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Festa Italiana opens today, Swedish Festival on Friday
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 08, 2024
Today is the opening of Bradford’s Festa Italiana, the hugely popular and beloved event that raises money for charities in the community. And on Frida...
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Turtlepoint Farmers Market set for Saturday
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Aug 08, 2024
TURTLEPOINT — The Turtlepoint Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Turtlepoint Community Park. A large line-up of vendors i...
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Spaichs have harrowing day in the woods
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Aug 08, 2024
Ken Spaich was retired. He had just turned 66 years old. Owner of Spaich Logging, his career spanned a basically uneventful 40 years. Ken’s son, Chris...
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Casey calls out ‘Streamflation’
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 07, 2024
Ever feel like you’re getting less bang for your buck with streaming services? U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., says you’re right. With recent price hikes ...
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118th McKean County Fair ready to entertain
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 07, 2024
SMETHPORT — The 118th McKean County Fair is gearing up to entertain folks in Smethport from Aug. 11 to 17. General admission is $10; advance gate is $...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Katie Zapel helps preserve history
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Aug 07, 2024
Physical objects can make history come alive in ways that textbooks simply cannot. Objects from the past provide a direct connection to our ancestors,...
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Bradford sailors lost 82 years ago in naval battle
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 07, 2024
The Battle of Savo Island was fought 82 years ago, in World War II, in the early morning hours of Aug. 9, 1942. Two Bradford men, Joseph Richard Fazio...
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Bruce in the USA to close BCPAC series
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Aug 05, 2024
Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center closes its 2024 Summer Tribute concert series Thursday with Bruce in the USA, the world’s number one trib...
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Evergreen Elm marks 50th anniversary
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Aug 05, 2024
This year marks 50 years of Evergreen Elm’s services supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders. Evergreen Elm ...
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HAPPENINGS IN HISTORY: Bicycles and Bradford
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SALLY RYAN COSTIK Curator of the Bradford Landmark Society 
Aug 03, 2024
The bicycle craze hit Bradford pretty hard around 1885. The fad had been sweeping across the nation for several years, and it was only a matter of tim...
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SMETHPORT: Supervisors adopt windmill setbacks
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Aug 02, 2024
SMETHPORT — Keating Township supervisors, as usual, discussed routine matters and voted on various ordinances during their regular meeting Thursday — ...
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Mount Jewett gearing up for 53rd Swedish Fest
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JOHN ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com 
Aug 02, 2024
MOUNT JEWETT — Mount Jewett is preparing for its 53rd Swedish Festival to celebrate the town’s founding and heritage. The weekend’s festivities begin ...
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EMPORIUM: Seven left homeless after Wednesday blaze
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 02, 2024
EMPORIUM — Seven members of the Farren family of Emporium were left homeless after a house fire Wednesday night, the second house fire the family has ...
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EDITORIAL: Learn something ‘news’ every day
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Aug 02, 2024
What a time to be alive. In a world in which seemingly anything is possible, people may be limited only by the extent of their imagination. An unendin...
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At last, YWCA cuts ribbon on new building
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Aug 01, 2024
Seven years and many stops and starts later, YWCA McKean finally cut the ribbon on its sparkling new 13,000-square-foot facility at 72 Congress St., t...
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Festa Italiana sure to be deliziosa
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Jul 31, 2024
Once again Festival Way in Bradford will be filled with the sights and sounds of Italian food, music and culture during 2024 Festa Italiana, held Aug....
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Local officials advocate for brine use in dust control
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Jul 31, 2024
Those who live along the area’s many miles of dirt roads – or even the sort-of-paved roads – know just how dusty those avenues can be. House Bill 2384...
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