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Bomb threat at Fretz ruled a hoax
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Aug 26, 2014
A bomb threat investigated Sunday at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School was ruled a hoax. On Monday afternoon, Bradford City police chief Chris Lucco said, ...
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Bradford City Council renovating chambers
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 26, 2014
Gandhi once said, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Bradford City Council is doing just that. After years of asking city residents to...
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New students settling in at Pitt-Bradford
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 23, 2014
Freshman Tristyn Joffe of Maine found her townhouse bedroom a bit stifling when she set foot into her new home Friday at the University of Pittsburgh ...
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Crook Farm festival starts swinging Friday night
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JENNIFER WILLEMIN Era Reporter news@bradfordera.com 
Aug 23, 2014
Crook Farm was bustling with fiddlers and dancers Friday evening as fairgoers set up camp for the weekend beneath the trees at the 35th Annual Crook F...
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Pa. appellate court frowns on sentencing laws
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MARC LEVY Associated Press 
Aug 22, 2014
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania appellate court judges have added their voice to lower court decisions saying that certain state mandatory minimum sent...
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Austin Dam Show set for this weekend
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Aug 21, 2014
AUSTIN —The Dam Show will return to Austin Dam Memorial Park this weekend, Friday and Saturday, with a full line-up of bands, food, unique vendors and...
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United Way pig roast/clam bake, 5K run approaching
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Aug 21, 2014
The United Way of the Bradford Area is holding community events next month as part of its 2014 campaign to raise money for 29 area agencies. The 16th ...
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Local mayors push for flood relief from county
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COLIN DEPPEN Era Reporter c.deppen@bradfordera.com 
Aug 20, 2014
RIDGWAY — In what can only be described as a goodwill gesture, mayors in Johnsonburg and St. Marys are urging the county to commit any resources at it...
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Efforts underway to select new library director
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 14, 2014
Efforts to find a new executive director for the Bradford Area Public Library are expected to be at full speed next week, according to one library tru...
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Excitement builds for Kinzua Bridge center
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Aug 14, 2014
About five years of hard work will come to fruition when ground is broken Aug. 21 on a multi-million dollar visitor center/office at the Kinzua Bridge...
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Teen Book Club event at BAPL features local young writer
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RICK FREDERICK Special to The Era 
Aug 14, 2014
Tuesday, Aug. 19 is shaping up as a red-letter day for the Bradford Area Public Library’s Teen Book Club. That’s the day the three-year-old organizati...
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Swedish Festival made for ‘awesome weekend’
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CHUCK ABRAHAM Era Correspondent cabraham.era@gmail.com 
Aug 11, 2014
MOUNT JEWETT — The 2014 Mount Jewett Swedish Festival concluded on Sunday, capping off the 44th year with another successful festival. The Rev. Cam Me...
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McKean County Fair opens Monday
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Aug 09, 2014
After playing to a huge crowd last year, the Monster Truck Show/Quad Competition featuring Clermont native Mike Miller returns to the McKean County Fa...
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