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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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    Wolfinger Family Fund provides grants to organizations
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    Wolfinger Family Fund provides grants to organizations
    Marcie 
    Apr 28, 2021
    OLEAN, N.Y. — The Wolfinger family recently decided to expand the philanthropic scope of the Wolfinger Family Fund and have made possible $5,500 in gr...
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    Money still available for McKean County renters
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    Money still available for McKean County renters
    Apr 26, 2021
    For anyone who is a tenant or landlord in McKean County, there is still money available for renters affected by COVID-19. Emergency Rental Assistance ...
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    Smethport district works to wipe out budget deficit
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    Smethport district works to wipe out budget deficit
    FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
    Apr 23, 2021
    SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board spent considerable time at Tuesday’s meeting discussing the second draft of the 2021-22 budget that wipes ...
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    Great American Outdoors Act funds local projects
    News
    Great American Outdoors Act funds local projects
    Marcie 
    Apr 22, 2021
    WARREN — Allegheny National Forest officials announced that as part of the Great American Outdoors Act, four local projects have been selected for fun...
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    Area nonprofits receive grants from CRCF funds
    Local News, Obituaries
    Area nonprofits receive grants from CRCF funds
    Marcie 
    Apr 06, 2021
    OLEAN, N.Y. — Several area nonprofits recently received grant support from charitable funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation established...
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    Foundation awards COVID grants to libraries
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    Foundation awards COVID grants to libraries
    Marcie 
    Mar 30, 2021
    The McKean County Community Foundation announced that it’s second set of COVID-19 Assistance Fund Grants totaling $33,530 have been distributed with $...
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    Wolfinger fund supports Ellicottville, Coudersport, Smethport schools
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Wolfinger fund supports Ellicottville, Coudersport, Smethport schools
    Special to The Era 
    Mar 15, 2021
    OLEAN, N.Y. — While school districts continue with a hybrid model of in-person and distance learning and work to meet the ever-changing education need...
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    United Way campaign concludes
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    United Way campaign concludes
    Marcie 
    Mar 12, 2021
    This year’s theme, “Believe in Tomorrow”, certainly held true for 2020-2021 United Way of the Bradford Area Inc. campaign that has finally come to a c...
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    Help available for local renters affected by COVID-19
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    Help available for local renters affected by COVID-19
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 10, 2021
    Help is available to McKean County renters affected by COVID-19. Dan Wertz, administrator of the McKean County Department of Human Services, talked ab...
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    United Way awarded First Quarter Impact Funds
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    United Way awarded First Quarter Impact Funds
    Marcie 
    Feb 27, 2021
    The United Way of the Bradford Area has awarded the first round of Quarterly Impact funding. This funding stream is available quarterly throughout the...
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    North Central offering loans for pandemic response
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    North Central offering loans for pandemic response
    Marcie 
    Feb 24, 2021
    RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission has loan funds available to regional businesses for projects tha...
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    Remembering Woody
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    Remembering Woody
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 05, 2021
    If there is such a thing as a person being the heart of a community, in my opinion, for Bradford, it was H.L. “Woody” Woodruff. Woody, former general ...
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    Tearing down the digital divide
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Tearing down the digital divide
    Feb 03, 2021
    The pockets of high-speed internet wasteland that pockmark Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for ...
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    State art funding to region announced
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    State art funding to region announced
    Marcie 
    Jan 29, 2021
    RIDGWAY — Elk County Council on the Arts announced the re-granting of $6,000 in state art funds to the region to support public art programs and exper...
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    Applications being accepted for recreation, conservation project grants
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Applications being accepted for recreation, conservation project grants
    Jan 22, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting grant applications for recreation and conservation projects in Pennsylv...
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    Thompson, Dean call for improvements to relief fund
    Local News
    Thompson, Dean call for improvements to relief fund
    Marcie 
    Dec 11, 2020
    WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act, which will ext...
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    Emporium library holding fundraisers, offers update on services
    Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Emporium library holding fundraisers, offers update on services
    Dec 09, 2020
    EMPORIUM — With Christmas just around the corner, and the new year approaching, the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library wants to update patrons on ...
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    Today is final ELF Fund gift drop-off day
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    Today is final ELF Fund gift drop-off day
    Marcie 
    Dec 05, 2020
    Today is the final gift drop-off day for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s Christmas gift program. People can drop off wrapped gifts with their ta...
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    Opioid fund helping nobody
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Opioid fund helping nobody
    Dec 02, 2020
    A token goodwill gesture by Purdue Pharma, the disgraced opioid manufacturer, has degenerated into a turf battle among lawyers. When Purdue Pharma, th...
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    United Way awarded fourth quarter Impact Funds
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    United Way awarded fourth quarter Impact Funds
    Marcie 
    Dec 01, 2020
    The United Way of the Bradford Area has awarded the fourth round of Quarterly Impact funding. This funding stream is available quarterly throughout th...
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    Schools, counties begin to see payment delays
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    Schools, counties begin to see payment delays
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    By MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    July 31, 2025
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania's schools and human services will be d...
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    Appointments made for new aging office committee
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    Appointments made for new aging office committee
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    July 31, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Just over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law a state budget which would support the establishment of an Alzheimer...
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    State upgrades flood warning system
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    State upgrades flood warning system
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    July 31, 2025
    HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency announced upgrades to its flood warning and observation system on Wednesday. The Pennsylvani...
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    The art — and beauty — of waiting
    Outdoors, Sports
    The art — and beauty — of waiting
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    July 31, 2025
    I arrived at camp Rack & Feather early. The cell phone rang; it was Jim Acker. His wife, Carla, was preparing a large dish of lasagna and a salad for ...
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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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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    July 31, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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