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KANE — The Kane Area Food Pantry distribution day will be held on Friday in the basement of the St. Callistus Roman Catholic Church rectory. Organizer...

It was cool and overcast Monday when a man and his young child were seen approaching a Warm It Forward McKean County clothesline to remove a couple of...

The annual celebration of attendance at a Catholic school will be recognized with the theme of Noah's Ark at St. Bernard Elementary and Middle School....

There is still time to string up a clothesline and hang Ziplock bags containing hats, mittens, scarves and important information for the homeless duri...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University will host a Feb. 1 screening of a new film about St. Francis and the Sultan of Egypt that explores the spi...

This Friday will mark the return of First Wesleyan Church services to downtown Bradford. The Emmaus Road service will begin at 7 p.m. at the Whole Lat...

With the prospect of paying off a large debt emerging, members of the Sawyer Evangelical Church are ready to celebrate. The Rev. Barry Troyer, pastor ...

ELDRED — The First Church of God in Eldred will hold its eighth annual Gospel Jubilee from noon to 6:15 p.m. Jan. 28. Performers will be Bobby Spaeth,...

Catholic parishes in the Bradford area will become smaller, leaner and stronger, all while continuing to grow. So says the Rev. Raymond Gramata, pasto...

For many people living in the area, owning gloves and hats for the long winter season are taken for granted. There are a good many needy and homeless ...

The Salvation Army Bradford Corps will see a changing of the guard in the new year, for the third time in about three years. Capts. David Means Jr. an...

The annual War on Christmas, which began Black Friday, will finally end at New Year’s Day. There are three main reasons it ends on New Year’s Day. Fir...

All are invited to welcome in the New Year with a worship service at the Grace Lutheran Church at 5:15 p.m. Saturday. “Let’s bring in the New Year wit...

WILCOX — Grace Notes Studio of Wilcox will present its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Friday in the Johnsonburg High School auditorium. The concer...

It’s the miracle on Jackson Avenue. And in this case, this isn’t about a Christmas comedy-drama film, but a fundraising campaign involving red kettles...

CAMDEN, S.C. — When my wickedly witty father wanted to insult someone, he'd say, "I have two words for you — and they're not "Merry Christmas." At lea...

CHRISTMAS: This poetic contemplation of Christmas prose by Kane resident Frances Wolfe Haight appeared in her book “Living Again.” “What is Christmas?...

WASHINGTON — It is one of the common questions of eighth-grade theology (which is generally more insightful and useful than post-doctoral theology): I...

On Friday afternoon, as Judy Rogers of Bradford sat in the packed Friendship Table in Bradford, she counted her blessings. During the annual Christmas...

George and Susan Evans enjoy the Christmas season so much that they always display at least five trees in their home — in addition to the numerous hol...