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    Some Gave All
    Some Gave All
    May 23, 2025
    Today, The Era commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who have given their lives to defend our country. The annual special featur...
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    Swell done; Kane native rescues drowning girl with drone
    Swell done; Kane native rescues drowning girl with drone
    Sara Furlong [email protected] 
    May 22, 2025
    After working all day in the Florida sun cleaning swimming pools, he almost didn’t go. Andrew Smith, a 2018 graduate of Kane Area High School, is an a...
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    Angel Flight East helps healing take flight
    Angel Flight East helps healing take flight
    Savannah Barr [email protected] 
    May 22, 2025
    With the state of rural healthcare, many patients are having to travel farther afield for appointments and procedures. In addition to the financial bu...
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    Planning a perennial garden
    Planning a perennial garden
    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    May 22, 2025
    While picking up your annual plants, the geraniums, petunias and vines, at the garden center you may see perennial Shasta daisies, peonies or hollyhoc...
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    WILL GRAVES Associated Press, WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer 
    May 22, 2025
    PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a last-place team that has already fired its manag...
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    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
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    May 22, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG —  “It was awesome to have great training grounds and access to people with the training skills I wanted,” said Mike Dietz, a bird dog han...
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    Keeping focus on the fun
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    Keeping focus on the fun
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 22, 2025
    Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...
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    NFL taps Bills for ‘Hard Knocks’ debut during training camp
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    NFL taps Bills for ‘Hard Knocks’ debut during training camp
    DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer 
    May 22, 2025
    EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The reigning NFL MVP will be a featured attraction this season on the league’s training camp documentary, with the Buffalo Bills m...
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    Pirates set record for consecutive games with 4 or fewer runs, still beat Reds
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    Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
    May 22, 2025
    PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have found a way to win baseball games despite their punchless offense. Their solution? Simply allow fewer runs. On the day t...
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    May 23, 2025
    DEAR RUSTY:  I just turned 65 years old in February. I need to sign up for Social Security but don't even know where to start. — Seeking Assistance DE...
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    Body of missing man found in Olean by officer with drone
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    Brian McClellan [email protected] 
    May 22, 2025
    OLEAN, N.Y. — A 43-year-old man reported missing more than a month ago was found dead in a marshy area of Olean by a city police officer training with...
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    ‘Shrek the Musical JR.’ at Elk Co. theater camp
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    May 22, 2025
    The Elk County Council on the Arts is ogre-the-moon to announce its Summer Theater Camp production of “Shrek the Musical JR.” Get ready for a swamp lo...
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    Art in the Wilds announces artists’ selection
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    Art in the Wilds announces artists’ selection
    May 22, 2025
    KANE — Forty artists hailing from Erie to Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and across New York’s southern tier have been selected to participate in the 19th...
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    Celebration prompts silly smiles
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    May 22, 2025
    Bradford Ecumenical Home recently celebrated National Long Term Nursing Care Week. Among many activities planned throughout the week, residents and st...
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    Owls name prom royalty
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    Owls name prom royalty
    May 22, 2025
    Mayla Smith and Carson Bishop were named queen and king of Bradford Area High School's prom on May 3. After graduation, Smith will attend Pitt-Bradfor...
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    Duke Center Food Pantry open Tuesday
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    Duke Center Food Pantry open Tuesday
    May 22, 2025
    DUKE CENTER — The Duke Center United Methodist Church Food Pantry will be open 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 26 Oil Valley Road. Pre-r...
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    Port Wine Walk proceeds ed on
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    Port Wine Walk proceeds ed on
    May 22, 2025
    Port Allegany Wine Walk founders and organizers George and Susan Riley attended Port Allegany Women's Club’s monthly meeting to present checks to the ...
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    AG warns of dangerous counterfeit GLP-1 drugs
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    AG warns of dangerous counterfeit GLP-1 drugs
    May 22, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday is urging Pennsylvanians who are taking GLP-1 drugs to be sure they are getting those drugs from licensed ph...
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    Employers invited to shape future workforce
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    Employers invited to shape future workforce
    May 22, 2025
    KERSEY — Workforce Solutions for North Central PA is calling on local employers to help shape the future workforce by participating in a new initiativ...
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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
    May 19, 2025
    A 31-year-old Bolivar woman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts for allegedly stabbing two state police troopers — ...
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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
    May 19, 2025
    A 31-year-old Bolivar woman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts for allegedly stabbing two state police troopers — ...
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    Clarion man arrested for fentanyl, gun during stop
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    Marcie Schellhammer [email protected] 
    May 19, 2025
    KANE — A Clarion man was arraigned Friday for allegedly having a pistol and fentanyl in his possession on an August 2024 state police traffic stop in ...
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    Review: Vampire tale ‘Let Me In’ a faithful remake
    Movies
    Review: Vampire tale ‘Let Me In’ a faithful remake
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    September 30, 2010
    When the Swedish horror film "Let the Right One In" debuted a couple of years ago, it was deservedly hailed as one of the most original vampire tales ...
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    Justin Bieber set to star in a film about his life
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    Part two of ‘Breaking Dawn’ coming out Nov. 2012
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    August 4, 2010
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    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Tri-County Fire School marks 60 years
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    By JAY BRADISH [email protected] 
    May 19, 2025
    SMETHPORT — The Tri-County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Fire School celebrated its 60th anniversary this weekend in Smethport. The highlight of the...
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    Christmas cavalcade
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    Christmas cavalcade
    December 10, 2024
    Enjoy these additional photos by Era photographer Wade Aiken from Bradford's Christmas Parade held Friday along Main Street.
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    Bradford’s Christmas parade
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    December 7, 2024
    The Christmas parade in Bradford on Friday was a spectacle of holiday fun. Photos by Era photographer Wade Aiken
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    Hamas’ deadly miscalculation
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    Hamas’ deadly miscalculation
    May 22, 2025
    Israel has stepped up its ground campaign in Gaza in an effort to free remaining hostages and to pressure Hamas terrorists to end the futile war they ...
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    May 22, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years a...
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    Why your electricity bill is so high in Pa.
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
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    May 22, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Americans' electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. But upgrades to electric wires, reinforcing and prote...
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    The Biden health saga should remind the media to tell the truth
    May 21, 2025
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    (BPT) - Looking for ways to make the most of your time outdoors this summer? Grab your crew and go boating! Being on the water is one of the best ways...
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    Preventing Shingles: A Local Pharmacist on the Importance of Getting Vaccinated
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