Round the Square

BOOKS: Colette Roessler, adult programming and marketing coordinator for the Bradford Area Public Library, said the recent fall book sale was “a great...

ONE MORE VET: We have the story of one more local veteran to share in honor of Veterans Day. Before James Edwin Heasley of Marshburg completed high sc...

CATERPILLARS: After reading about the oddball black caterpillar that one reader found, Dawn Blaisdell of Lewis Run shared what she always heard about ...

SERVICE: Veteran Donald Neal of Bradford shared this in honor of Veterans Day. “Serving Our Country” My father served in World War One, two brothers i...

TWO VETERANS: Bradford veteran Donald Neal — a poet — sent two poems in honor of Veterans Day that we will share with readers today and Saturday. “Two...

ROLLING STONE: On Nov. 9, 1967, a squinting John Lennon, clad in the attire of a British World War II commander, stared off the cover of Rolling Stone...

BOOKS: Looking for an inexpensive escape from the winter doldrums? Try a book. The Bradford Area Public Library will hold its fall book sale from 10 a...

LAND WORK: Jody Groshek of the McKean County Conservation District shared some advice for people doing work on their land before the snow flies. Jody ...

ORANGE: What do the Peace Bridge, the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Niagara Falls and The Bradford Era have in common? On Monday, each will be ...

FIRST SNOW: Did everyone enjoy the taste of winter we got on Wednesday morning? The snow was pretty much melted by lunchtime here in Bradford, but we ...

SPRUCE GOOSE: Today is the 70th anniversary of the first and only flight of Howard Hughes’s prototype for a huge wooden flying boat. The H-4 Hercules,...

CATERPILLAR: Jonathan Pomeroy of Kane found this wooly caterpillar Sunday in Kushequa. “Not sure what this woolly caterpillar portends, never saw a co...

500 YEARS: While it’s common knowledge that today is Halloween, the Rev. Theodore Benson called to remind us that today is also a big anniversary: the...

LIZZIE BORDEN: The story of teen Lizzie Borden and the murder charges against her have has taken on an almost mythical status for people hearing it in...

BE ALERT: As children take to the streets on Halloween to trick-or-treat, their risk of being injured by motorists increases greatly. In fact, the Nat...

BE ON THE WATCH: It's the time of the year when grocery store shelves are overflowing with Halloween goodies, but there is one treat that consumers sh...

LOCAL TWEET: Jeff Rhinehart from Eldred dropped a line after seeing a local radio personality mentioned in a national news story. Jeff explained, “I w...

FRUIT: The Bradford Marching Owls will start their annual sale of Florida citrus fruit today. Now through Nov. 13, people can order small or large box...

17 FLAGS: After seeing a list of memorials in The Era in honor of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Thomas Maholic, Bruce Sherwin called us with one more...

PERSPECTIVE: “You can’t look at the Earth and not be changed,” said NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik. “You realize every experience you’ve ever had and ev...