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    Musical performances set at two churches
    Local News, News
    Musical performances set at two churches
    Oct 14, 2017
    All4ONE, a 20-voice ecumenical choir representing 17 local churches, will present the fall musical “Horizon” at two Bradford churches. The first perfo...
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    Hazel Hurst UMC to celebrate upgrades with service
    Local News, News
    Hazel Hurst UMC to celebrate upgrades with service
    Oct 12, 2017
    HAZEL HURST — The Hazel Hurst United Methodist Church will celebrate recent upgrades to the church in a rededication service at 10 a.m. Sunday. Former...
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    Fall soup lunches set
    Entertainment, Entertainment, Lifestyle, ...
    Fall soup lunches set
    Sep 28, 2017
    SMETHPORT — The United Methodist Church of Smethport has announced the dates for their annual fall soup luncheons. The luncheons will be held on Oct. ...
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    Open Arms to celebrate 15th-year anniversary
    Local News, News
    Open Arms to celebrate 15th-year anniversary
    Sep 27, 2017
    Open Arms Community Church of Bradford will celebrate its 15th-year anniversary with special services this Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Services will ...
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    Emanuel Lutheran Church to hold mobile food pantry
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    Emanuel Lutheran Church to hold mobile food pantry
    Sep 14, 2017
    A mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Emanuel Lutheran Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania of Erie, will be held Oct. 11 at...
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    The Closet resale shop closes its doors
    Local News, News, Online Features
    The Closet resale shop closes its doors
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 26, 2017
    Over the past year, The Closet resale shop at 28 Main St. provided quality used clothing at affordable prices, as well as free clothing to the needy. ...
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    Mobile food bank planned at St. Elizabeth Church
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Mobile food bank planned at St. Elizabeth Church
    Mar 31, 2017
    SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on April 11 at St. Elizabeth Ch...
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    Emanuel Lutheran Church to hold mobile food pantry April 12
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Emanuel Lutheran Church to hold mobile food pantry April 12
    Mar 30, 2017
    A mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Bradford and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania of Erie, will be hel...
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    Church announces candidacy for Smethport Borough Council
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    Church announces candidacy for Smethport Borough Council
    Mar 09, 2017
    SMETHPORT (EC) —Leo Church has announced his candidacy for another term on Smethport Borough Council on the Democratic Party ticket at the May 16 prim...
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    Healy receives Valiant Woman Award in Port Allegany
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Healy receives Valiant Woman Award in Port Allegany
    Mar 08, 2017
    PORT ALLEGANY (EC) — Church Women United of Port Allegany have honored Marg Healy with the Valiant Woman Award, which is given to a woman who has serv...
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    Smethport vet selected for Honor Flight
    Smethport vet selected for Honor Flight
    Mar 03, 2017
    Glenn Church of Smethport has been selected to join fellow World War II veterans on the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight on May 6 to Washington, D. C., wh...
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    Swacha joins staff of local Roman Catholic parishes after reorganization
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Swacha joins staff of local Roman Catholic parishes after reorganization
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 27, 2017
    Bradford area Catholics will be seeing a new face in town. The Rev. Stanley Swacha has joined the staff at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church and St. Fra...
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    Smethport church sets Lenten devotions and luncheon
    Lifestyles
    Smethport church sets Lenten devotions and luncheon
    Feb 26, 2017
    SMETHPORT — The United Methodist Church of Smethport has announced that the United Methodist Women's group will once again sponsor a Lenten devotion a...
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    Church of the Ascension to offer Ashes to Go
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Church of the Ascension to offer Ashes to Go
    Feb 25, 2017
    The Church of the Ascension will be observing Ash Wednesday on March 1 with several happenings. For the fifth year, the church will offer Ashes to Go ...
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    O’Mara leaves long legacy in Bradford community
    Local News, News, Online Features
    O’Mara leaves long legacy in Bradford community
    Feb 13, 2017
    “Be good.” That’s how James Edward O’Mara of Bradford “ended every meeting, every visit,” said Francie Ambuske, director of development for the Bradfo...
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    Chicken and biscuit dinner set at St. Bernard Church
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Chicken and biscuit dinner set at St. Bernard Church
    Feb 08, 2017
    A chicken and biscuit dinner is slated from 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Father Leo J. Gallina Social Center at St. Bernard Church. The center is locate...
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    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Mobile food bank to be held in Smethport
    Feb 02, 2017
    SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church in Smethport and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held Feb. 14 at the chu...
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    Mortgage burning
    Lifestyles
    Mortgage burning
    Jan 30, 2017
    At the Sawyer Evangelical Church on Saturday evening, Roger Payne, one of 11 trustees, burns a copy of the mortgage that was taken out in 2003 and pai...
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    Christian Unity Service in Kane to stress reconciliation
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Christian Unity Service in Kane to stress reconciliation
    Jan 26, 2017
    KANE — The Kane Christian community will observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with a gathering of Kane Area Ministerial churches at 3 p.m. S...
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    Warm It Forward McKean County program off to good start
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Warm It Forward McKean County program off to good start
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 24, 2017
    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...
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    Bradford Major Softball All-Stars
    Local Sports
    Bradford Major Softball All-Stars
    Jo Wankel 
    June 17, 2025
    The 2025 Bradford Major Softball All-Stars are, from left, Madilynn Brown, Kaelyn Drake, Claire Henretta, Isabella Lowe, Chloe Lekas, Leah Calkins, Lu...
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    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    Lifestyles
    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    June 17, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two...
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    When in need of an extra hand
    Lifestyles
    When in need of an extra hand
    June 17, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I use pistol-grip grabbers/reachers to pick up small branches from the yard after wind storms. It's also handy for getting things from h...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
    Business, Local News
    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 17, 2025
    There’s nothing like a good cup of joe to help you rise and grind. Now, when purchasing their coffee, residents have the option to support a small, lo...
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    Derby winners
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    Derby winners
    June 16, 2025
    Bradford Community Pride Lions Club announced the winners of its fifth annual Kids Fishing Derby held Saturday at Marilla Reservoir.  Winners included...
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    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
    Local News
    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
    June 16, 2025
    VFW Post 212 and Frances Sherman VFW Auxiliary announced its 2025 Reba Y. Maben & William “Mr. Bill” Runyan Scholarship winners are Evan D. Confer and...
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