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    NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
    National Sports, Pro
    NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
    JAY COHEN Associated Press 
    Jul 20, 2022
    CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR will celebrate its 75th season with an unprecedented street race through downtown Chicago in yet another radical change to the o...
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    Veteran’s Square gazebo demolished Monday
    News
    Veteran’s Square gazebo demolished Monday
    DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 13, 2022
    The celebrated gazebo of downtown Bradford’s Historic District, featured on many a Zippo lighter, was demolished on Monday afternoon by Bob Cummins Co...
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    Rural downtowns were on the mend. Then came COVID
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Rural downtowns were on the mend. Then came COVID
    ADAM MINTER, Tribune News Service 
    Jan 05, 2021
    From October through Thanksgiving, rural Americans died from COVID-19 at almost twice the rate of their urban peers. Although that grim divide has sin...
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    RISE works with Tops to further enhance downtown
    Local News
    RISE works with Tops to further enhance downtown
    Marcie 
    Sep 16, 2020
    In an effort to further enhance Bradford’s historic downtown, the board of directors of RISE adopted the pine tree located on Tops property at the int...
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    Giant street signs at Main Street intersections will be replaced
    Local News, Online Features
    Giant street signs at Main Street intersections will be replaced
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 25, 2020
    The new signs at the intersection of Main and Congress streets and Main and Mechanic streets are an eye-catching addition, but city officials say thei...
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    City Council awards bid for Second Ward Streetscape Project
    Local News
    City Council awards bid for Second Ward Streetscape Project
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 11, 2020
    A bid was accepted for the Second Ward Streetscape Improvement Project during Tuesday’s Bradford City Council meeting. The resolution awarded the cont...
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    Bradford city officials review improvements of downtown during exit assessment
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    Bradford city officials review improvements of downtown during exit assessment
    KATE DAY SAGER kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 31, 2019
    For the past 20 years, the city of Bradford has promoted the refurbishing of the outside of downtown buildings through the Facade Improvement program,...
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    Leadership McKean supporting Main Street shops during construction
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Leadership McKean supporting Main Street shops during construction
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    May 09, 2019
    Bradford City will begin construction later this month to revamp Main Street. But along with improvements come growing pains — pains which one local g...
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    Dunkin’ project on schedule
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Dunkin’ project on schedule
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 18, 2018
    Work is progressing on schedule for a late winter opening of Dunkin’ in Bradford. Developer Manish Patel said, “Everything is looking good and on sche...
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    Bradford citizens discuss how to improve historic downtown
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Bradford citizens discuss how to improve historic downtown
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 16, 2018
    There’s much to be said for downtown Bradford, but there’s always room for improvement. Advocates for the Downtown Bradford Historic District gathered...
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    Ideas being accepted on future of downtown Bradford
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Ideas being accepted on future of downtown Bradford
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 18, 2018
    Individuals have a chance to help chart the future course of downtown Bradford. A survey is available on the “Bradford, Pa. Main Street” Facebook page...
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    Officials looking to fill vacant spaces in downtown Bradford
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Officials looking to fill vacant spaces in downtown Bradford
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 08, 2018
    Empty storefronts are scattered throughout downtown Bradford. Over the years, businesses have come and gone –– and in some cases, nothing else has mov...
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    Allegany Garden Festival will help beautify downtown area
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Allegany Garden Festival will help beautify downtown area
    By KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    May 23, 2018
    ALLEGANY, N.Y. — For the past few years, downtown Allegany has blossomed with color and fragrance every spring and summer, thanks to the efforts of vo...
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    Nearly $2M awarded to projects in Bradford, Mount Jewett
    Local News, News
    Nearly $2M awarded to projects in Bradford, Mount Jewett
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    May 09, 2018
    Nearly $2 million in federal funding has been awarded for much-needed infrastructure improvement projects in Bradford and Mount Jewett. The news came ...
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    Main Street streetscape project to be out for bid next month
    Local News, News
    Main Street streetscape project to be out for bid next month
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 12, 2018
    Downtown Bradford’s Main Street is nearly one step closer to getting a facelift. A portion of a multimillion-dollar project in Bradford intended to re...
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    With a week ‘til Christmas, the rush hasn’t hit downtown Bradford stores
    Local News, News, Online Features
    With a week ‘til Christmas, the rush hasn’t hit downtown Bradford stores
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 17, 2016
    “I think she’s going to love it,” said Rennie Florentine of Bradford as Orris Jewelers co-owner Carol Orris handed him a boxed piece of jewelry. He an...
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    Inaugural Bradford Winter Wine Walk slated this weekend
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Inaugural Bradford Winter Wine Walk slated this weekend
    SANDY RHODES Special to The Era 
    Dec 05, 2016
    It's December and downtown Bradford may not be the only thing on ice Saturday. That is when the first-ever Bradford Winter Wine Walk will take place f...
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    Bradford gears up for holiday season with “shop local” initiative, events
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Bradford gears up for holiday season with “shop local” initiative, events
    AMBER TURBA Era Reporter bradforderanews@gmail.com 
    Nov 18, 2016
    Local spending can vary with not only the weather, but also with how well local businesses promote sales, extend hours and offer specials — particular...
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    Apartments could open at the Hooker Fulton Building
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Apartments could open at the Hooker Fulton Building
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 16, 2016
    More apartments could be opening in downtown Bradford, in an eight-story building that has been used as office space for decades. The plans to put 18 ...
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    Downtown Bradford infrastructure project gets $1.75 million from state
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Downtown Bradford infrastructure project gets $1.75 million from state
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 02, 2016
    Bradford’s Main Street has undergone a transformation over the past few years, and the Office of Economic and Community Development has received news ...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Local Sports
    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    The annual Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge (A-100) was held last weekend. It is an event where hikers can choose to hike 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles along...
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