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Dec 05, 2025
Lexi Brown heard feedback from her family as she shopped for a wedding gown on Small Business Saturday at Julie's Ever After on Main Street in Bradfor...
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Holiday hype
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford High School cheerleaders bring the energy in the annual Christmas Parade down Main Street. Find more parade photos in coming editions and onl...
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Bradford High students craft holiday hit
Business, Local News
To produce second run of ornaments
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2025
Those hoping to snag one of this year’s Parkway Industrial Christmas ornaments are in luck. Their first batch sold out in less than a week, so Bradfor...
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GIFFORD: Holy night brought to life
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2025
GIFFORD — Visitors can experience Bethlehem from the comfort and warmth of their vehicle during Hilltop Baptist Church’s annual Live Nativity set for ...
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Bradford teen dies at home
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 05, 2025
Aaron Forstner Walter, 14, of Bradford died Friday morning at his home on Jackson Avenue, where he was found by his family. Walter was a student at Fl...
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Exchange Club hosts annual auction
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford Exchange Club held its Annual Holiday Auction on Wednesday at the Bradford Club. Funds raised from this annual event go to support various lo...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Designer Purse Bingo is back
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
The Port Allegany Rotary Club will sponsor its annual Designer Purse Bingo on Dec. 13 at the Moose Lodge Banquet Hall, 35 Pearl St. in Port Allegany. ...
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Star Award winners named for December
Business, Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, announced Kip Waid and Jay Gleason are the winner...
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CARE presents community awards at annual meeting
Business, Local News
Dec 05, 2025
The CARE for Children Board of Directors presented the organization’s 2025 Community CARE Awards to the Italian American Progressive Club (IAPC) and o...
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Jacoby named Student of the Week
Local News
Dec 05, 2025
Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center announced its Student of the Week is Colton Jacoby from Smethport. “Colton is excelling in the Heavy Equi...
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Don’t cut the first tree you see
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Dec 05, 2025
Nothing says Christmas like the annual family trip to the Christmas tree farm. Everyone wants to go, from the littlest family members to Grandma and G...
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Wreaths to mark more vets than ever
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2025
This holiday season, more local veterans than ever will be remembered with Wreaths Across America. The nationwide initiative, which marks the graves o...
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Legislators float comprehensive housing bill
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Dec 05, 2025
HARRISBURG — Amidst a nationwide housing crisis, Pennsylvania is short at least 100,000 housing units, according to the Department of Community and Ec...
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