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    VFW Post 212 donation to YWCA
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    VFW Post 212 donation to YWCA
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    Nov 17, 2017
    The Bradford VFW Post 212 donated $2,000 to the YWCA Bradford for the agency’s capital campaign, which is to fund the renovation of the old Second War...
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    Plans unveiled Friday for new YWCA facility
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    Plans unveiled Friday for new YWCA facility
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 04, 2017
    An example of the critical services provided by the YWCA Bradford occurred during Friday’s open house when a loudspeaker message cut in during the eve...
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    Local food pantries stocked, thanks to local efforts
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    Local food pantries stocked, thanks to local efforts
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordra.com 
    Sep 20, 2017
    Just a few weeks ago, officials at the YWCA Bradford and The Salvation Army Bradford Corps were wondering how they were going to keep their food pantr...
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    Work underway on new YWCA space
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    Work underway on new YWCA space
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 09, 2017
    During the past couple of months, workmen have been seen replacing the roof on the former Second Ward School as well as cutting down trees on the Cong...
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    YWCA, church team up to help provide work clothes
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    YWCA, church team up to help provide work clothes
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
    Aug 02, 2017
    When The Closet resale shop closed its doors last week, officials at the YWCA Bradford quickly filled the void by opening another clothing facility th...
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    YWCA gets big boost from CNB Bank donation
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    YWCA gets big boost from CNB Bank donation
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    May 31, 2017
    Plans to transform the former Second Ward Elementary School in Bradford into the new home of YWCA Bradford took a big step forward on Tuesday with a $...
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    Celebrating empowerment: YWCA to host movie night at Main Street Movie House
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    Celebrating empowerment: YWCA to host movie night at Main Street Movie House
    JENNA GIORDANO Era Reporter erajennag@gmail.com 
    May 31, 2017
    The YWCA Bradford will host a movie night at Main Street Movie House on Friday, with a film that highlights a strong, capable and fierce woman — “Wond...
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    ‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ brings supporters to Main Street
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    ‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ brings supporters to Main Street
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 13, 2017
    It was a cool but sunny Wednesday afternoon that greeted walkers, participants in the fourth annual “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” event on Main Street. O...
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    United Way to honor Evans, Castano
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    United Way to honor Evans, Castano
    Apr 01, 2017
    The United Way of the Bradford Area will honor Dr. Jim Evans and Vanessa Castano during the agency’s annual Red Feather Volunteer recognition luncheon...
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    Compassion beyond her years: Kyla Brady donates toys from 9th birthday to children at YWCA homeless shelter
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    Compassion beyond her years: Kyla Brady donates toys from 9th birthday to children at YWCA homeless shelter
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 28, 2017
    When Kyla Brady’s mother, Kristin, worked at the YWCA Bradford homeless shelter, she would often hear her mother speak of little children who had very...
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    Racial undertones highlight of Pitt-Bradford ‘Real Talk’ series opener
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    Racial undertones highlight of Pitt-Bradford ‘Real Talk’ series opener
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 08, 2017
    “It’s always odd having a room full of white people talking about this stuff.” Dr. Kevin Ewert, director of the theater program and professor of theat...
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    It takes a community to help
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    It takes a community to help
    Jan 25, 2017
    The YWCA Bradford’s Homeless Shelter is always full, and there is almost always a wait list. The rooms above its administrative offices have served as...
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    Zonta Club presents Amelia Earhart Service Awards
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Zonta Club presents Amelia Earhart Service Awards
    Jan 14, 2017
    The Zonta Club of Bradford met Wednesday at Togi's Blue Room to honor Zonta's most famous past member, Amelia Earhart. The club honored six Bradford A...
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    Cool town, warm hearts: Warm It Forward McKean County program slated to begin
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Cool town, warm hearts: Warm It Forward McKean County program slated to begin
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 12, 2017
    For many people living in the area, owning gloves and hats for the long winter season are taken for granted. There are a good many needy and homeless ...
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    YWCA one step closer to ADA-compliant shelter
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    YWCA one step closer to ADA-compliant shelter
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 10, 2017
    The YWCA Bradford is one step closer to building an ADA-compliant shelter after a zoning hearing board meeting held Monday evening in Bradford City. T...
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    YWCA Bradford hires Erway to oversee capital campaign
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    YWCA Bradford hires Erway to oversee capital campaign
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 06, 2017
    As the new development and marketing director at the YWCA Bradford, Angela Erway will oversee a $3.3 million capital campaign that will fund the renov...
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    Someplace safe: Coalition offering help to homeless in McKean County
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    Someplace safe: Coalition offering help to homeless in McKean County
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 10, 2016
    It’s snowy, cold and windy, hardly a surprise for Bradford in December. It feels good at the end of the day to snuggle up in a warm bed to fall asleep...
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    On the move: YWCA Bradford purchases former Second Ward school building
    Local News, News, Online Features
    On the move: YWCA Bradford purchases former Second Ward school building
    Dec 09, 2016
    The YWCA Bradford has purchased the former Second Ward Elementary School on Congress Street, which it plans to renovate and eventually occupy, and has...
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    Bradford YWCA serves “plentiful” Thanksgiving feast
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    Bradford YWCA serves “plentiful” Thanksgiving feast
    AMBER TURBA Era Reporter bradforderanews@gmail.com 
    Nov 19, 2016
    Hundreds of Bradford-area residents down on their luck have a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving. As they celebrate the holiday, their dinner pla...
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    Come and get it: YWCA Bradford officials still searching for Meals on Wheels taker
    News, Online Features
    Come and get it: YWCA Bradford officials still searching for Meals on Wheels taker
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 28, 2016
    For the past couple of months, administrators and board members at the YWCA Bradford have searched for a new provider for the Meals on Wheels program,...
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    What’s ahead in Pennsylvania’s state budget fight
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    What’s ahead in Pennsylvania’s state budget fight
    By MARK NICASTRE RealClearPennsylvania 
    June 16, 2025
    Pennsylvania's budget process is a byzantine effort that is critical to the functioning of the commonwealth but largely ignored by the public. The new...
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    St. Marys police report fatal crash
    Local News
    St. Marys police report fatal crash
    June 16, 2025
    ST. MARYS — Police report a Dagus Mines woman died Saturday as the result of a two-vehicle crash on South St. Marys Street. At approximately 4:45 p.m....
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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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