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Worth W. Smith adding 7th store, in Mount Jewett
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 28, 2025
MOUNT JEWETT — Nate Smith has purchased the former Mount Jewett Market Place and aims to open Worth W. Smith’s seventh location there by the end of th...
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Family-friendly fishing fun
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Mar 27, 2025
It will be a day of family-friendly fishing fun at Willow Creek Sportsman’s Club as they host the second annual Youth Trout Derby from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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Water Authority settles in unauthorized use of services
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 27, 2025
Last August, Bradford City Water Authority announced its intent to pursue legal action for the unauthorized use of its services at Orchard Place Apart...
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Board of health adds more properties to nuisance list
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 26, 2025
A residence destroyed by squatters, a roof patched with a 5-gallon bucket and trees growing from under a front porch were some of the issues at homes ...
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McKean Co. commissioners hear from North Central
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — The nonprofit North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission delivers a wide range of economic, community, infras...
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ARG’s Our Legacy Fund donates over $235,000
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Mar 24, 2025
American Refining Group’s (ARG) Our Legacy Fund Committee announced the successful completion of the fund’s first official grant cycle, totaling $237,...
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Planning underway for Pumpkin Fest
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Mar 21, 2025
Although it takes place Sept. 27, the planning is well underway for the 15th Annual Pumpkin Fest. “We are excited about all the community support we h...
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Legislators examine, address rural healthcare
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 21, 2025
Pennsylvania’s elected officials are examining — and addressing, to some extent — the trending topic of rural healthcare access. At a recent public he...
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Black bears on the hunt for food
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STEVE SHERK Jr. Special to The Era 
Mar 21, 2025
When it comes to black bears, I’ve always had a love-hate opinion of them. Indeed, they are one of the most beautiful creatures that God ever created,...
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BCAA announces nominees for annual awards
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Mar 20, 2025
The Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s nominations for its Annual Awards. “We have been doing the Annual Awards for at least ...
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School choirs invited to audition to perform with Foreigner
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 20, 2025
Throw on a denim jacket, feather your hair and pop your collar — Foreigner is heading to Erie County Fair in Hamburg, N.Y., and is looking for a schoo...
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Keystone initiative visits Bradford schools
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Mar 20, 2025
America250PA brought its Keystone Classroom Initiative (KCI) to GGB and School Street elementary schools Wednesday to engage and educate Pennsylvania ...
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Students pick up wreaths from veterans’ graves
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 19, 2025
Having just wrapped up its third year, Bradford’s Wreaths Across America efforts have gone from no wreaths at all to 2,916 in 2024. On National Wreath...
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