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ELF Fund’s Festival of Trees set for Thursday
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SIDNEY PERALTA Era reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
Nov 15, 2017
Tickets are still available for the 2017 Festival of Trees, the annual auction fundraiser for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund that will be held on...
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ELF annual auction fundraiser
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Era photo by Francie Long 
Nov 13, 2017
Learning Center students Jennifer Bouquin, left, and Autumn Neumann make centerpieces on Thursday for the Festival of Trees, The Era’s Less Fortunate ...
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Smethport council approves tentative budget
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Nov 07, 2017
SMETHPORT — Smethport Borough Council on Monday approved the tentative 2018 municipal budget. The proposed balanced spending plan shows the following ...
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No tax increase anticipated in Foster Township
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 07, 2017
“Bottom line is, there’s no tax increases this year, no sewer rate increases this year,” Foster Township Supervisor Chairman George Hocker told reside...
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Toomey, Casey disagree on tax reform plan
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 03, 2017
Lawmakers unveiled major tax reform on Thursday, with Pennsylvania’s federal senators at odds over the plan. “Republicans in the House have written a ...
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Keating Township approved for $193,024 in grants
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Nov 02, 2017
EAST SMETHPORT — The Keating Township supervisors announced Wednesday that the municipality has been approved to receive $193,024.79 in three grants f...
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ELF Fund season to kick off Wednesday
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Oct 31, 2017
It’s fitting that the weather has teased Bradford with snow this week. Along with the coming of cold nights is the coming of The Era’s Less Fortunate ...
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Boys & Girls Club aims to serve all children in area
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@gmail.com 
Oct 30, 2017
COUDERSPORT — Local club president George Dubots stated that the ultimate goal of Potter County’s Boys & Girls Club is to expand to serve students in ...
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Area superintendents wary of school voucher program proposal
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Oct 25, 2017
Area school officials are wary of a voucher program intended for children who attend low-performing schools and allow them to enroll elsewhere using f...
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ELF Fund preparing for Festival of Trees
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Oct 24, 2017
Residents are asked to “Believe in the Magic of the Season” when they attend the 2017 Festival of Trees, the annual auction fundraiser for The Era’s L...
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ARG files suit to lower tax assessment
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 18, 2017
A more than $1 million reduction in American Refining Group’s tax assessment for the Bradford refinery is being challenged by the company as not being...
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