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    Oilers as all-stars and the curious case of Jim Coates
    Baseball, Columns, Local Sports
    Oilers as all-stars and the curious case of Jim Coates
    J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
    Jul 14, 2021
    He signed with the New York Yankees in 1951, spending his first professional season, at age 19, with the club’s Class D affiliate in … Olean, N.Y. And...
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    Beimel calling it a comeback
    Baseball, Local Sports, Pro
    Beimel calling it a comeback
    JEFF UVEINO juveino@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 19, 2021
    When Joe Beimel retired from professional baseball in 2017, he had already enjoyed a career that most players would be satisfied with — himself includ...
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    St. Marys native Beimel attempts major-league comeback
    Baseball, Local Sports, Pro
    St. Marys native Beimel attempts major-league comeback
    JEFF UVEINO juveino@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 14, 2021
    SAN ANTONIO, T.X. — When Joe Beimel announced his return to professional baseball, he made sure to include the role that he would be filling upon join...
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    Blue Jays’ Manoah is newest Mountain State to New York State connection
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    Blue Jays’ Manoah is newest Mountain State to New York State connection
    PATRICK KOTNIK pkotnik@bradford.com 
    May 29, 2021
    Throughout my time at West Virginia University, I was told on numerous occasions that the Mountain State connection runs deep wherever you go. That’s ...
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    Dubin, Peterson continue chase, earn promotions to Triple A level
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    Dubin, Peterson continue chase, earn promotions to Triple A level
    J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
    May 13, 2021
    It’s been their objective since each was taken in the 13th round of consecutive Major League Baseball drafts. “That’s the goal,” Shawn Dubin said of a...
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    Blue Jays shuffling back to Buffalo starting June 1
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    Blue Jays shuffling back to Buffalo starting June 1
    JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
    May 06, 2021
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to their home away from home, Buffalo, New York, starting in June. And this time, they'll hav...
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    Bradford’s Stark helped Pirates end playoff drought, return to ‘expectation’ of winning
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    Bradford’s Stark helped Pirates end playoff drought, return to ‘expectation’ of winning
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 27, 2020
    (Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Bradford native and former Pittsburgh Pirates assistant general manager Kyle Stark. Today: A...
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    The scintillating summer of Bobby Richardson
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    The scintillating summer of Bobby Richardson
    J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
    Apr 21, 2020
    For a wide-eyed 17-year-old who’d never left home before, this was a bit too much. In July of 1953, Bobby Richardson rode a bus from his hometown of S...
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    Pransky hits home run with local baseball book
    Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
    Pransky hits home run with local baseball book
    ANTHONY SAMBROTTO Era Sports Writer erasambrotto@gmail.com 
    Jun 23, 2018
    Jim Pransky had thought he’d seen just about everything in his nearly 40 years around professional baseball. After all, Pransky’s stops around the dia...
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    SBU’s Peterson gets big-show call-up against Yanks
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    SBU’s Peterson gets big-show call-up against Yanks
    J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
    Mar 24, 2018
    Cole Peterson was about to take a nap. The former St. Bonaventure and Olean Oilers star had just returned to his hotel room from an afternoon practice...
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    Branca, pitcher who gave up ‘Shot Heard ‘Round World,’ dies
    Baseball, Pro, Sports
    Branca, pitcher who gave up ‘Shot Heard ‘Round World,’ dies
    BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer 
    Nov 25, 2016
    Ralph Branca's career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson's famed "Shot Heard 'Ro...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three 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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