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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

This leap year baby is about to turn 92 — or is it 23?

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This leap year baby is about to turn 92 — or is it 23?

MARY ANN THOMAS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 23, 2024

(TNS) — If Ethel Jean “E.J.” Bergad Bonder hits the lottery, she plans to buy a Porsche for her granddaughter because they will both turn 23 years old...

Flu cases making unusual comeback in Pa.

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Flu cases making unusual comeback in Pa.

DAVID WENNER pennlive.com

Feb 23, 2024

Flu cases are rebounding in Pennsylvania, with the upturn possibly fueled by the arrival of new flu strains. Flu cases normally peak in January or Feb...

Get ready for 2024 Mentored Youth Trout Day

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Get ready for 2024 Mentored Youth Trout Day

MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com

Feb 23, 2024

Mentored Youth Trout Day is a day when all children, under the age of 16, get to go fishing before the adults get their fun. This year, that day is Ma...

Casino to host annual Sportsman Show this weekend

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Casino to host annual Sportsman Show this weekend

DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com

Feb 23, 2024

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — The Seneca Allegany Events Center will again host the popular Sportsman Show this weekend when local sportsmen and outdoor enthusias...

Preparing Pa. for tomorrow’s jobs

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Preparing Pa. for tomorrow’s jobs

CARRIE AMANN RealClearPennsylvania

Feb 22, 2024

We’ve all heard about the Great Resignation: employees quitting their jobs in great numbers over the last few years. But in Pennsylvania, that’s not t...

Judge Engoron’s retribution

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Judge Engoron’s retribution

BYRON YORK

Feb 22, 2024

Donald Trump has just a few weeks to find a way to pay, or guarantee that he will pay, the $355 million fine that a New York judge imposed on him in t...

RTS: VFW activities

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RTS: VFW activities

Feb 22, 2024

COLLECTING: The VFW Post 212 Frances Sherman Auxiliary and the VFW Post 212 Bradford Vets Club are working in collaboration with Scout Troop 412 to co...

Biden administration to forgive $1.2 billion in student loan debt, impacting 153,000 borrowers

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Biden administration to forgive $1.2 billion in student loan debt, impacting 153,000 borrowers

MEGAN TOMASIC Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 22, 2024

(TNS) — The Biden administration this week announced that it will automatically discharge the student loans of nearly 153,000 borrowers, wiping out ar...

Pennsylvania casinos continue to rake in the chips

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Pennsylvania casinos continue to rake in the chips

Feb 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s casinos took in $5.9 billion in revenue last year, almost 10% more than the year before and still the second most of...

Speeding return of property tax, rent rebates has growing support

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Speeding return of property tax, rent rebates has growing support

Feb 22, 2024

(TNS) — Senior citizens may see a quicker turnaround on the property tax and rent rebates starting as soon as next year. Revenue Secretary Pat Browne ...

U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

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U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

WAYNE PARRY Associated Press

Feb 22, 2024

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever, according to figures r...

Bradford Sanitary Authority preparing for new permit

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Bradford Sanitary Authority preparing for new permit

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 22, 2024

While still dealing with red tape from a 2018 Department of Environmental Protection permit issue, Bradford Sanitary Authority is gearing up for the 2...

Property tax/rent rebate assistance in Smethport, Austin, Ulysses, Port Allegany next week

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Property tax/rent rebate assistance in Smethport, Austin, Ulysses, Port Allegany next week

Feb 22, 2024

The annual Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinics hosted by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, continue next week as follows: The service is free. A new sta...

Pa. hospital will use drones to deliver meds to patients’ doorsteps

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Pa. hospital will use drones to deliver meds to patients’ doorsteps

Feb 22, 2024

(TNS) — York County-based WellSpan Health said this week it is preparing to use drones to deliver prescriptions and medical supplies to patients’ home...

Pa. budget process muddied by clashing revenue estimates as hearings begin

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Pa. budget process muddied by clashing revenue estimates as hearings begin

Feb 22, 2024

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Lawmakers on Tuesday began their public scrutiny of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed $48.3 billion budget for fiscal 2024-25 and immedi...

Ski for Cancer ‘ready to rock’

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Ski for Cancer ‘ready to rock’

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Feb 21, 2024

Skiers will swap their poles and bindings for hiking boots and have a blast anyway at the 45th annual Tony Dolan Family Memorial Ski for Cancer this w...

United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program applications available

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United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program applications available

Feb 21, 2024

McKean County has been awarded $17,679 in federal funding under Phase 41 of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Congress appropriates funds...

Transit bailout could derail Shapiro’s budget

Opinion, Сolumns

Transit bailout could derail Shapiro’s budget

NATHAN BENEFIELD and ANDREW HOLMAN

Feb 21, 2024

Gov. Josh Shapiro thinks mass transit is too big to fail. In his recent budget address, Shapiro pitched sending roughly $300 million every year from P...

It makes no sense to abandon Ukraine

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It makes no sense to abandon Ukraine

RICH LOWRY

Feb 21, 2024

Millions for defense, but not one cent for Ukraine. That’s the rallying cry of opponents of a new $60 billion tranche of aid for Ukraine led by Ohio’s...

Affordable Connectivity Program funding winding down

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Affordable Connectivity Program funding winding down

Feb 21, 2024

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds Pennsylvanians that funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is exp...