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WINTER: It’s winter, it’s cold, it snows, there’s ice. Big deal, right? Not so much. There are a lot of places around here where a broken down car cou...

POYER: We heard from acclaimed novelist David Poyer, a Bradford native with nearly 50 books to his name. The 1967 graduate of Bradford Area High Schoo...

HEARTS & SMILES. Do you have a few moments of spare time to make someone else’s day? The Bradford Ecumenical Home, Inc. is inviting area residents, an...

SWEATPANTS. If you need an excuse to stay in your sweatpants all day long — then mark today your favorite day on the calendar because January 21 is an...

MUSIC FESTIVAL: Great news! The Endless Mountain Music Festival has received a grant recently. The Endless Mountain Music Festival is a classical musi...

SNACKS. Today, January 19, is a day to celebrate one of those snacks that is highly adaptable with endless recipes and flavor combinations, it’s Natio...

SUPERSTITIONS. Bob Morgan, an 80 year old Wilcox resident, called into the Era newsroom on Friday afternoon, just before the Martin Luther King Jr. fe...

BEWARE RODENTS. Pest control experts from The Pest Dude released a warning to Pennsylvania homeowners: rats are predicted to “plague Pa. homes in the ...

ALTRUISM. Volunteering can be beneficial not only socially but also to career advancement and personally, according to Indeed.com . Although there are...

FOR LUCK. Since today is Friday the 13th, some superstitious folk may be looking for a little bit of luck — The Farmers’ Almanac compiled a list for j...

SUPERSTITIONS. For those folks who believe in superstitions, this Friday the 13th may make them feel uneasy so the Farmers’ Almanac compiled a list of...

COMMON SENSE, by Thomas Paine, was published January 10, 1776. Tuesday was its 247th anniversary. The 50-page pamphlet sold more than 500,000 copies i...

BLUE DAY. The Wolf Administration recently released a press release encouraging the public to learn and act by joining #WearBlueDayPA day on Wednesday...

BOBBLEHEADS: Saturday was National Bobblehead Day. It was also the day that John Fetterman was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s newest US Senator. So, why w...

PHOTO CONTEST: Do you like to take photos? Your photo could be viewed by 80,000 readers when entered into Pennsylvania’s premier photo contest, held b...

ALTRUISM, is defined as the belief or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others. One way to practice altruism is to donate blood — and...

AN ARCTIC VISITOR, is how Susie Coffman, of Derrick City, described the snowy owl who caused quite a stir among Bradford residents last winter in an a...

FACING WINTER. Winter is here, and it can be a tough and dreary time for many individuals due to the long, cold days and weather extremes which bring ...

REMINDER: Remember, readers, the year-end chronology of news stories and necrology from 2022 will not be in today’s edition. Instead, the information ...

SECTION: We know this is the time of year when readers open The Era, looking for our year-end roundup of news stories and our annual necrology. You mi...