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    Bradford Ecumenical Home celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week
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    Bradford Ecumenical Home celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week
    Nov 21, 2024
    The Bradford Ecumenical Home is planning to hold several activities in celebration of National Skilled Nursing Care Week. Throughout the entire second...
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    Fair fun for everyone this week
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    Fair fun for everyone this week
    MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com 
    Aug 16, 2022
    SMETHPORT — Monday the McKean County Fair started off hopping and the rest of the week shows no signs of stopping. From the judging of the rabbits to ...
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    RTS – PA Fun Facts
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    RTS – PA Fun Facts
    Jul 30, 2022
    DID YOU KNOW that in 1943, the Steelers and Eagles, the two professional football teams of Pennsylvania, formed a combined team because neither could ...
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    CASA of McKean County’s ‘Golf Fore Kids” Ladies Golf Tournament a success
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    CASA of McKean County’s ‘Golf Fore Kids” Ladies Golf Tournament a success
    Jul 28, 2022
    The Inaugural CASA of McKean County’s ‘Golf Fore Kids’ All Ladies Golf Tournament at the Pennhills Club on July 16, was a success with 65 women playin...
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    RTS – Get Happy
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    RTS – Get Happy
    May 26, 2022
    GET HAPPY: Gail Archer and some friends have ditched the days of their Victorian Teas and opted for more fun since being cooped up by COVID over the l...
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    RTS: FUN AWAY
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    RTS: FUN AWAY
    May 20, 2022
    FUN AWAY: Are you looking to break away for a weekend but don’t want to commit to the high prices of air travel and hotel rooms? Two fun weekends are ...
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    Round the Square
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    Marcie 
    Apr 28, 2022
    RIDDLE ME: We think readers may have had enough of a civics lesson for now. So, let’s have some fun with riddles, aka dad jokes. These will start off ...
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    RTS – April Fools Day
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    RTS – April Fools Day
    Apr 01, 2022
    A FOOL FOR YOU: There’s no question that April Fools’ Day is one of the most widely recognized non-religious holidays in the Western world. Although i...
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    Connect with S.W. Smith Library during National Library Week
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    Connect with S.W. Smith Library during National Library Week
    Mar 30, 2022
    PORT ALLEGANY — The theme for National Library Week 2022 at the S. W. Smith Memorial Public Library and libraries across the nation is “Connect with Y...
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    B-Free Church holding indoor Trunk-or-Treat
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    B-Free Church holding indoor Trunk-or-Treat
    Marcie 
    Oct 26, 2021
    An indoor Trunk or Treat event will be taking place from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the B-Free Church on Boylston Street in Bradford. The fun will includ...
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    RTS for Oct 14
    News, Round the Square
    RTS for Oct 14
    Oct 14, 2021
    LEND A HELPING HAND: Halloween is creeping closer, and the chance to go door-to-door as their favorite spooky, funny or superhero figure is putting a ...
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    Plenty of supplies and fun expected at Saturday’s Back-to-School rally
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    Plenty of supplies and fun expected at Saturday’s Back-to-School rally
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
    Aug 20, 2021
    Children at campuses in the Bradford Area School District will have a chance to pick up backpacks, get haircuts, have their pictures taken and enjoy s...
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    Class of 1986 to hold reunion
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    Class of 1986 to hold reunion
    Marcie 
    Jul 30, 2021
    The Bradford Area High School class of 1986 will hold its 35th class reunion Aug. 14 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Model T Inn in Derrick City. It will b...
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    Fire depts. and good causes
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Fire depts. and good causes
    Jun 23, 2021
    Volunteer fire companies play two valuable roles in most Pennsylvania communities. First, they are an irreplaceable service. They do more than douse f...
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    Smethport fire department to hold Summer Fun Fest on Saturday
    News, Online Features
    Smethport fire department to hold Summer Fun Fest on Saturday
    FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
    Jun 22, 2021
    SMETHPORT — After the pandemic caused an abrupt halt to the Smethport Fire Department’s fundraising efforts in the last year, the department is coming...
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    RTS for Friday
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    RTS for Friday
    Marcie 
    May 07, 2021
    STRONG: The Strong Museum in Rochester, N.Y., has announced its latest inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Animal Crossing, Microsoft Fl...
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    S.W. Smith library plans Star Wars Reads Day, Building Fund 5K
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    S.W. Smith library plans Star Wars Reads Day, Building Fund 5K
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    May 06, 2021
    PORT ALLEGANY — There’s a lot happening S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library in Port Allegany. On June 12, the library will host Star Wars Reads Day and...
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    Halloween costume fun: Share your photo!
    Local News
    Halloween costume fun: Share your photo!
    Marcie 
    Oct 31, 2020
    Whether you stayed home or hit the streets today for Halloween treats, we want to see your costumes! Send a photo to news@bradfordera.com or submit on...
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    Bradford Ecumenical Home to host Father’s Day Pet Parade
    Local News, Obituaries
    Bradford Ecumenical Home to host Father’s Day Pet Parade
    Marcie 
    Jun 15, 2020
    Families, friends and pets are invited to join Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc. for a Father’s Day Pet Parade at 2 p.m. June 21. Line-up will be at 1:30 ...
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    RTS for April 18
    Round the Square
    RTS for April 18
    Marcie 
    Apr 18, 2020
    SCAVENGER HUNT: “One thing I’ve learned in the past few weeks of quarantine is just how much we need each other.” That’s from actor Misha Collins, bes...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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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
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    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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