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    Be realistic with resolutions
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Be realistic with resolutions
    Dec 30, 2022
    Not everyone agrees that New Year’s resolutions are a good idea. Many psychologists believe that, since most people fall short of success with their p...
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    TOPS #623 Club News
    Lifestyle
    TOPS #623 Club News
    Apr 16, 2022
    TOPS #623 SMETHPORT — The weekly meeting of TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY #623 met on Tuesday evening with weigh-ins at the East Smethport United Christian...
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    Pennsylvania park roller coaster gone, but not due to fire
    News
    Pennsylvania park roller coaster gone, but not due to fire
    Jan 10, 2022
    CONNEAUT LAKE (AP) — A wooden roller coaster built more than eight decades ago that was the centerpiece of a northwestern Pennsylvania amusement park ...
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    Guest Commentary: PIAA competitive balance rule is anything but balanced
    Football, High School, Local Sports
    Guest Commentary: PIAA competitive balance rule is anything but balanced
    REP. ROB MATZIE Special to The Era 
    Jan 08, 2022
    On Jan. 4, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association released its list of football classifications for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year...
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    McKean County school districts hope to maintain in-person instruction despite rising COVID cases
    News
    McKean County school districts hope to maintain in-person instruction despite rising COVID cases
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 30, 2021
    COVID-19 case numbers continue to fluctuate as McKean County remains at high risk of transmission. With that designation comes the potential for schoo...
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    Penn State expert: Higher numbers of stink bugs this fall
    News, PA State News
    Penn State expert: Higher numbers of stink bugs this fall
    MARCUS SCHNECK PennLive (TNS) 
    Sep 26, 2021
    A major home invasion by stink bugs could be coming in the next few weeks. “Warm summer weather supported their development, so there is a good probab...
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    No Era on Monday
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    No Era on Monday
    Marcie 
    Jul 03, 2021
    Because of the July 4th holiday, there will no newspaper published on Monday, July 5. The Era newsroom will be available by phone at (814) 362-6531 or...
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    Region sees 26 new virus cases as of Thursday
    News
    Region sees 26 new virus cases as of Thursday
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 07, 2021
    There were 26 new cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and most of them were in McKean ...
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    1 million COVID cases, and a path forward
    Opinion, Сolumns
    1 million COVID cases, and a path forward
    Mar 30, 2021
    One million. It is the kind of number that we think we can understand because it is thrown about with such abandon. The price of a big house. A mere s...
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    Bradford teacher creates COVID Virtual Bulletin Board
    Local News, Online Features
    Bradford teacher creates COVID Virtual Bulletin Board
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 27, 2021
    Ashley Eschrich, a Bradford Area High School Health Teacher currently on sabbatical, has some time on her hands. She has seen a lot of confusion and u...
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    Loss is more than a big number
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Loss is more than a big number
    Feb 25, 2021
    There’s some debate over the ability of the human mind to really comprehend numbers, especially as they get bigger. Five is simple. One can easily pic...
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    Quest for clarity in COVID data, actions
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Quest for clarity in COVID data, actions
    Nov 18, 2020
    On March 20, Pennsylvania had 20 diagnosed cases of covid-19. The state was at the very beginning of measures that Gov. Tom Wolf implemented to addres...
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    6,311 two-day positives brings statewide total to 234,296
    Bradford, Local News, News
    6,311 two-day positives brings statewide total to 234,296
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 10, 2020
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health indicated that as of Monday there were 3,402 new cases, in addition to 2,909 new cases reported Sunday, for a tw...
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    “Virtually Kapers” ready to entertain audiences beginning Friday
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    “Virtually Kapers” ready to entertain audiences beginning Friday
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
    Nov 09, 2020
    It’s time for the 2020 “Virtually Kapers” show to premiere free at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the big screen at the Main Street Movie House and virtually at ...
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    Elk County sees bump in COVID-19 cases
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Elk County sees bump in COVID-19 cases
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 22, 2020
    Elk County’s COVID-19 case count rose by 11 cases with Wednesday’s reporting, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The number of positi...
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    Numbers show changing nature of COVID
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Numbers show changing nature of COVID
    Oct 07, 2020
    Despite the force and weight with which it has dropped on the United States, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a meteor. It is a mistake to treat it as s...
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    More than 800 new COVID-19 cases reported in Pa.
    Bradford, Local News, News
    More than 800 new COVID-19 cases reported in Pa.
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 28, 2020
    More than 800 new COVID-19 cases were reported by the state Department of Health Monday, bringing the statewide total to 108,264. Locally, the case co...
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    781 additional cases of COVID-19 reported
    Local News
    781 additional cases of COVID-19 reported
    Marcie 
    Jul 17, 2020
    HARRISBURG — While local COVID-19 case counts remain low, the number of positive cases in Elk County ticked up again, according to Thursday’s results ...
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    S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library instant digital cards for OverDrive and Libby expire on June 30
    Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
    S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library instant digital cards for OverDrive and Libby expire on June 30
    Jun 20, 2020
    PORT ALLEGANY — A number of patrons — 38 to be exact — in the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library service area signed up for an instant digital e-card ...
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    Levine says now isn’t the time to reopen businesses in Pa.
    Coronavirus, Local News
    Levine says now isn’t the time to reopen businesses in Pa.
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 14, 2020
    Now isn’t the time to reopen Pennsylvania, state health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said on Monday. During her daily briefing, Levine was asked about ...
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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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