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Casting out for youth anglers
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Mar 19, 2026
Willow Creek will once again be filled with the sounds of rushing water, laughter and the excitement of young anglers casting their lines and delighti...
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SMETHPORT: Hubbers induct 13 in NHS
Local News
Mar 19, 2026
SMETHPORT — Smethport Area School District held its 2025-26 National Honor Society induction ceremony Tuesday evening. Four full members and nine asso...
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Fretz students return to collect wreaths from local cemeteries
Local News
Mar 19, 2026
Students from Floyd C. Fretz Middle School joined members of Bradford American Legion Post 108 recently to collect wreaths from local cemeteries as pa...
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Ford named Student of the Week
Local News
Mar 19, 2026
Autumn Ford, a sophomore from Oswayo Valley School District, enrolled in the Health Assisting program at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center ...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Mar 19, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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THINGS TO DO: Spring events fill week’s calendar
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Mar 18, 2026
WEARING OF THE GREEN FAT-BIKE RIDE will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Allegany State Park. Participants should meet at the Red House Administr...
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Almost finished
Business, Local News
Mar 18, 2026
At street level the Area Transportation Authority's new Bradford Transit Center appears to be nearly finished. Mark Head, ATA CEO, told The Era on Wed...
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A chilly roost
Local News
Mar 18, 2026
The snow could not deter the Bradford Ecumenical Home patio flowerpot duck from returning to nest this year. Era readers might remember we have shared...
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Bradford Sanitary Authority updates permit status; meter deadline approaching
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Meter deadline approaching
Sara Furlong 
Mar 18, 2026
Bradford Sanitary Authority reported no new correspondence from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding a second draft in it...
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Rural PA memoir earns national recognition
Business, Local News
Mar 18, 2026
WARREN — "Proudly Made: A Story of Reinvention in the Big Woods and Small Towns of the Pennsylvania Wilds," the debut memoir by Tataboline Enos, found...
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