Round the Square

WAR: On Thursday, The Era will be bringing you a special edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. As a preview, we want...

TODAY : It’s election day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, so get out and vote. In 1917, The Era ran this notice on election day: “Today i...

EXPENSIVE : War time causes shortages, which in turn, cause prices to rise. In 1917, an Era writer told his opinion on why it was such an expensive ti...

TIME: Remember folks, at 2 a.m. Sunday is the end of daylight saving time — spring ahead, fall back. Clocks on cellphones and “smart” technology may r...

OLD CEMETERY: Being All Souls’ Day, it seemed an appropriate time to relate the plea from a local pastor who wanted to honor the resting grounds of so...

HALLOWE’EN: Today, when you take stock of the wreckage left behind from Halloween tricksters, just know you are not alone. And the All Hallows’ Eve sh...

TODAY : It’s Halloween, time for youngsters to don costumes and seek treats, under threat of mysterious tricks for a lack thereof. We’ve found the 10 ...

BARN: Earlier in the month, we ran an editorial that mentioned the Star Barn in Middletown, an historic structure that was bought and saved by a colle...

SPOOKY: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a history that dates back to the 1600s, making the atmosphere ripe for paranormal activity. Hauntedrooms....

TIME WARP : Let’s do the Time Warp again! Tonight, the Bradford Little Theatre and the Main Street Movie House are putting on an event that sounds pre...

SCARY : With Halloween fast approaching, we’re ready to settle down with a scary movie. We’ve seen lots of lists of the top horror movies of all time....

TODAY: Today is a big day for the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce — it’s Oktoberfest and the chamber’s 26th annual public auction. Doors open at 5:3...

PATRIOTISM : In our searches through The Era’s archives, one thing that struck us about the news during the time of World War I was the unabashed patr...

DEBATE : Remember, folks, today is the day to hear what the candidates for the 67th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have to say....

WEATHER: How did the woolly bear caterpillar became a weather forecaster? We turned to the Farmer’s Almanac for the answer. The folklore states if the...

A recent report from the PA Health Care Cost Containment Council revealed that Pennsylvania hospitals recorded approximately 36,712 opioid-related hos...

SKY : Clear skies at this time of year usually bring along low temperatures, but for folks who are willing to brave it, the night sky on Sunday should...

SMETHPORT — Responding to a request from the Smethport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2497 Auxiliary, fifth-graders at the Smethport Area Elementary Sc...

DAILY: Daily news in the City of Bradford was at one time shared in a column in The Era known simply as “daily developments.” It was for brief summari...

WORDS: We found this in an old copy of The Era, and had to share it. It seems our journalists have a lot in common with folks who create signs. “Sign ...