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Legislation to hike PILT rate in state budget
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 01, 2016
The state General Assembly has presented a budget to Gov. Tom Wolf that, as of late Thursday, contained some good news for cash-strapped rural areas. ...
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Annual Firemen’s Carnival slated in Ridgway
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AMBER TURBA Era Reporter news@bradfordera.com 
Jul 01, 2016
Plans are coming together in preparation for this year’s annual Firemen’s Carnival slated for July 18-23 in Ridgway, and organizers expect the event t...
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Brooks leaving Potter County Visitors Association
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Jul 01, 2016
The face of tourism in Potter County will be changing later this month ––literally. After more than a decade with the Potter County Visitors Associati...
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Dollar General plans in limbo in Bradford Township
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Jun 30, 2016
Plans for a Dollar General store in Custer City are up in the air –– for now. At a public hearing on Wednesday, Bradford Township Zoning Hearing Board...
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Four Bradford City firefighters promoted to full-time
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 29, 2016
Four firefighters were promoted to full-time status at a relatively quiet meeting of Bradford City Council on Tuesday evening. Anthony Crowley was app...
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Reward increased for capture, arrest of Peters
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 29, 2016
The reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of James Dean Peters III has been raised to $5,000. Bradford City Police said a private c...
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Reward increased for capture, arrest of Peters
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 28, 2016
The reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of James Dean Peters III has been raised to $5,000. Bradford City Police said a private c...
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Local fireworks slated for Friday
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Jun 28, 2016
Area residents can catch professional fireworks displays in two locations Friday night. Since the Fourth of July falls on Monday this year, a few loca...
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Attendance record shattered for Art in the Wilds in Kane
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Jun 27, 2016
KANE — This year's Art in the Wilds is in the books, and with great weather over the course of the weekend, the old attendance record was shattered, m...
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Nazario to serve state prison time for indecent assault
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 25, 2016
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced Friday to a term in state prison for a charge of indecent assault without consent. Aaron M. Nazario, 31, of B...
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IU9 approves labor agreement with vo-tech teachers’ union
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Jun 25, 2016
SMETHPORT — The directors of the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 on Friday approved the labor agreement with the Seneca Highlands Career and Tech...
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Msg. Maholic remembered 10 years after ‘heroic death’
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Reporter a.nichols@bradfordera.com 
Jun 25, 2016
Dozens attended a service Friday evening in Veterans Square to honor the service and sacrifice of a Bradford soldier who was killed by enemy fire 10 y...
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