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BCPAC announces spring, summer shows
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Dec 11, 2024
The Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center is serving up some Christmas gifts that the entire family will enjoy, as BCPAC has announced both its...
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Taxes to rise in McKean Co.
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 10, 2024
The McKean County commissioners have introduced the 2025 budget with a 10.20% increase. While none of the three commissioners immediately returned mes...
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: HeadSpace Salon a cut above
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Dec 10, 2024
A new haircut can be much more than split hairs. It can be a signal that a person is trying to change their life in some significant way. As much as c...
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St. Bernard to reopen, just in time for Christmas
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Dec 06, 2024
Following months of closure due to extensive renovations, St. Bernard Church will officially reopen its doors Dec. 18 — just in time for Christmas wor...
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This could get messy; temps to rise early next week
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 06, 2024
Things could get messy moving into next week, when temperatures rise well above the freezing point. This week the region received snow like many resid...
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SMETHPORT: Festival of Lights shines bright
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Dec 06, 2024
SMETHPORT — During this, the darkest time of the year, there is nothing like the joy of a few holiday lights to brighten the spirit. But what happens ...
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Bradford’s Board of Health hears two appeals
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 06, 2024
Appeals for two properties were before the Bradford City Board of Health this week, and both owners were given more time to continue making improvemen...
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Snow precipitates opportunity, challenge
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STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era 
Dec 06, 2024
The one thing most gun hunters hope for to give them an added advantage is snow. Snow is a rare occasion anymore in deer season, however that hasn’t b...
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WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? What a ride
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 06, 2024
The outcome wasn’t what anyone wanted, but the ride may have been just what everyone needed. A distraction from an overheated political arena. A histo...
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BRMC shutting down psychiatric services
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2024
Psychiatric services at Bradford Regional Medical Center will shut down as of Dec. 15, including the inpatient psychiatric and dual diagnosis units. U...
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Natives talk about Erie Co. snowstorm service
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 05, 2024
Three to five feet of snow and counting. Roads closed. Ambulances unable to reach patients. Doctors and nurses unable to get to work. Vehicles stuck, ...
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Hilltop Baptist Church to host Live Nativity
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Dec 05, 2024
Would you like a chance to experience the magic of the season while remaining warm and toasty in your car? Hilltop Baptist Church will host its fourth...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: A legacy of service
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Dec 04, 2024
Ron Orris is a man who has many irons in the fire, all of them burning deeply with a passionate love for the people of his community. Throughout his l...
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Looming lake effect
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 04, 2024
Do you want the bad news first, or the good news? On the bright side, area residents were able to measure the recent snowfall in inches — as opposed t...
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