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      410 Remember -- the price of a first class postage stamp increases to 41 cents, effective May 14. New stamps will go on sale April 12. Postal patrons can lock in the 41-cent rate by purchasing "forever stamps," which cost 41 cents and will be usable for first-class postage even after future rate...
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Area news briefs
      Rt. 219 options mulled RIDGWAY -- Transportation leaders are still trying to decide how best to permanently divert truck traffic around downtown Ridgway. PENNDOT officials addressed a variety of alternatives for the U.S. 219 bypass last week. The state wants to take out 14 homes on Osterhout Str...
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     Emporium Rotary members toured the addition to Guy and Mary Felt Manor this week. Plans for the new assisted living wing date back to 2003, when the Coppersmith property and, later, the Hall property were acquired. The ten units in the new section will include private entrances and a small kitchen. ...
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Debate over proposed Potter County wind-energy plant intensifying
      There were some verbal fireworks Tuesday night at the Ulysses Firehall, as opponents and supporters of plans to build a massive wind energy plant in northern Potter County squared off, trying to sway the public on a complex issue with m u l t i - m i l l i o n dollar implications.
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