Round the Square

ODDITIES: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called with a few oddities he’s noticed recently. First, he’s been seeing little newts in his yard. He “usually sees ...

THEY’RE BACK: We haven’t seen the hickory tussock caterpillar all summer — that is, until last week, when we spotted one hanging from a tree on the Ri...

REST STOP: Jerry Boser of South Bradford remembers stopping at the public restroom in Veterans Square as a child. “I was about 5. Dad had an egg route...

GOLD STAR: The annual Willow Creek Triathlon will be held Saturday, and Dr. Dennis Faucher is once again honoring Gold Star families. He wrote to us a...

TOILETS: Bill Moore of Bradford remembers another public restroom that used to be in the city. There used to be a bandstand in East Bradford in a park...

ELEVATORS: If you were traveling between floors in Bradford’s Odd Fellows building in Bradford starting in the 1940s, Jack Camas might have been the o...

GOING UP: A reader wrote to us after visiting the former Odd Fellows Building — now Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center — to see the Great Lakes L...

SKUNKS: We promised our readers advice on what to do if you encounter a skunk, especially one that is visiting your property. Travis Lau, communicatio...

RESTROOMS: Our readers remember there being a public restroom below the gazebo in what is now called Veterans Square. However, Sally Costik, curator o...

WILDLIFE: Living in rural Pennsylvania, it’s inevitable that you’ll have some sort of run-in with wildlife. Trash day is a day in particular when crea...

RESTROOM: We were a little surprised to hear how interested readers were in a public restroom that was once in Bradford. We heard from a few people wh...

RESCUES: Just recently, the world watched, transfixed, as crews hurried to rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a cave in Thailand. It wasn’t ...

REST ROOM: Here’s a little reminder of the importance of the little things in life. In 1920, The Era wrote about the popularity of, of all things, the...

FESTA ITALIANA: We mentioned on Wednesday that former Bradford resident Jim Burns’ great-grandfather is largely responsible for starting what is now B...

OLYMPICS: The first international Special Olympics Summer Games was held this day in 1968. Today is recognized as the 50th anniversary of the Special ...

COMMUNITY: YWCA Bradford will hold two pig-themed fundraisers on Saturday, and the community is invited to come help raise money for the organization’...

ROOTS: Former Bradford resident Jim Burns is in town for his 65th class reunion and for Festa Italiana, and he contacted us to chat about his connecti...

LILIES: Jane Cogan shared this photo of Easter lilies that are in bloom now on White Hollow Road in Crosby. MUSIC: Friday marks the start of a 16-day ...

MONDAY: Mondays aren’t all bad. Frances Wolfe Haight shared this poem she wrote about what she likes about the day. “Thanks for Mondays” Thank you for...

MONDAY: Mondays aren’t all bad. Frances Wolfe Haight shared this poem she wrote about what she likes about the day. “Thanks for Mondays” Thank you for...