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Bradford, PA News Roundup
July 23, 2007
PennDOT has announced Mill Street, that runs between Jackson Avenue and East Main Street will be closed until further notice. Work will continue on the Rt. 219 bridge that runs over Mill Street. PennDOT officials stressed to the public to avoid making their way through the construction zone because of safety concerns. Due to ongoing road construction in and around Bradford, motorists should expect delays and traffic congestion this coming week.
Two stars from “The Sopranos” made an appearance Saturday afternoon in Bradford at Old City Hall. Vincent Pastore and John Fiore were here, along with screenwriter Carl Veno, to promote the upcoming movie, “Little Chicago”. The movie, based on the Olean / Bradford area during prohibition will be partially filmed here starting in the fall.According to the Bradford Era:
Growing up in North Olean in the 1940s and ’50s Mr. Veno often heard tales of the Prohibition-era gangsters who ran Olean and Bradford. The region was a manufacturing and distribution center for illegal liquor. He left Olean for a career as a newspaper reporter and editor but never forgot the stories from his youth.
He said he decided to write “Little Chicago” because it captures how Prohibition affected small towns across the country. Before now all movies about the era that gave rise to murderous thugs like Capone have focused on large cities like Chicago and New York.
On Wednesday 7/25/07 Bradford’s Summerfest begins and runs through Sunday. There will be food vendors on Chambers Street and live performances around town. The fest begins Wednesday with Lunch In The Square. one of Thursday’s highlights will be the Street Dreams Car Show on Main Street. Friday evening downtown there will be a “Light The Night” parade and fireworks. Old City Hall will be a showpiece of the festival this year. Newly renovated, Old City Hall will become a work of art with “Light The Night Art Show”. Many of the artists from the show will be on hand on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
This year Zippo celebrates it’s 75th anniversary and will hold additional events of its own.
For this event and others, check Bradford-Online.com’s Events Calendar. You can also check for more information on the websites for the Bradford Era and WESB
The weather this week will mainly be partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday evening. Temperatures will be in the mid-70’s early in the week, rising into the 80’s on Thursday and Friday.
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