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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Researchers, volunteers hope to restore the the former king of Pennsylvania’s forests
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    Researchers, volunteers hope to restore the the former king of Pennsylvania’s forests
    JASON NARK The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS 
    Jul 07, 2022
    Sunlight filtered through the overstory of a thick Pennsylvania forest and a few rays fell upon the long, serrated leaves of the American chestnut tre...
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    Rainy day, finicky fish launched Pa. program dedicated to unpaved roads
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    JASON NARK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Feb 08, 2022
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Some unpaved roads reveal nature’s simple engineering, like the path deer choose in a forest centuries ago. Native Americans used...
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    Bradford man accused of fleeing police
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    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 17, 2020
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    I’ll take the backroads
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    I’ll take the backroads
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
    Aug 23, 2018
    The rumble and pop of gravel on the surface of a dirt road is a welcoming sound. Unlike the hum of tires on the interstate or on a secondary road topp...
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    Firefly walks provide chance to see synchronous fireflies
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    Firefly walks provide chance to see synchronous fireflies
    RICK MILLER Special to The Era 
    Jul 02, 2018
    RED HOUSE, N.Y. — Nearly everyone has seen fireflies in their backyards or in the fields in the summer months. Imagine a lot of fireflies firing up th...
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    Local municipalities share their 2018 goals
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    JENNA GIORDANO Era Reporter erajennag@gmail.com 
    Jan 06, 2018
    As 2018 begins, the municipalities in the area have begun to lay out their projects and goals for the year. Mayor Tom Riel mentioned numerous plans fo...
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    Have you noticed fall is close at hand?
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    Have you noticed fall is close at hand?
    Charlie Burchfield 
    Aug 10, 2017
    The crackle and popping sounds of small stones being compressed under the wheels of my vehicle was a familiar sound. It was one that was most welcomed...
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    July 31, 2025
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    The August garden’s gentle retreat
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    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    July 31, 2025
    August is a special month. The pressure is off and it’s time to enjoy the late-season garden. We still have to weed, trim, and water but we can also p...
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    By DANIELLA LANGIANESE  news@bradfordera.com 
    July 31, 2025
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    July 31, 2025
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — The left-leaning press is ringing the alarm bells: “Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Is Supercharging a New War on Democracy,” says ...
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    Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
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