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    State agencies offer tips before some mortgage relief ends
    Local News
    State agencies offer tips before some mortgage relief ends
    Marcie 
    Dec 17, 2020
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) are urging homeowners struggling to ...
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    Port Allegany, Smethport schools continue in-person education
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Port Allegany, Smethport schools continue in-person education
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 28, 2020
    Current substantial risk levels in McKean County have required school districts to make a choice on how to proceed with student education. Port Allega...
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    JCC adds cybersecurity degree
    Business
    JCC adds cybersecurity degree
    Marcie 
    Nov 17, 2020
    OLEAN, N.Y. — Jamestown Community College is adding cybersecurity degree and certificate options to its academic programs. The State University of New...
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    Bradford City Water, Sanitary authorities upgrade phone system
    Local News
    Bradford City Water, Sanitary authorities upgrade phone system
    Marcie 
    Aug 21, 2020
    The phone systems for both the Bradford City Water Authority and the Bradford Sanitary Authority have been upgraded to better serve the needs of our c...
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    Elk County Democrats to host meeting
    Local News
    Elk County Democrats to host meeting
    Marcie 
    Aug 20, 2020
    ST. MARYS — The monthly meeting of the Elk County Democratic Committee will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 26. It will be a combined physical/virtual meeting....
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    Smethport school district officials talks about safety plan
    Local News
    Smethport school district officials talks about safety plan
    FRAN DE LANCEY delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Aug 12, 2020
    SMETHPORT — In addition to the traditional in-class learning that the Smethport Area School Board approved Monday, the back-to-school plan does provid...
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    Papa Scoops offers variety of hard ice cream, food menu
    Local News, Online Features
    Papa Scoops offers variety of hard ice cream, food menu
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 02, 2020
    Papa Scoops is the newest ice cream shop in Bradford and is set up at 58 W. Washington Street. Hours for the business are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tony Gior...
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    Pavilion to start ‘window visits’
    Local News
    Pavilion to start ‘window visits’
    Marcie 
    May 02, 2020
    To help loved ones communicate with residents, the Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center plans to start “window visits.” Since in-person visita...
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    Yellow phase means uncertainty continues for weddings
    Local News
    Yellow phase means uncertainty continues for weddings
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    May 02, 2020
    When one is in the business of weddings, a pandemic can make a big impact. Local business owner Christen Dupre of Moments to Remember noted that, whil...
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    Burchfield: Social distancing — from bugs
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Burchfield: Social distancing — from bugs
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
    May 01, 2020
    More than ever, taking a walk, especially hiking, has become an attractive form of exercise. Hiking trails remain open to the public within the Allegh...
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    Eliot Ness Fest 2020 canceled
    Local News, Online Features
    Eliot Ness Fest 2020 canceled
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 22, 2020
    Current discussions in Pennsylvania are focused on restarting the economy and creating a “new normal” to combat spread of COVID-19. With no timeline f...
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    State’s highest court declares judicial emergency; changes made locally
    Coronavirus, Local News
    State’s highest court declares judicial emergency; changes made locally
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 17, 2020
    Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday declared a statewide judicial emergency effective until April 14. With the ...
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    S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library to host Leap Day fundraiser
    Local News
    S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library to host Leap Day fundraiser
    Marcie 
    Feb 24, 2020
    PORT ALLEGANY — This is a leap year and the S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library in Port Allegany decided the quadrennial date deserves a celebration. O...
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    How to avoid making mistakes with your student loans
    Jobs
    How to avoid making mistakes with your student loans
    Eric Titner 
    Feb 07, 2020
    Adulthood is littered with tricky minefields of responsibility—take the right steps from the beginning and you can avoid disaster, but make too many w...
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    Farm Service Agency expands payment options
    Local News
    Farm Service Agency expands payment options
    Marcie 
    Aug 21, 2019
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is expanding its payment options to now accept debit cards and Automated C...
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    Getting ahead: planning your retirement in your 20s
    Jobs
    Getting ahead: planning your retirement in your 20s
    Eric Titner 
    Feb 26, 2019
    Have you ever heard the old saying that it’s never too early to start planning for the future? If so, you may have decided to ignore it, or just worry...
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    Your guide to saving for retirement
    Jobs
    Your guide to saving for retirement
    Eric Titner 
    Jan 15, 2018
    Have you ever heard the phrase “It’s never too soon to start planning for the future”? It’s a good rule of thumb, especially when it comes to financia...
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    GET A JOB: Is it time for a career coach?
    Career Advice
    GET A JOB: Is it time for a career coach?
    BILL KAMINSKI 
    Nov 16, 2017
    It’s not that unusual for people to have a personal trainer, nutritionist, financial advisor, physical therapist and chiropractor. When we’re younger,...
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    Port A. council to close office for document disposal
    Local News, News
    Port A. council to close office for document disposal
    KATIE ERNST Special to The Era 
    Oct 05, 2017
    PORT ALLEGANY — At Monday’s meeting, Port Allegany Borough Council announced a few Fridays will be selected to close the borough office. “We need the ...
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    Tuna Valley Trail Associations holds meeting
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Tuna Valley Trail Associations holds meeting
    Feb 11, 2017
    The February meeting of the Tuna Valley Trail Association (TVTA) board of directors was held this past Tuesday. At the meeting, plans were finalized f...
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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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