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    Bring back the mask mandates?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Bring back the mask mandates?
    Jul 27, 2022
    New COVID-19 surges have put many communities across the nation in a precarious position. The highly transmissible and evasive BA.5 subvariant is gett...
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    Keep Pa. lottery transparency
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Keep Pa. lottery transparency
    Apr 22, 2022
    State Sen. John Yudichak, an independent from Swoyersville, seems somewhat confused about government transparency. He recently said that he respects t...
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    On masks for toddlers, US stands alone
    Opinion, Сolumns
    On masks for toddlers, US stands alone
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
    Oct 12, 2021
    FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — When I called to schedule an annual well-check appointment for my son, I was told that he would need to wear a mask in the o...
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    To mask, or not to mask, is the question facing the Bradford school district
    News
    To mask, or not to mask, is the question facing the Bradford school district
    KATE DAY SAGER kates_th@yahoo.com 
    Jul 20, 2021
    The question on whether children in the Bradford Area School District will be required to wear masks — or not — this fall still remains unanswered as ...
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    Why I’m (mostly) comfortable ditching my mask
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Why I’m (mostly) comfortable ditching my mask
    PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
    May 26, 2021
    ALLENTOWN (TNS) — My family spent time over the weekend planning what we will do this summer. My wife and I are fully vaccinated and our sons will be ...
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    Masks go away with vaccinations
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Masks go away with vaccinations
    May 20, 2021
    Do you wear the mask or not? For more than a year, the issue has been out there. At first the recommendations were to stay home and not bother with fa...
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    Memorandum
    Entertainment, Lifestyle
    Memorandum
    May 18, 2021
    AUXILIARY OF THE BRADFORD ECUMENICAL HOME will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi social hall on St. Francis Drive. Follow the curre...
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    BRMC and OGH still require masks
    News
    BRMC and OGH still require masks
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    May 17, 2021
    Don’t throw out those masks yet. Recent changes in masking guidance has not changed the recommendations for anyone entering Bradford Regional Medical ...
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    S.W. Smith Library to follow state COVID-19 recommendations
    News
    S.W. Smith Library to follow state COVID-19 recommendations
    May 17, 2021
    PORT ALLEGANY — As a state-aided public library, S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library will follow the guidance of the Pennsylvania Department of Health ...
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    Health department says businesses may still require masks
    News
    Health department says businesses may still require masks
    Marcie 
    May 15, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam announced that Pennsylvania is adopting the CDC’s recommendation that fully vaccinated ...
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    PennDOT implementing detour for Route 146 bridge replacement
    News
    PennDOT implementing detour for Route 146 bridge replacement
    May 15, 2021
    SMETHPORT – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting motorists that a bridge replacement project along Route 146 in McKean ...
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    Gathering restrictions to lift Monday in Pa.
    News
    Gathering restrictions to lift Monday in Pa.
    Marcie 
    May 12, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration on Tuesday announced that event and gathering maximum occupancy limits will be increased to 50 percent for indoor...
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    All but mask mandate lifted on Memorial Day
    News
    All but mask mandate lifted on Memorial Day
    May 05, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The Wolf administration, in coordination with the COVID-19 Vaccine Joint Task Force, announced that mitigation orders except masking will...
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    Bridge work to start next week on Route 555
    News
    Bridge work to start next week on Route 555
    Apr 30, 2021
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Thursday that preliminary work on a bridge rehabilitation job in Elk Co...
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    Pa. masking order amended for vaccinated people
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Pa. masking order amended for vaccinated people
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 23, 2021
    Masking requirements for Pennsylvanians who are fully vaccinated have been amended. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the amendment Mond...
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    CDC too cautious, but hints normalcy is coming soon
    Opinion, Сolumns
    CDC too cautious, but hints normalcy is coming soon
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
    Mar 15, 2021
    Several weeks ago, when national surveys suggested that a sizable portion of the U.S. population had no intention of getting vaccinated against COVID-...
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    Work to resume on Route 6 in Port Allegany
    Local News
    Work to resume on Route 6 in Port Allegany
    Marcie 
    Mar 09, 2021
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will resume work on U.S. Route 6 in Port Allegany on Monday, with work continuing until Jun...
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    Department Of Education: Schools can delay standardized tests
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Department Of Education: Schools can delay standardized tests
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 01, 2021
    Pennsylvania public schools will be allowed to postpone standardized testing of students until fall. Acting Education Secretary Noe Ortega made the an...
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    Pa. schools could delay state exams to the fall
    Local News
    Pa. schools could delay state exams to the fall
    JAN MURPHY pennlive.com/ TNS 
    Feb 24, 2021
    Pennsylvania System of State Assessments and Keystone Exams will be administered this year but state education department officials say they are looki...
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    Older adults reminded of rights regarding federal stimulus checks
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Older adults reminded of rights regarding federal stimulus checks
    Jan 25, 2021
    HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvanians receive a second round of federal stimulus payments as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropr...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    National Sports
    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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    PA Defense Synced and Ready for Saturday
    Football, Local Sports
    PA Defense Synced and Ready for Saturday
    Jo Wankel 
    August 1, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s defensive unit is ready for Saturday, relying on speed and aggressiveness to achieve its goals. The Defensive Line consists of Landon F...
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    Bold strokes for a big milestone
    Local News
    Bold strokes for a big milestone
    August 1, 2025
    Local artists Rick Minard and, not pictured, Greg Souchik, work on the patriotic Union Square mural celebrating America’s impending 250th anniversary....
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    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    Business, Local News, News
    Social Security Matters: Why hasn’t benefit changed because I’m still working?
    By RUSSELL GLOOR 
    August 1, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY: I am receiving Social Security benefits while continuing to work full time. There are no restrictions on my wage earnings because I waited...
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    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    August 1, 2025
    History predicts that Republicans will suffer losses in next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats have made clear they will try to use President Do...
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    Small town, big impact
    Local News
    Small town, big impact
    Screw Cancer Festival returns today 
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    August 1, 2025
    KANE – For the third year in a row, Flickerwood Wine Cellars will be filled with music, laughter and a community united for a good cause during the Sc...
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