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Callahan Ice Rink closed by city council
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 10, 2020
Bradford City Council has made the decision to close Callahan Ice Rink immediately. City administrator Chris Lucco sent out a release on behalf of cou...
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Gov. Wolf Tests Positive for COVID-19
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Marcie 
Dec 09, 2020
HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf announced today that he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday and is in isolation at home. The governor released the f...
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Local band Design the Void releases music video
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Dec 07, 2020
Four-piece metal band Design the Void excitedly released their new music video, “Phantoms,” on Saturday. The band, consisting of Kane natives Joshua J...
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Santa Claus is coming through town!
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Marcie 
Dec 05, 2020
On Monday, Santa Claus is coming through town! Due to COVID-19, Santa won’t be able to visit with children in person, but the Downtown Bradford Busine...
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Part V: The Painting
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Marcie 
Dec 05, 2020
(The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is restoring a lost 19th century masterwork painting that hung in the Emery Hotel. In 1964, the hotel was re...
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Let there be lights
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Dec 03, 2020
Evergreen Park in Kane will once again be dazzling visitors with a beautiful array of lights this year, thanks to the generous support of the communit...
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Backwards Christmas Parade set for Friday
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Marcie 
Dec 02, 2020
Santa is coming to town Friday, and families can take a drive and see him at the end of the Backwards Christmas parade. This year’s parade is a COVID-...
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Upper Allegheny in ‘good shape’ for handling COVID-19
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 02, 2020
Officials with Upper Allegheny Health Systems said Tuesday that both Bradford and Olean, N.Y., hospitals are in good shape at the moment for handling ...
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Snow darn cold
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CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Dec 02, 2020
After becoming blanketed with snowfall, the area will have a bit of a respite coming up according to meteorologist Craig Evanego with the National Wea...
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Key Club, teachers’ union donate to Friendship Table
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Dec 01, 2020
The Friendship Table is going to be able to serve quite a few meals, thanks to the efforts of Bradford Area School District. On Monday, Key Club advis...
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Snow is here, ready or not
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JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Dec 01, 2020
December is rolling in, with snow aplenty. Today’s storm is expected to drop between nine and 12 inches of white stuff on western McKean County and th...
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Baumgratz publishes ‘McKean County Murders’
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 30, 2020
A St. Marys man who researches and writes about area murders and mysteries had brought his focus to McKean County. James Baumgratz, author of three bo...
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