Smith Library auction 
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 27, 2025
PORT ALLEGANY — Dust off your boots and grab your cowboy hat because it’s time for some boot-scootin’ fun at the 36th annual S.W. Smith Memorial Libra...
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SNAP disruption looms, local groups mobilize
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 24, 2025
With grocery prices high and the holiday season approaching, more families than ever are struggling to put food on the table. The ongoing government s...
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THINGS TO DO: Bealls grand opening and spooky fun all weekend long
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 23, 2025
BEALLS GRAND OPENING will be held Friday and Saturday at 1101 E. Main St. The store opens at 9 a.m. There will be giveaways and deals all weekend long...
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Ghost of gallows past: Haunted house returns
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 22, 2025
SMETHPORT — Get ready for one of the creepiest haunted houses around, complete with a resident ghost. The McKean County Historical Society will host i...
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MOUNT JEWETT: Explosion at Myers Trucking
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 22, 2025
Emergency service personnel responded to an explosion at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Trucking Inc. in Mount Jewett, according to a post on the Mount ...
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Meatballs and memories
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 21, 2025
The Women’s Club of the Catholic Community of Bradford will serve up both comfort food and community spirit during its third annual Spaghetti Dinner F...
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Doggone good times to support a few good K9s
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
October 20, 2025
Two chances to support the Bradford City Police Department’s K9 Unit are happening: a Paws of Bradford Calendar Contest and a pancake breakfast to be ...
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