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    Port Allegany Boro considers selling water to gas driller
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    Port Allegany Boro considers selling water to gas driller
    KATIE ERNST Special to The Era 
    Aug 11, 2017
    PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Borough Council is weighing a proposal to sell water in bulk to an energy company, JKLM Energy LLC of Allegheny Coun...
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    Bradford City Police receive grant for supplies
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    Bradford City Police receive grant for supplies
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 09, 2017
    The Bradford City Police Department is receiving a JAG Grant that allowed it to purchase thousands of dollars in supplies. Bradford City Council appro...
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    McKean County Arts Council to sponsor exhibit
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    McKean County Arts Council to sponsor exhibit
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 01, 2017
    The McKean County Arts Council says, “Let There Be Art.” And art there will be, when the organization sponsors its first event from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursd...
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    Funding pending for YMCA capital improvements
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    Funding pending for YMCA capital improvements
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 12, 2017
    The Bradford Family YMCA is one step closer to getting funding for its upcoming capital improvement project. At Tuesday’s Bradford City Council meetin...
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    City eliminates chief financial officer position
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    City eliminates chief financial officer position
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 15, 2017
    The city of Bradford no longer has a chief financial officer. The position, which has been held by Michael Shanks since August 2013, was eliminated, e...
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    Port Allegany looks to accept credit cards for water, sewer bills
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    Port Allegany looks to accept credit cards for water, sewer bills
    KATIE ERNST Special to The Era 
    Jun 09, 2017
    PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Borough Council has approved an application for MuniciPAY, which would allow residents to pay their water and sewer ...
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    Mount Jewett resident seeks support for ‘Hometown Hero’ committee
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    Mount Jewett resident seeks support for ‘Hometown Hero’ committee
    CODY C. HOUSLER Era Correspondent Eracodyh@gmail.com 
    Jun 06, 2017
    MOUNT JEWETT — Mount Jewett residents, Chuck and Ona Paar addressed the borough council during Monday night’s meeting seeking support for a “Hometown ...
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    Emporium sending notice to business operating without zoning approval
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    Emporium sending notice to business operating without zoning approval
    AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
    Jun 06, 2017
    EMPORIUM — At Monday’s meeting, Emporium Borough Council members addressed residents’ concerns over a business operating despite a zoning permit denia...
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    Discussions over flood control grow heated at meeting
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    Discussions over flood control grow heated at meeting
    JOANN SELTZER Era Correspondent joannseltzer@gmail.com 
    May 16, 2017
    ST. MARYS — Hot button issues led to heated discussions during Monday's St. Marys City Council meeting. Resident John Schatz, a Cobblestone Hotel part...
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    Bradford City Council adopts fireworks regulations
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    Bradford City Council adopts fireworks regulations
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    May 10, 2017
    Bradford City Council adopted an ordinance regulating fireworks within the city limits. The law was introduced April 11, then passed on its second — a...
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    Emporium Borough Council working on blight
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    Emporium Borough Council working on blight
    AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
    May 02, 2017
    EMPORIUM — Emporium Borough Council members are working to resolve a number of ordinance violations on blighted properties. An action plan received fr...
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    Smethport council to support annual bicycle race
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    Smethport council to support annual bicycle race
    FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
    May 02, 2017
    SMETHPORT — Smethport Borough Council adopted a resolution Monday supporting the annual Wheel Around the Hub bicycle race that is slated for Sept. 16....
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    Shinglehouse man presented highest Boy Scout honor
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    Shinglehouse man presented highest Boy Scout honor
    Apr 13, 2017
    FALCONER, N.Y. — A Shinglehouse, Pa., was among those honored at the recently held annual Leader Recognition dinner of the Allegheny Highlands Council...
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    Bradford City Council adopts study for sewage plant project
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    Bradford City Council adopts study for sewage plant project
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 12, 2017
    Bradford City Council approved the adoption of an Act 537 special study for upcoming work at the wastewater treatment plant. The resolution, passed at...
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    St. Marys couple works to raise funds for suicide prevention
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    St. Marys couple works to raise funds for suicide prevention
    JOANN SELTZER Era Correspondent joannseltzer@gmail.com 
    Apr 04, 2017
    ST. MARYS — Struck by tragedy, a St. Marys family wants to bring the cause of suicide prevention to the community. Two years ago, Seth Hockman, 22, to...
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    Casella to conduct Smethport’s clean-up week
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    Casella to conduct Smethport’s clean-up week
    FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Apr 04, 2017
    SMETHPORT — Smethport Borough Council voted unanimously Monday to accept the bid from Casella Waste Systems, Olean, N.Y., to conduct Clean-Up Week in ...
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    Bradford City Council approves Second Ward improvement project contract
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    Bradford City Council approves Second Ward improvement project contract
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 29, 2017
    A major improvement project is slated to get underway next month in Bradford’s Second Ward after city council approved a $558,523 construction contrac...
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    Kane Borough votes to accept roadwork bid pending final review
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    Kane Borough votes to accept roadwork bid pending final review
    CODY C. HOUSLER Era Correspondent Eracodyh@gmail.com 
    Mar 23, 2017
    KANE — Borough Council, meeting in special session Wednesday night, voted to accept a $561,075.56 street and roadway paving bid submitted by IA Constr...
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    St. Marys Council approves citizen involvement in CDBG Plan
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    St. Marys Council approves citizen involvement in CDBG Plan
    JOANN SELTZER Era Correspondent joannseltzer@gmail.com 
    Mar 22, 2017
    ST. MARYS — Citizens are being asked to participate in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Plan. During Monday's city council meeting, the co...
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    Allegheny is River of the Year in Pennsylvania
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    Allegheny is River of the Year in Pennsylvania
    Mar 18, 2017
    Among the most biologically diverse watersheds in Pennsylvania — and a federally designated National Wild and Scenic Recreation River — the Allegheny ...
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    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
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    (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
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    ‘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
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    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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