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May 22, 2018
It was a sunny, cool morning with the fragrant smell of smoke from a wood burning stove drifting through the air when children from School Street Elem...
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May 04, 2018
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, in collaboration with the Bradford Landmark Society, will present “Bits of Bygone Bradford” May 10 and 17 at...
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Feb 27, 2018
BRADFORD, Pa. — Harvey Lewis Golubock, who led American Refining Group refinery to profitability after it was purchased from Witco Corp. in 1997, pass...
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Dec 23, 2017
CALENDARS: The annual Era calendars are older than we realized. Many will recognize the format, here, even if they haven’t seen the 2018 edition yet. ...
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Dec 16, 2017
Sally Costik, curator for the Bradford Landmark Society, pets Radar, an almost 2-year-old German short hair, during the organization’s annual holiday ...
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Dec 11, 2017
VETERANS SQUARE: Sally Costik, curator of the Bradford Landmark Society, shared these words that appeared in The Bradford Era on May 9, 1879. It seems...
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Oct 27, 2017
Have a hankering for some sweets, and don’t want to wait for Halloween? The Bradford Landmark Society has got you covered, with its second "Great Bake...
News, Round the Square
Sep 15, 2017
BIRDS: Pam Golden of Ridgway contacted about a couple of recent bird sightings. She said that on Sept. 7, “I was sitting here reading The Bradford Era...
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Sep 12, 2017
WEATHERVANE: A few months back, we had a column about a historic Bradford weathervane. The weathervane sat atop the Erie Passenger Train Station start...
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Aug 28, 2017
The annual celebration of historic Bradford brought many to Crook Farm over the weekend. The 2017 Crook Farm Country Fair and Old Time Country Music F...
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Aug 24, 2017
For the past 38 years, area residents have relived the past, complete with food, music, activities and demonstrations, during the Crook Farm Country F...
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Aug 11, 2017
FALCON: We have another one for our readers. Walter Russell of Bradford stopped back in with another bird photo, but this time he knows what it is. Th...
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Jul 31, 2017
At one far reach of Crook Farm, the clanking sounds of horseshoes hitting stakes, hammers tapping on tables and women laughing were heard early Saturd...
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Jul 12, 2017
When Dennis Biesik lived in the historic Sheldon Jewett mansion in Custer City he was often found doing renovation work that included refinishing wood...
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Jul 07, 2017
SMETHPORT — Magisterial District Judge Bill Todd of Smethport accumulated an imaginary $3,300 Thursday evening to win McKean County Jeopardy, sponsore...
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Jul 04, 2017
Women can learn how to protect themselves, make an iron keepsake in a blacksmith shop or pound plants to create stunning artwork during the 2017 Creat...
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Dec 07, 2016
Pearl Harbor — the words alone are enough to set off a mix of emotions in many Americans. Today marks 75 years since the surprise Japanese attack on A...
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Nov 25, 2016
With Thanksgiving behind us and more snow on the horizon, residents are planning the Christmas season ahead. For some of the craftier ones, this may m...
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Nov 05, 2016
Hillary Clinton made political history earlier this year when she became the first woman in the United States to be the presumptive nominee of a major...
Lifestyles
August 3, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven't seen since. She's around my age. We both were married one year...
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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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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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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...
Round the Square
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...
Lifestyles
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...
