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    Commissioners share several April proclamations
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    Commissioners share several April proclamations
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 08, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Commissioners recognized several April observances with four proclamations shared during their regular meeting Tuesday at the McKean Count...
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    Pitt-Bradford named Military Friendly® School for 15th year
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    Pitt-Bradford named Military Friendly® School for 15th year
    Apr 07, 2025
    For the 15th consecutive year, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has received recognition for its support of active military and veteran studen...
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    Protective services data goes live for Department of Aging
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    Protective services data goes live for Department of Aging
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 07, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Westmoreland County’s population is among the oldest in the nation, ranking seventh in the country for natural decline in the 2020 U.S. C...
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    Bookworm
    Lifestyles
    Bookworm
    ?The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence? by Meg Stone c.2025, Beacon Press $26.95 232 pages 
    Apr 07, 2025
    The footsteps fell behind you, keeping pace. They were loud as an airplane, a few decibels below the beat of your heart. Yes, someone was following yo...
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    Universities and DEI: An expensive lesson
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Universities and DEI: An expensive lesson
    JONATHAN BUTCHER 
    Apr 03, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — The U.S. Department of Education is calling colleges to account for racist and antisemitic incidents on campus — and its move to wi...
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    Pa.’s nursing homes will not survive without Medicaid
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa.’s nursing homes will not survive without Medicaid
    MATTHEW YARNELL Pennsylvania Capital-Star 
    Apr 01, 2025
    When COVID-19 first tore through our nursing homes five years ago, I’ll never forget seeing the photo Shanrika Nelson, a certified nursing assistant a...
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    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
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    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 01, 2025
    There are many events scheduled across the area to mark April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. More than 550,000 cases of child abuse are known to Uni...
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    Rec marijuana no answer to Pa. budget woes
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Rec marijuana no answer to Pa. budget woes
    Mar 31, 2025
    As part of his plan to juice tax revenues for his 2025-26 budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to legalize and tax recreational marijuana — which he...
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    Q&A with the DA: Financial scams nothing new
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    Q&A with the DA: Financial scams nothing new
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Mar 29, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    ST. BONAVENTURE: Alum, leading researcher on homelessness to lead discussion at St. Bonaventure
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    ST. BONAVENTURE: Alum, leading researcher on homelessness to lead discussion at St. Bonaventure
    Mar 28, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., — One of the country’s leading social science researchers on homelessness and assisted housing policy, Dr. Dennis P. Culhane, w...
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    More states requiring paid medical or sick leave
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    More states requiring paid medical or sick leave
    TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer 
    Mar 24, 2025
    Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy ...
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    Deerfield Behavioral Health welcomes four new providers
    Business, Local News, News
    Deerfield Behavioral Health welcomes four new providers
    Mar 24, 2025
    WARREN — To serve growing needs in the region, Deerfield Behavioral Health of Warren welcomed psychiatric medical providers Dr. Joshua Halbauer, Dr. V...
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    Report details successes, potential improvements to PA school safety programs
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    Report details successes, potential improvements to PA school safety programs
    Mar 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The nonpartisan Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) issued a comprehensive report detailing the progress Pennsylvania has mad...
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    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Mar 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was convicted of sex crimes against an unconscious male, after a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse. Donn...
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    Lawmakers push for solutions to rural education funding disparities
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    Lawmakers push for solutions to rural education funding disparities
    Mar 20, 2025
    HARRISBURG — In response to growing concerns from rural school officials and taxpayers regarding inadequate funding increases in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s p...
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    Unemployment support for domestic violence victims clears House
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    Unemployment support for domestic violence victims clears House
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Mar 20, 2025
    HARRISBURG — A bipartisan bill providing unemployment benefits for domestic violence survivors has cleared the House. The legislation would allow peop...
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    US births rose last year, but experts don’t see it as a trend
    Nation & World, News
    US births rose last year, but experts don’t see it as a trend
    MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer 
    Mar 19, 2025
    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline. A little over 3.6 million ...
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    Sunshine Week calls attention to darkening skies over Pa. universities
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Sunshine Week calls attention to darkening skies over Pa. universities
    AMY KRISTIN SANDERS 
    Mar 18, 2025
    University employees engaged in sexual misconduct. Administrators misappropriating public funds. Scientists paid by industry groups to obtain desirabl...
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    Other Voices: The home care crisis
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: The home care crisis
    Mar 18, 2025
    Every day, more than 400,000 of our fellow Pennsylvanians — our elderly parents, disabled children and chronically ill friends — struggle to find the ...
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    Legislators move to expand substance use treatment in county jails
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    Legislators move to expand substance use treatment in county jails
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Mar 18, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Lawmakers are hoping to expand and improve upon a 2015 law that offers grants to county jails treating inmates experiencing substance use...
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    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    National Sports
    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    July 1, 2025
    (TNS) - The Pittsburgh Pirates allow for messages to be posted on the scoreboard at PNC Park to "commemorate a special occasion." For a $40 donation t...
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    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    National Sports
    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    Matt Vensel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 1, 2025
    As promised, Kyle Dubas and the Penguins did not make a splash in NHL free agency when it opened Tuesday at noon. They have mostly been spectators for...
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    With 9 starters gone since playoff defeat in Baltimore, Steelers GM Omar Khan is clearly embracing change
    National Sports
    With 9 starters gone since playoff defeat in Baltimore, Steelers GM Omar Khan is clearly embracing change
    Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 1, 2025
    (TNS) —The five-game losing streak to end the 2024 season and the manner in which the Steelers lost those games continues to shape GM Omar Khan's offs...
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    Bradford Ramblers Battle Through Tournament at Pitt-Bradford
    Local Sports
    Bradford Ramblers Battle Through Tournament at Pitt-Bradford
    Jo Wankel 
    July 1, 2025
    The Bradford Rambler 8U baseball team took the field this weekend at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, hosting a full day of tournament action...
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    Sizerville State Park sets weekend events
    Local News
    Sizerville State Park sets weekend events
    July 1, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Events for the Fourth of July weekend are set for Sizerville State Park. At 1 p.m. Thursday will be a program on Stars & Stripes at the Env...
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    First license issued for telehealth drug, alcohol treatment in Pennsylvania
    Local News, PA State News
    First license issued for telehealth drug, alcohol treatment in Pennsylvania
    July 1, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced the agency recently issued Pennsylvania’s first telehealth exce...
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