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Martin murder trial gets tentative start date
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Nov 14, 2014
A tentative start date has been set in the Elk County murder trial of 24-year-old Nicholas Martin, two-years to the day after prosecutors say he fatal...
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Sheetz proposed for site on Bradford Mall property
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 12, 2014
Years of rumors can finally be put to rest — the convenience store Sheetz is expected to open in the Bradford area sometime in 2016. Sheetz recently s...
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Veterans honored in poignant ceremony Tuesday
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 12, 2014
Under a bright blue sky Tuesday morning, local veterans, residents and school students filled Veterans Square in downtown Bradford to honor the men an...
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Sheetz heading to Bradford
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Nov 11, 2014
The rumor is finally true -- Sheetz is coming to Bradford. Company officials confirmed a convenience store, complete with 12 gas pumps, food service a...
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SPCA officials call 2014 ‘successful’
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 11, 2014
The McKean County SPCA held its annual public meeting on Monday, giving a brief overview of 2014. Amy Stevens, chair of the board of directors, said t...
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BASD board approves collective bargaining agreement
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 11, 2014
The Bradford Area School Board voted in favor of a collective bargaining agreement with BAESPA, though without the support of one board member. Prior ...
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Movement afoot to create fair school funding
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 08, 2014
When it’s budget time, school district officials have to estimate how much funding will come from the state government. But a movement afoot — called ...
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ELF Fund finds a home for the holidays
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 07, 2014
The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund finally has a home. The organization that makes sure that area children and senior citizens have gifts for Christm...
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Veterans Day programs slated across the region
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 06, 2014
Military servicemen and women won’t just be honored on Veterans Day. Events are also planned across the region this weekend to let them know their con...
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OSHA: Mersen OK’d fatal oven misstep
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Nov 06, 2014
It was just after 8 a.m. on Jan. 30 when Elk County emergency crews were first summoned to the scene of a fatal industrial explosion at Mersen USA’s S...
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Local hospitals penalized for readmissions
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 05, 2014
Four regional hospitals have been penalized by Medicare for having too many patients return within a month for additional treatment. According to data...
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