May 16 2026

Use yellowed shirts for tie-dyeing
Lifestyles
May 16, 2026
Dear Heloise: Yellowed shirts that still fit and can be worn don't belong in the trash. They make perfect tie-dye candidates! Wash and line-dry the sh...
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Old friend reappears after years of no contact
Lifestyles
May 16, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I had three close girlfriends in college. We lost touch with one of them more than 35 years ago. She has family in our area but moved to th...
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Spring rain growing record-book bucks?
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 16, 2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, one thing that benefits from a lot of rain is whitetail antler growth. So far this spring, we’ve had a ton ...
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Testimony underway in McElhattan’s homicide trial
Crime News, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 15, 2026
SMETHPORT — As defendant Thomas McElhattan seeks to have a McKean County Court jury find him guilty of a lesser count of criminal homicide, the distri...
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You can’t go home again, but love stays
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER 
May 15, 2026
Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again. There comes a time in life when one feels that to their very core. For me, it came on Mother's Day. T...
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Bradford Area School District proposes tax increase; explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
Local News
Explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
Sara Furlong 
May 15, 2026
Bradford Area School District’s proposed 2026-27 budget includes a 3.39% tax increase — about $75 more per year on a property assessed at $100,000, di...
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Side hustles to sidewalk sales, Town-Wide Garage Sales seeks vendors
Local News
Town-Wide Garage Sales seeks vendors
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 15, 2026
What was once primarily a weekend of garage sales is expanding into a larger community event this year as organizers add vendors, bingo and downtown a...
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