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    Pumpkin Fest set for Saturday in downtown Bradford
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    Pumpkin Fest set for Saturday in downtown Bradford
    Sep 25, 2018
    Bradford’s annual Pumpkin Fest will return to Downtown Bradford this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. The festival, which has been a successful local favo...
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    Bradford citizens discuss how to improve historic downtown
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    Bradford citizens discuss how to improve historic downtown
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 16, 2018
    There’s much to be said for downtown Bradford, but there’s always room for improvement. Advocates for the Downtown Bradford Historic District gathered...
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    48th Swedish Festival concludes for another year
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    48th Swedish Festival concludes for another year
    CODY C. HOUSLER Era Correspondent Eracodyh@gmail.com 
    Aug 13, 2018
    MOUNT JEWETT — Residents and visitors gathered Sunday evening at the Center Street stage for the closing ceremony of the 48th Swedish Festival. Tom Ge...
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    Downbeat restaurant in Bradford shuts down; building for sale
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    Downbeat restaurant in Bradford shuts down; building for sale
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 10, 2018
    Bradford’s Main Street is now without an Ittalian restaurant. The Downbeat restaurant shut its doors in July after three of the business partners went...
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    Olean, N.Y., man charged in Lewis Run burglary
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    Olean, N.Y., man charged in Lewis Run burglary
    Jul 27, 2018
    Criminal charges have been filed against an Olean, N.Y., man accused of stealing from a Lewis Run home on Wednesday. Kane-based state police report th...
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    Ideas being accepted on future of downtown Bradford
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    Ideas being accepted on future of downtown Bradford
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 18, 2018
    Individuals have a chance to help chart the future course of downtown Bradford. A survey is available on the “Bradford, Pa. Main Street” Facebook page...
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    ‘Round the Square
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    ‘Round the Square
    Jun 21, 2018
    SUMMER: Welcome, summer. Today is the first official day of the season, and downtown Bradford will be celebrating the year’s longest day with music. T...
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    Lunch in the Square set for Wednesday
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    Lunch in the Square set for Wednesday
    Jun 09, 2018
    The second “Lunch in the Square” of the season will be held on Wednesday at Veterans’ Square from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Entertainment will be pro...
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    Officials looking to fill vacant spaces in downtown Bradford
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    Officials looking to fill vacant spaces in downtown Bradford
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 08, 2018
    Empty storefronts are scattered throughout downtown Bradford. Over the years, businesses have come and gone –– and in some cases, nothing else has mov...
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    Helping hands: Futures volunteers helping beautify Bradford
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    Helping hands: Futures volunteers helping beautify Bradford
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 07, 2018
    “We’re watering everything, if they’re growing we’re doing them,” Brian Good told volunteers from Futures Rehabilitation Center who watered flower bar...
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    Main Street In Top Shape for Memorial Day Weekend
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    Main Street In Top Shape for Memorial Day Weekend
    May 26, 2018
    Historic Downtown Bradford has been prepped for the summer. Hanging baskets adorn Main Street and Boylston streets, and flower barrels line Main Stree...
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    Three men charged in downtown Bradford fight
    Crime, Local News, News
    Three men charged in downtown Bradford fight
    May 22, 2018
    Three men were charged Sunday night for allegations they participated in a fight in the roadway on Main Street by the Hotel Holley in Bradford. Willia...
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    Nearly $2M awarded to projects in Bradford, Mount Jewett
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    Nearly $2M awarded to projects in Bradford, Mount Jewett
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    May 09, 2018
    Nearly $2 million in federal funding has been awarded for much-needed infrastructure improvement projects in Bradford and Mount Jewett. The news came ...
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    Former restaurant in downtown Bradford could be converted to apartments
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    Former restaurant in downtown Bradford could be converted to apartments
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 25, 2018
    City officials are hoping to transform a now-defunct restaurant into apartments in downtown Bradford. City Council approved a $4,800 proposal Tuesday ...
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    Downtown Bradford events planned this week
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    Downtown Bradford events planned this week
    JOELLEN WANKEL Era Reporter erajoellenw@gmail.com 
    Apr 17, 2018
    Downtown Bradford will be the site for a night celebrating the women of the area and also a cleanup event to prepare for nicer weather this week. On T...
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    Bradford man allegedly threatens to kill people on Main Street
    Crime, News
    Bradford man allegedly threatens to kill people on Main Street
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 16, 2018
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail after allegedly calling the McKean County 911 Center to say he was going to kill people on Main Street. Elvis ...
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    Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
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    Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
    Era photo by Wade Aiken 
    Mar 12, 2018
    This storefront window for Whimsical Studio on Main Street is decorated for St. Patrick’s Day, which is coming up on Saturday.
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    Ross returning focus on downtown Bradford
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    Ross returning focus on downtown Bradford
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 19, 2018
    In 2017, developer Greg Ross, a Bradford native, focused his attention on projects in southwest Arizona and Foster Brook. And this year, Ross, who co-...
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    Main Street streetscape project to be out for bid next month
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    Main Street streetscape project to be out for bid next month
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 12, 2018
    Downtown Bradford’s Main Street is nearly one step closer to getting a facelift. A portion of a multimillion-dollar project in Bradford intended to re...
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    Cruisin into Christmas Parade shines on Friday
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    Cruisin into Christmas Parade shines on Friday
    SIDNEY PERALTA Era reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
    Dec 02, 2017
    Main Street shone bright with Christmas lights on Friday for the Cruisin’ into Christmas parade. Eager participants took their places along the street...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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