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    Poplin Avenue speeding discussed at Bradford city council
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    Poplin Avenue speeding discussed at Bradford city council
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 23, 2025
    Should changes be made to reduce the speed of vehicles on Poplin Avenue? A petition with more than 300 signatures was presented to Bradford City Counc...
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    PA Wilds Artisan Collaborative celebrates new partnerships
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    PA Wilds Artisan Collaborative celebrates new partnerships
    Apr 22, 2025
    ST. MARYS — Artisans and manufacturers from the Pennsylvania Wilds region gathered for a pre-launch event recently, celebrating the inaugural PA Wilds...
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    Popular Mechanics features Kerstetter, 1987 platinum theft
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    Popular Mechanics features Kerstetter, 1987 platinum theft
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    Nearly 40 years have passed since the date of Bradford's most well-known unsolved mystery — the platinum theft and disappearance of Dale Kerstetter fr...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Viola’s ‘Cheers’ for Bradford
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Viola’s ‘Cheers’ for Bradford
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    There’s nothing more welcoming than a place where everybody knows your name. After being closed for several years, Viola’s Pub on Brennan Street has r...
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    Grow your own using seed libraries
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    Grow your own using seed libraries
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    Today is Earth Day. Interested in planting a garden or supporting pollinators this year? Two local libraries have just what you need to get started. W...
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    Pope Francis dies Monday at 88; local reaction to pope’s passing
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    Pope Francis dies Monday at 88; local reaction to pope’s passing
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 21, 2025
    Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, passed Monday morning at the age of 88. He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a son of Italian immigrants, i...
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    Thompson: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’; McKean County GOP hosts spring dinner
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    Thompson: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’; McKean County GOP hosts spring dinner
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 18, 2025
    U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson says no one should ever have expected President Donald Trump to embark on his second administration with “soft diplomacy...
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    JAMESTOWN: Bill Murray, Jon Stewart, SNL’s Mikey Day to appear at Comedy Festival
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    JAMESTOWN: Bill Murray, Jon Stewart, SNL’s Mikey Day to appear at Comedy Festival
    Apr 18, 2025
    JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The National Comedy Center, the nation’s museum and cultural institution dedicated to comedy, announced Jon Stewart, Bill Murray & H...
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    Shine a light with America250PA tonight for ‘Two Lights for Tomorrow’
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    Shine a light with America250PA tonight for ‘Two Lights for Tomorrow’
    Apr 18, 2025
    America250PA McKean County announced Thursday that Bradford, and all of Pennsylvania, will join communities across the country tonight for Two Lights ...
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    Help for historical markers
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    Help for historical markers
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 18, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Sure, you’ve seen them. Found anywhere and everywhere, the blue markers with the yellow print share tidbits of Pennsylvania’s history and ...
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    Republicans hold Annual Spring Dinner
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    Republicans hold Annual Spring Dinner
    Apr 17, 2025
    The McKean County Republican Committee held its Annual Spring Dinner at the Pennhills Club in Bradford on Thursday. Shown, from left, are state Sen. C...
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    The garden’s unsung hero
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    The garden’s unsung hero
    REBECCA NORTON RYAN Penn State Extension Master Gardener 
    Apr 17, 2025
    The long-range weather forecast gives us hope that May will be the spring weather for which we have all been waiting. Our spring bulbs are blooming, t...
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    SMETHPORT: What’s old is new again
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    SMETHPORT: What’s old is new again
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 17, 2025
    SMETHPORT —The McKean County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum is undergoing some big changes. Staff are currently remodeling the former sheriff’s ...
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    Planning to wed
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    Planning to wed
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 17, 2025
    Are wedding bells in your future? Whether you are just starting to plan or looking for the perfect finishing touches, you are sure to find what you ne...
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    Board of Health adds six to nuisance list
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    Board of Health adds six to nuisance list
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 16, 2025
    Five of the six properties added to the Board of Health's nuisance list Tuesday sit high above West Corydon Street, and a homeless encampment was in t...
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    New website, with zero pop-ups, goes live
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    New website, with zero pop-ups, goes live
    Apr 16, 2025
    The Bradford Era’s website has been rejuvenated and improved and is live now, at bradfordera.com . We have been working on our new website for some ti...
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    Kinzua Bridge rehabilitation project ‘on track,’ park manager says
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    Kinzua Bridge rehabilitation project ‘on track,’ park manager says
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 15, 2025
    Work has resumed at Kinzua Bridge State Park to renovate and rehabilitate the Skywalk, a popular tourist destination in Mount Jewett. Park manager Ala...
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    Squall downs trees, power lines
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    Squall downs trees, power lines
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 15, 2025
    An intense burst of rain and wind downed trees and power lines Tuesday, leaving nearly 1,300 McKean County Penelec customers without power. A precipit...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The Willows – Quiet atmosphere, homemade goodness
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The Willows – Quiet atmosphere, homemade goodness
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 15, 2025
    A good meal for a reasonable price served in a welcoming environment can be hard to find. Look no further than the Willows Restaurant, 2669 W. Washing...
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    Local author Robertson re-releases Bucktails book
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    Local author Robertson re-releases Bucktails book
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 14, 2025
    In response to popular demand, Duke Center writer Bill Robertson has released a second edition of his work “The Bucktails' Last Call.” The book, origi...
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    DOGE closed campgrounds at Pa.’s biggest lake. Now, the locals are suffering.
    Outdoors, Sports
    DOGE closed campgrounds at Pa.’s biggest lake. Now, the locals are suffering.
    By JASON NARK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    June 4, 2025
    HESSTON (TNS) — On a blustery Memorial Day weekend, customers trickled into Seven Points Bait and Grocery looking for fingerling trout and nightcrawle...
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    Telford, McNeece to be honored as SBU Alumni of the Year
    Local News
    Telford, McNeece to be honored as SBU Alumni of the Year
    June 4, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Two dedicated and passionate alumni, each celebrating milestone anniversaries of their graduation, will be recognized Saturday...
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    Bradford library to kickoff summer June 9
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    Bradford library to kickoff summer June 9
    June 4, 2025
    Libraries across the nation are launching this year’s summer reading theme, “Color Our World,” encouraging readers of all ages to explore new ideas an...
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    OV announces fourth-quarter honor rolls
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    OV announces fourth-quarter honor rolls
    June 4, 2025
    SHINGLEHOUSE — Erich Zaun, principal, announced the following students in grades six through 12, were named to the honor rolls for the fourth grading ...
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    Dush measure addresses right-to-know records destruction
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    Dush measure addresses right-to-know records destruction
    June 4, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush, R-25, to make the intentional destructio...
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    Kopko: Reasons to hope for change to maternity desert locally
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    Kopko: Reasons to hope for change to maternity desert locally
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    June 4, 2025
    It's a maternity care desert in rural Pennsylvania, but there are reasons to hope that may change in the future. Dr. Kyle C. Kopko, executive director...
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