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Local area experiencing moderate drought conditions
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Jul 18, 2016
This summer has been warmer and less rainy than usual — welcome weather for local residents who are accustomed to cold Bradford winters and their shar...
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Otto Township Old Home Days to mark 25 years
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BARB CLOSE Era Correspondent bmdclose@hotmail.com 
Jul 16, 2016
DUKE CENTER — The Otto Township Old Home days committee has been working endless these past few months leading up to their 25th Anniversary Celebratio...
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Committee cooking up another hearty Festa Italiana
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Jul 16, 2016
Summer break may be halfway over, but there’s still more to celebrate! With just a month to go, the Festa Italiana Committee is cooking up another hea...
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Bradford police hope for change at dangerous intersection
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Jul 15, 2016
Bradford City Police are urging caution for people on foot and behind the wheel traveling through the intersection of West Washington and Mechanic str...
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York to serve 30 to 60 years for hours-long assault
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jul 15, 2016
SMETHPORT — A history of violent behavior has led to a lengthy prison sentence for a Smethport man accused of assaulting a woman in a remote area for ...
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Airport manager: Passenger counts remaining high
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Jul 14, 2016
Passenger counts on the Southern Airways Express flights at the Bradford Regional Airport remain at high numbers, so high in fact, the airport has rec...
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Progress continues on Hanley Park rehab
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jul 13, 2016
Construction crews are plugging away at the rehabilitation of Hanley Park, along with the addition of a new leg to connect to a trail of the Tuna Vall...
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Victim in fatal Portville fire identified
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TOM DINKI Special to The Era 
Jul 13, 2016
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — An elderly woman who died in a structure fire Monday evening has been identified. Patricia Luedtke, 84, was pronounced dead of smoke...
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North Central hears ideas on transportation plan
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Jul 12, 2016
RIDGWAY — On Monday, the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission hosted a focus group on economic development for the ...
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Portville blaze claims life of elderly woman
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Special to The Era 
Jul 12, 2016
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — An elderly woman died in a structure fire Thursday evening about half a mile north of the New York-Pennsylvania state line. At about...
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