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Olean, N.Y., skipping July 4 fireworks again
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BOB CLARK Special to The Era 
May 24, 2021
OLEAN, N.Y. — There will be no formal city fireworks on the Fourth of July again this year. The Olean Area Fireworks Committee issued a statement Thur...
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Amend fireworks law
Letters to Editor
Jul 20, 2020
It is absurd that our Pennsylvania fireworks law (Act 43 of 2017) is deficient in not setting fireworks-launch distance restrictions from other proper...
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Ridgway Firemen’s Carnival set for July 22-27
Local News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jul 19, 2019
Monday is the start of a six-day community bash held courtesy of the Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department: the Ridgway Firemen’s Carnival. “Our carnival ...
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Fireworks are a blast, but know the law
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 14, 2019
Local students are on summer vacation now, and with vacation time comes summer events — and home firework displays. For the second summer in a row, re...
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Ridgway Firemen’s Carnival to begin Monday
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jul 20, 2018
Ridgway firefighters are preparing for a weeklong celebration of their department and their community, which will begin on Monday. This year’s event i...
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Region, nation celebrate America’s 242nd birthday
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CALEB HUNTOON Era Reporter eracalebh@gmail.com 
Jul 04, 2018
More than two centuries after an event, it’s easy to lose track of what we’re celebrating. How would the nation’s Founding Fathers commemorate the 242...
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Luminaries, fireworks light up Hamlin Lake Saturday
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Jul 02, 2018
SMETHPORT — The luminaries — personalized memorials of flameless candles in white bags — that volunteers of the McKean County Historical Society place...
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‘Round the Square for July 1
Local News, News, Round the Square
Jul 01, 2017
FIREWORKS: Between the thunderous boom of a firework and the way the explosion lights up the night sky, it’s no wonder they signal celebration. And th...
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Officials organizing First Night 2018; volunteers needed
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Jan 03, 2017
Although the new year has just begun, volunteers are already being sought to help organize First Night 2018 in Bradford. The family oriented event tha...
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