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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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    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
    Local News, Nation & World
    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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