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    Otto-Eldred School District returning to in-person learning
    Local News
    Otto-Eldred School District returning to in-person learning
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Dec 05, 2020
    In a letter released to parents Friday, Otto-Eldred School District Superintendent Matthew Splain said Otto-Eldred Junior Senior High School will retu...
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    GASD remaining on remote learning until Dec. 1
    Bradford, Local News, News
    GASD remaining on remote learning until Dec. 1
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristine@gmail.com 
    Nov 16, 2020
    In a letter sent to parents and posted to social media, Galeton Area School District Superintendent Alanna Huck announced that due to positive COVID-1...
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    Living with Children
    Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Living with Children
    John Rosemond Copyright 2020, John K. Rosemond 
    Nov 13, 2020
    Q: We sent our daughter a recent article of yours hoping it might cause her to rethink her approach to raising our grandson. It was not well-received ...
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    COVID-19 case count increases at BASD
    Bradford, Local News, News
    COVID-19 case count increases at BASD
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 09, 2020
    The number of cases of COVID-19 at Bradford Area School District increased over the weekend. The district sent messages to local parents advising them...
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    Sunday designated ‘Parents as Teachers Day’ in Elk County
    Local News
    Sunday designated ‘Parents as Teachers Day’ in Elk County
    Marcie 
    Nov 04, 2020
    RIDGWAY — During a recent meeting, Elk County commissioners designated Sunday as “Parents as Teachers Day” in Elk County and recognized the Dickinson ...
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    Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services Inc. celebrated Red Ribbon Week
    Local News
    Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services Inc. celebrated Red Ribbon Week
    Marcie 
    Oct 30, 2020
    Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services Inc. regularly...
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    J’burg Superintendent: Community support important for in-person education
    Local News
    J’burg Superintendent: Community support important for in-person education
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 22, 2020
    Johnsonburg Area School District has not had any confirmed cases of COVID-19, but parents are warned that online learning is a possibility due to curr...
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    Dickinson’s Parents as Teachers earns blue ribbon
    Local News
    Dickinson’s Parents as Teachers earns blue ribbon
    Marcie 
    Oct 21, 2020
    ST. MARYS — In 2019, Dickinson Center’s Parents as Teachers program completed the Parents as Teachers Quality Endorsement and Improvement Process and ...
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    ELF applications due Friday
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    ELF applications due Friday
    Oct 18, 2020
    The deadline to submit an application to be a recipient in The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s 2020 Christmas gift program is this Friday. Due to CO...
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    New website launches to support communities in preventing youth substance use
    Bradford, Local News, News
    New website launches to support communities in preventing youth substance use
    Oct 12, 2020
    UNIVERSITY PARK — A new website, located at prosper.psu.edu , will aid in recruiting Pennsylvania communities and families to participate in PROSPER, ...
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    Small adjustments made to BASD bus schedules for Fall 2020
    Local News, Online Features
    Small adjustments made to BASD bus schedules for Fall 2020
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 18, 2020
    Student transportation has been a concern in light of the protocols set by the state Department of Education, but officials in the Bradford Area Schoo...
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    Coudersport plans reopening with focus on minimizing student contact
    Local News
    Coudersport plans reopening with focus on minimizing student contact
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 18, 2020
    The first day of school for local districts is looming, and plans for Coudersport Area School District include social distancing and minimizing contac...
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    Fretz Middle School to offer virtual meetings for parents
    Local News
    Fretz Middle School to offer virtual meetings for parents
    Marcie 
    Aug 17, 2020
    Floyd C. Fretz Middle School will offer several virtual meetings for parents of students who will be attending Fretz this school year for either in pe...
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    Bradford students must submit education preference by Monday
    Local News
    Bradford students must submit education preference by Monday
    Marcie 
    Aug 15, 2020
    The Bradford Area School District issued a reminder Friday to parents in the district. The decision of students attending virtually or in-person must ...
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    Smethport Area School District holding required meetings
    Local News
    Smethport Area School District holding required meetings
    Marcie 
    Aug 15, 2020
    SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School District reminds parents that mandatory One to One Meetings for parents of K-6 students will be held on Monday a...
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    Don’t delay immunizations
    Editorials
    Don’t delay immunizations
    Aug 13, 2020
    An up-to-date child immunization record is typically required by Pennsylvania schools at the start of the academic year. But the state Department of H...
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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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    Smethport students to return to school Aug. 26
    Local News
    Smethport students to return to school Aug. 26
    FRAN DE LANCEY delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Aug 11, 2020
    SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board approved the district’s Health and Safety Plan Monday and also approved the administration’s recommendatio...
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    Story walk-scavenger hunt to begin Wednesday in Bradford
    Local News
    Story walk-scavenger hunt to begin Wednesday in Bradford
    Marcie 
    Aug 08, 2020
    The Bradford Area Public Library, along with the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, has created a story walk-scavenger hunt for local families to enjoy. Br...
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    Pude outlines BASD reopening plan
    Local News
    Pude outlines BASD reopening plan
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Aug 08, 2020
    In an attempt to clarify what the upcoming school year will look like for students, Superintendent Katy Pude recently posted a video to the Bradford A...
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    June 16, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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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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