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Area firefighters receive training at ATA facility
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KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
Aug 31, 2015
When a Area Transportation Authority (ATA) bus and train had a minor collision several years ago in the Bradford Township area, local firefighters cal...
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Engineer: Kushequa sewage system necessary
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Aug 29, 2015
HAZEL HURST – While the decision to begin designing a sewage system in Kushequa was a hotly contested item at the August meeting of the Hamlin Townshi...
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New to campus life: Freshmen move to Pitt-Bradford
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 29, 2015
With a car full of her belongings parked outside of the Reed-Coit House, Caylin Owens of Ellwood City admitted she felt scared to finally be moving on...
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Volunteers prepare for annual Crook Farm fair
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KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
Aug 28, 2015
After a day of setting up tents, tables and other amenities for the Crook Farm Country Fair and Old Time Country Music Festival, Bob Esch made sure to...
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Dickinson Center CEO resigns; Thomas named interim CEO
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Aug 28, 2015
RIDGWAY —Jack Goga has resigned as chief executive officer of Dickinson Center Inc., a large Elk County-based mental health service provider, after ne...
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IU9 waits word on state grant money
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 28, 2015
Whether the state would fund more preschool opportunities across McKean and Potter counties remains in question as the state budget impasse enters its...
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Downhill for Ski Denton: Operations remain in limbo
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 27, 2015
It’s unknown when skiing enthusiasts will be able to again hit the slopes at Ski Denton in Potter County. Stakeholders learned at a meeting Tuesday ni...
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Zippo pays $186K to settle EPA violations
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Aug 26, 2015
Zippo Manufacturing Co. has reached a $186,000 settlement with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of reporting and hazar...
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Part-time cop in Emporium charged with child porn
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 26, 2015
A part-time police officer for the Borough of Emporium was arraigned Tuesday on allegations of soliciting child pornography from a 15-year-old girl. F...
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Booming Bradford: Main Street occupancy rates climbing
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 25, 2015
Empty storefronts are quickly filling up in downtown Bradford. As a matter of fact, commerce is booming so much on Main Street that in a span of a few...
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BLT announces Season 19 at second annual gala
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Aug 24, 2015
Bradford Little Theatre held its second annual gala and fundraiser titled “Encores” on Saturday night at the Hill Memorial United Methodist Church. Th...
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Droney named McKean County Fair Queen
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Aug 23, 2015
SMETHPORT (EC) —Miss Bradford, Mandi Droney,is the 2015-16 McKean County Fair Queen, having won the title on Saturday night during the queen coronatio...
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