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Thompson appears to win re-election to Congress
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 05, 2014
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., handily defeated a challenge from Democrat Kerith Strano Taylor in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial vote c...
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Flu season starting slowly across region
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 04, 2014
With influenza season just beginning in Pennsylvania, local experts are offering residents ways to keep healthy. The Pennsylvania Department of Health...
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Sun Air chosen to serve Bradford airport
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 04, 2014
It’s official — commercial flights will be flying from Bradford to Pittsburgh once again. The U.S. Department of Transportation made public last week ...
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St. Marys nears EMA appointment
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Nov 04, 2014
ST. MARYS — A possible leader has emerged in St. Marys’ search for an Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director to head the resource, newly resurrect...
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Downhill slide: Ski Denton will not open this winter
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Oct 31, 2014
COUDERSPORT — Skiing enthusiasts in northcentral Pennsylvania will have to consider alternate locations for their chosen hobby this winter. Ski Denton...
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Man wounded in accidental shooting at Kinzua Bridge
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Oct 30, 2014
MOUNT JEWETT —A man working on the new Kinzua Bridge State Park visitors center was wounded on Wednesday afternoon after a firearm he was carrying acc...
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Officials say gas prices may continue to fall
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 30, 2014
Area residents could continue seeing lower prices at the pump, as long as crude oil prices keep falling, officials indicated this week. Gasoline price...
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Lafayette Twp. considering tax increase
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 30, 2014
Lafayette Township Supervisors are having a difficult time paying their bills — so much so that they are now considering a tax increase for 2015. By t...
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Thompson, Taylor answer to the public at Friday forum
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Oct 25, 2014
KERSEY — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and his challenger, Democrat Kerith Strano Taylor, met for the ninth time on the campaign trail at a public ...
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Rhodes: Kane hospital showed small loss in last fiscal year
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Oct 24, 2014
KANE — Kane Community Hospital officials presented their annual report, along with a community health assessment, at CJ Spirits in Kane on Thursday in...
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Kane nurse fighting Ebola in Africa
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Oct 24, 2014
A Kane woman has joined the front lines in the fight against Ebola, entering Liberia with an elite team of medical professionals called on to treat th...
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DCNR grants to help revitalize Hanley Park
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 23, 2014
Recreation areas in McKean and Potter counties will be improved with the help of $247,200 in recently awarded state grants. The state Department of Co...
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Bradford Landmark Society honors its volunteers
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 23, 2014
Lately, Mike Fuoco of Bradford Township has been spending his retirement scanning old photographs into a computer at the Bradford Landmark Society. Fu...
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Sun Air announces Bradford Airport service
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 23, 2014
It appears that Bradford Regional Airport will have commercial service to Pittsburgh in the near future, but not soon enough to prevent a lapse in ser...
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