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PORT ALLEGANY: School board appreciation
Local News
Feb 10, 2026
January is School Board Appreciation Month, recognizing locally elected officials who volunteer their time to support students, staff and public educa...
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PennDOT seeks public input on traffic safety
Local News, PA State News
Feb 10, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is asking residents to complete an online survey on traffic safety and driving behaviors. T...
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Stately sentinel
Local News
Feb 10, 2026
Tom Huntoon of Gifford recently photographed this stately sentinel surveying the landscape near Droney Road in Lewis Run. This majestic raptor was one...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Feb 10, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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PDE seeks summer meal program sponsors
Local News, PA State News
Feb 10, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking organizations to help provide free meals to children in low‑income areas through this...
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In run for governor, Garrity wants to push Pa. past being ‘mediocre’
Local News, News, PA State News
By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com 
Feb 09, 2026
SMETHPORT — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, making a stop Monday at the Smethport VFW in her campaign for governor, said she sometimes has to sp...
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Ribbon cut on dental clinic
Business, Local News
Feb 09, 2026
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday evening for Universal Primary Care (UPC) dental clinic, at Old City Hall, 23 Kennedy St., Suite 101. Picture...
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Local author explores ghostly lore in the Wilds
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Feb 09, 2026
Explore the region’s darker side with James T. Baumgratz’s newest release, “Hauntings in the Pennsylvania Wilds.” Baumgratz’s ninth book shifts his fo...
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Crash closes Route 59 Monday
Local News
Feb 09, 2026
At 9:10 a.m. Monday, Lafayette Township firefighters and Bradford City Ambulance were dispatched to an iPhone crash‑notification alert on Route 59 eas...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Feb 09, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Opening day debate about change
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Feb 07, 2026
Now that the fires are starting to cool down, I figured it was a good time to share my thoughts on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s recent proposal ...
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Local family history traced across seven generations
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Feb 06, 2026
After years of on and off genealogy research, retirement finally gave Steven P. Cummins the time to fully immerse himself in his family’s past. The jo...
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