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    Is your child’s backpack too heavy?
    Lifestyles
    Is your child’s backpack too heavy?
    Sep 04, 2024
    DuBOIS — It is a common sight at bus stops across Pennsylvania and the nation: children who look like the slightest breeze could topple them over beca...
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    BRMC, OGH to make sure students are ready for back to school
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    BRMC, OGH to make sure students are ready for back to school
    Marcie 
    Jul 21, 2021
    The calendar may say July but staff at Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital are planning for back to school. As part of ...
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    Mecca-Mann Mission delivered backpacks to Maple Manor
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    Mecca-Mann Mission delivered backpacks to Maple Manor
    Jun 02, 2021
    The Mecca-Mann Mission Inc. delivered 14 “New Beginnings” backpacks to Maple Manor, an in-patient therapy and treatment facility located in Custer Cit...
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    BRMC employees donate backpacks for area students
    Local News, Online Features
    BRMC employees donate backpacks for area students
    Marcie 
    Aug 25, 2020
    Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital employees packed 450 backpacks last week with a variety of school supplies which wi...
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    Kids’ Fun Day set at Jack Burns Memorial Park
    Local News
    Kids’ Fun Day set at Jack Burns Memorial Park
    Marcie 
    Aug 14, 2020
    A free, drive-by Kids’ Fun Day will be held at the Jack Burns Memorial Park on North Kendall Avenue from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The First Wesleyan C...
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    Students in Bradford invited to backpack giveaway
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Students in Bradford invited to backpack giveaway
    Jul 14, 2020
    On July 26, Bradford area students will have the opportunity to get a new backpack for school. Between 1-4 p.m. that day, the Bradford area TCC store ...
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    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
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    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
    Marcie 
    Aug 21, 2019
    Bradford Regional Medical Center employees packed 240 backpacks this week with a variety of school supplies which will benefit area elementary student...
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    Backpack giveaway set for Sunday
    Local News
    Backpack giveaway set for Sunday
    Marcie 
    Aug 17, 2019
    A free backpack giveaway will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Community Life Center at Grace Lutheran Church. The center, at 78 Mechanic St. in...
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    Verizon TCC store provides kids at Friendship Table a gift for school
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    Verizon TCC store provides kids at Friendship Table a gift for school
    KATE DAY SAGER kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 30, 2019
    One young mother who showed up at the Friendship Table Monday for a nourishing lunch for her four small children got more than she expected when the f...
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    Backpack giveaway set for Sunday
    Business
    Backpack giveaway set for Sunday
    Marcie 
    Jul 19, 2019
    On Sunday, the TCC store at the Bradford Mall will be handing out backpacks filled with school supplies from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is part of TCC’s an...
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    DEP to begin control work for black flies
    Local News
    DEP to begin control work for black flies
    Marcie 
    Apr 19, 2019
    HARRISBURG — The Department of Environmental Protection will begin both aerial and backpack spraying on roughly 1,700 stream miles in 35 Pennsylvania ...
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    Church Women United takes collection for YWCA
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Church Women United takes collection for YWCA
    Era photo by Pam Fischer 
    Sep 10, 2018
    Peggy Kallenborn, president of the Church Women United, is pictured with Susan Roboski and her husband, Leonard, and some of the more than 50 purses a...
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    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
    Local News, News
    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
    Aug 25, 2018
    Bradford Regional Medical Center employees packed 200 backpacks this week with a variety of school supplies which will benefit area elementary student...
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    TCC Stores offer backpack giveaway for school children
    Local News, News
    TCC Stores offer backpack giveaway for school children
    Jul 19, 2018
    Since 2013, with the help of the Culture of Good charity, TCC stores across the country have given away nearly 700,000 brand new backpacks packed with...
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    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
    Local News, News, Online Features
    BRMC donates backpacks for area students
    Aug 25, 2017
    Bradford Regional Medical Center, a member of Upper Allegheny Health System, packed 200 backpacks recently with a variety of school supplies which wil...
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    Operation Back to School Sneakers Socks and Backpacks Drive underway in Kane area
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    Operation Back to School Sneakers Socks and Backpacks Drive underway in Kane area
    Jun 30, 2017
    Donations of new sneakers, socks and backpacks may be dropped off at the Kane Area Community Center from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    Local News
    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    National Sports
    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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