Round the Square

OLD PAPERS: In a prior column, we shared some headlines from a Nov. 13, 1918, copy of The Era, regarding World War I. Stories like “Committee appointe...

SEARCH FOR NESSIE. Just in time for National Sea Serpent Day, today, the Loch Ness Centre in Scotland has put a call out for “budding monster hunters”...

OLD PAPERS: Wednesday morning, November 13, 1918. That’s the date of the paper that Assistant Managing Editor Marcie Schellhammer received in the mail...

NATIONAL DAYS: Overheard: What day is it? It’s Friday, Aug. 4. No, what DAY is it? Siblings day? Hot dog day … ? An age-old question, but as it happen...

FIREFLY: You’ve heard of the armchair quarterback, but how about a lawnchair scientist? Anyone in North America can be one this month as Mass Audubon ...

AUGUST SKIES. Make sure to look up this month as must-see astronomical events occur in the night skies, according to the Space Tourism Guide. “Planets...

TOMATOES. Apparently if you have grown tomatoes in the past you have likely encountered problems common with these plants. A recent article from Farme...

RAINBOWS & LEPRECHAUNS. Have you ever wondered if “Luck of the Irish,” is a real thing? Are the Irish more lucky due to the superstitions they follow?...

BACK 2 SCHOOL. August is Back to School Month, and it is fast approaching and can be quite costly for families. According to the National Retail Feder...

BUFFALO SOLDIERS. No, the naming of the American Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments post Civil War soldiers had absolutely nothing to do with the city ...

HEAT WAVE. As millions of Americans, and others across the nation, deal with the serious heat wave currently sweeping the country, AAA recently releas...

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES. To commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) in 1990, Americans celebrate National Disability In...

BOOKS : How many books have you read this year? Are you one of those people who say they’d love to read, but never have time? Or are you one of those ...

ROADWAYS. Did you know — streets, roads and avenues are different, and not named at random? What’s in a name — a lot, and streets, avenues, and roads ...

FIRE: A century ago, July 21, 1923, an enormous and devastating fire ravaged the Salamanca, N.Y., business district on Main Street. It was the most di...

RAINBOWS: We learned something new — and happy — and had to pass it along. Depending on where you look, there are between 7 and 12 different types of ...

SUPERSTITIONS : A superstition is defined as an “excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings,” such as ghosts, witchcraft, s...

ROAD TRIP: Ah summertime. Warm breezes, blue skies, family oriented activities available and road trips planned. Not to mention the thousand “are we t...

FORGETFULNESS. Also known as CRS — Can’t Remember Stuff — don’t worry, we will keep ‘Round the Square free of profanity. But, seriously, is it just us...

EMOJI DAY. Emojis are part of life now, happy or sad or scared. A celebration of ALL emojis, all around the world. Do you use emojis in your communica...