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Sixth annual Vet Jam ready to rock
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AMANDA NICHOLS Era Correspondent make.shift@me.com 
Feb 05, 2018
“For those about to rock, we salute you!” The immortal words of AC/DC — though, in the case of the upcoming Vet Jam, it’s the rockers who will be doin...
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Seneca white deer 2018
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ROCKY HOLLAND Special to the Era 
Feb 02, 2018
I’ve written about the Seneca Army Depot near Romulus, N.Y. in the past. My articles have always been about the whitetail deer that were trapped insid...
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Round the Square for Jan. 25
Local News, News, Round the Square
Jan 25, 2018
BATTLE: By Jan. 25, 1945, German troops along the Ardennes in Europe were pushed back following several weeks of fighting, a battle known as the Battl...
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Honor Flights set for 2018
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 23, 2018
Local veterans are again set to take to the skies as honorees of the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight hub. A flight set for April 18 is filling up fast bu...
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Local Boy Scouts in annual derby
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Era photo by Fran De Lancey 
Jan 22, 2018
Boy Scouts of Troop 410 in Mount Jewett were among the 112 scouts from 18 troops from Pennsylvania and New York that entered sleds in the annual Klond...
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Limestone weathers flooding once again
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KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
Jan 17, 2018
LIMESTONE, N.Y. — In the aftermath of recent flooding in the Limestone area, a couple of community leaders provided updates on the community’s status ...
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Gen. Thomas L. Kane Birthday celebration set for Jan. 26
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2018
Gen. Thomas L. Kane hasn’t been around to celebrate a birthday in 135 years. But for the past several years, residents of his namesake borough of Kane...
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Bradford doctor supports refugees in Rohingya crisis
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 11, 2018
Bradford physician Dr. M. Javed Akhtar found himself distraught for a week after returning from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. In the past sev...
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Moving Wall coming to Potter County in September
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@gmail.com 
Jan 01, 2018
COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Veterans Service Committee announced recently that the county will host The Moving Wall in September as part of a week...
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Cleaning firearms isn’t the task it once was
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Dec 28, 2017
For many, cleaning guns is not what most consider fun. Even so, firearm maintenance is a must. And believe it or not, the process does not have to be ...
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Sons of the Legion annual breakfast
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Era photo by Pam Fischer 
Dec 20, 2017
The Sons of the Legion annual Breakfast with Santa was held Sunday morning at the Veterans Memorial in Port Allegany. One of the youngest children to ...
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Round the Square for Dec. 16
Local News, News, Round the Square
Dec 16, 2017
TREE TRIMMING: Duke Center author Bill Robertson shared this funny anecdote about his childhood Christmases. “Trimming the Tree” “My sister and I had ...
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Montecalvo engagement
Engagements, Lifestyles
Photo submitted 
Dec 11, 2017
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Straub of Emporium and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Montecalvo of Lewis Run are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Vic...
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Poyer publishes novel ‘Hunter Killer’
Local News, News
Dec 06, 2017
Bradford native and Bradford Area High School graduate David Poyer has published another novel –– this time about World War in the Pacific. In the “Hu...
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‘Round the Square for Dec. 7, 2017
News, Round the Square
Dec 06, 2017
LONDON SMOG: Sixty-five years ago on Dec. 5, 1952, the Great Smog of London descended on the city. Thousands died over the course of the five days the...
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Mount Jewett community shares holiday cheer together
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CODY C. HOUSLER Era Correspondent Eracodyh@gmail.com 
Dec 04, 2017
MOUNT JEWETT — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Mount Jewett. “From the people in your town, village and community, your friends and nei...
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