Bradford Publishing Co. announced Sara Eddy Furlong of Bradford has been named managing editor at The Bradford Era.
Furlong is a member of the Bradford Area High School Class of 2000 and graduated, summa cum laude, in 2004 from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. At Pitt-Bradford, Furlong was a three-time University Scholar representing the top two percent of juniors, seniors and the prior year’s seniors across all Pitt campuses.
Furlong started work at The Bradford Era as a part-time sports writer in February 2002 and was named the first full-time female sports writer in the paper’s history in 2005. In April 2007, she joined the Olean Times Herald as special sections editor and was promoted to city editor in October the same year.
Most recently, Furlong served more than 12 years as executive communications coordinator at American Refining Group Inc.
Bradford, Pa. is located an hour south of Buffalo, N.Y. and is situated on the New York-Pennsylvania border.