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    Hometown historian to talk about ‘Space Craze’
    Local News, News
    Hometown historian to talk about ‘Space Craze’
    Sep 16, 2024
    Growing up in Bradford, Margaret Weitekamp did not want to study history. Her father, Dr. Raymond Weitekamp, taught American history at the University...
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    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Katie Zapel helps preserve history
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    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Katie Zapel helps preserve history
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Aug 07, 2024
    Physical objects can make history come alive in ways that textbooks simply cannot. Objects from the past provide a direct connection to our ancestors,...
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    ‘Deathtrap’ coming to Togi’s Playhouse
    Local News, News
    ‘Deathtrap’ coming to Togi’s Playhouse
    May 10, 2024
    Bradford Little Theatre cast and crew are busy preparing for next weekend’s presentation of “Deathtrap.” Shown are Jonathan Young, with crossbow; Jake...
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    Tigani powers Lady Wolves to win over Eisenhower
    Baseball, Content, Daily Headlines, ...
    Tigani powers Lady Wolves to win over Eisenhower
    May 04, 2024
    RUSSELL — A five-run fifth inning helped Kane power past Eisenhower. Trailing 1-0 going to the fifth, an error, Lexis Mulcahy hit a ground ball and re...
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    Organizing Bradford’s Memorial Day parade
    Local News, News
    Organizing Bradford’s Memorial Day parade
    May 01, 2024
    An organizational meeting for the Bradford Memorial Day Parade will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the VFW Post 212. Commanders from American Legion Post...
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    The upheaval of the Anthropocene
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The upheaval of the Anthropocene
    F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
    Apr 29, 2024
    NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the many things to appreciate about our home planet is that buried in its layers of rock is a kind of time machine. These stra...
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    ELDRED: Second-generation Holocaust survivor at WWII Museum
    Local News, News
    ELDRED: Second-generation Holocaust survivor at WWII Museum
    Apr 26, 2024
    ELDRED — Ellen Dubie, program administrator of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program at the University at Buffalo and second-generation H...
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    Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
    College Sports, Football, National Sports
    Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
    GREG BEACHAM Associated Press 
    Apr 25, 2024
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy w...
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    NFL teams often misfire on drafting QBs. But how often do they fail? And why?
    National Sports, Pro, Sports
    NFL teams often misfire on drafting QBs. But how often do they fail? And why?
    DAVE CAMPBELL and JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writers 
    Apr 23, 2024
    The Minnesota Vikings need a quarterback in this draft. That much is easy to see. The hard part is picking the right one — and determining what it’s w...
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    ST. BONAVENTURE: Retired Olean physician donates extensive library
    Local News, News
    ST. BONAVENTURE: Retired Olean physician donates extensive library
    Apr 13, 2024
    ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Dr. Adil Al-Humadi, a retired Olean physician who helped establish the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies (CAIS) at St. Bonav...
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    Bonnies swept on the road by George Washington
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    Bonnies swept on the road by George Washington
    Apr 02, 2024
    ARLINGTON, Va. — George Washington completed a three-game sweep of St. Bonaventure with a 7-0 win on Sunday. The Bonnies were limited to just eight hi...
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    GW holds off Bona rally in A-10 baseball opener
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    GW holds off Bona rally in A-10 baseball opener
    Mar 30, 2024
    ARLINGTON, Va. – Adam Rankie and David Marshall Jr. each hit two-run homers, but St. Bonaventure’s rally effort in the Atlantic 10 opener at George Wa...
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    Pitt-Bradford students create original theater piece, ‘Berlin Walls’
    Local News, News
    Pitt-Bradford students create original theater piece, ‘Berlin Walls’
    Mar 29, 2024
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s student actors will perform a piece of their own creation April 4 to 7. Students will perform “Berlin Walls...
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    Give me an engaged electorate
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Give me an engaged electorate
    JOHN A. RAGOSTA 
    Mar 24, 2024
    On March 23rd in 1775, Patrick Henry rose at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, to urge his countrymen to arm themselves for the Revolutionary W...
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    The crossed paths of Irish and Black American heritage
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    The crossed paths of Irish and Black American heritage
    ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to The Era 
    Mar 23, 2024
    Irish American Heritage Month follows African American History Month on the American history calendar. African American history celebrated in February...
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    RTS: March
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: March
    Mar 21, 2024
    MARCH: What are the most common birthdays in your family? We seem to know a lot of folks who were born in March, So we looked it up — the most common ...
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    Renovations to close St. Bernard’s after Easter
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    Renovations to close St. Bernard’s after Easter
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 19, 2024
    St. Bernard Church will close April 1 for renovations expected to last for most of the rest of this year. “Everything will take place at St. Francis u...
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    Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete. His charm is winning over historic rivals
    Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete. His charm is winning over historic rivals
    HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press 
    Mar 17, 2024
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani may be South Korea’s most-beloved Japanese athlete, a testament to his charm in softening any lingering animos...
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    The inherent right to information
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The inherent right to information
    Mar 14, 2024
    Ask who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and most people will promptly respond with Thomas Jefferson. Ask about the Constitution, and Broadway e...
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    RTS: President for a day
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: President for a day
    Mar 09, 2024
    ATCHISON: Have you ever heard of David Rice Atchison and claims that he was the U.S. president for a day? According to the U.S. Senate Historical Offi...
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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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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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