Round the Square

SPACE PREP : Three residents of the International Space Station will take a short ride aboard a Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft Tuesday, relocating the spacecr...

TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS: John Rimer of Bradford submitted a memory of his own about the 1971 Bradford team. He wrote, “Tuesday’s ‘Round the Square had an...

HERB HARVEST: Harvest herbs regularly during the growing season once the plant has enough foliage to maintain continued growth. Penn State Extension s...

ADOPT A ROAD: Pennsylvania Businesses are invited to participate in the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Road and Area Adoption Program. The program is ava...

FOOTBALL: Gary Haven of Lewis Run was reminiscing with friends Friday about Bradford’s last undefeated season and realized it has been 50 years this y...

NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH: September is National Literacy Month, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading proficiency by third grade...

SEE HAS LOCAL CONNECTION: We admit to being way behind on this — we aren’t exactly wired into popular culture and we certainly don’t stream a lot of T...

TOYS : It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for, when the question will be answered as to which toys will make it into the National Toy Hall of Fame thi...

APPLE HARVEST: Picking fruit for fresh eating can be a guessing game for those of us that don’t do it on a regular basis. Penn State Extension has sha...

TRAIL MOMENTS 21-DAY CHALLENGE: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is providing 21 easy actions to keep people motivated and encourage outside activity. Star...

AMERICAN PRIDE: Gerry Ford of Smethport shared a moment that gave him great pride recently. “I was at American Legion Riders DEC in Grantville with my...

REMEMBERING 9/11: Rev. Frederic Brussat and Rev. Mary Ann Brussat were living and working in Manhattan on 9/11. They were in their home in midtown but...

SCARY: USDish is holding Chapter 2 of the scariest dream job ever — “or should we say Scream Job?” “In honor of the spookiest time of year, our team a...

BOOK LIST: We have been sharing a recommended reading list for college-bound students, provided to an Era reader as they entered 10th grade “some time...

BOOK LIST CONTINUED: An Era reader shared a list of books to read for college-bound students that they received when entering the 10th grade. We have ...

RECOMMENDED READING: An Era reader shared a recommended book list for college-bound students that they received as they entered the 10th grade. This w...

PENCILS 2: This is a continuation of a previous column highlighting facts about pencils, in honor of schools being back in session. These facts are fr...

TAR SPOT: Tar spot, a fungal leaf disease, was positively identified in a cornfield in Lancaster County this week. First discovered in Pennsylvania in...

PENCILS: In honor of the students returning to their desks for the 2021-22 school year, we have found a list of facts, courtesy of https://everyfactev...

STUDENT DEBT: With the average student loan debt reaching $37,000 per borrower, the personal-finance website WalletHub released a report on 2021’s Sta...