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WOMEN’S HISTORY: March is National Women’s History Month, which traces its roots to March 8, 1857. At that time, women from various New York City fact...

NEW BOOK: An Era reader wrote to us to share about a new book available. The book, which was released in 2020, is titled Railroad Depots of Northwest ...

WORDS: Bradford resident Donald Neal has shared another poem with us, this one highlighting the intricacy of the English Language. WORDS The English l...

KEEP PA BEAUTIFUL: Since its inception in 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its affiliates and partners have properly disposed of over one-million...

HARD WORK: Wallethub.com completed a survey of various cities within the US and determined a list of the Top 20 Hardest-Working Cities. The winner was...

DOGS SNIFF OUT COVID-19: An article published in November 2020 on Nature.com shared that dog trainers are claiming dogs can detect the coronavirus wit...

MISSING THE BAR: Almost half of Pennsylvanians admit they’ve missed bars more than gyms since the start of the pandemic. According to a survey conduct...

WHAT IS A SMALL BUSINESS?: To many, a small business is based on the amount of money it makes and number of employees at all (rather than at each) of ...

ONE LENS: A statewide virtual photo exhibit called One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views has been organized by the First Lady’s Office in partnership wit...

ROVER LANDING: NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars on Thursday after a 203 day journey of traveling 293 million miles through space. ...

WOCKA WOCKA: We are excited to share this piece of news — Fozzie Bear is at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y.! “As the original ‘Muppet Sh...

BEWARE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING: Winter weather makes starting your vehicle a cold project and it’s tempting to let it warm up a bit before you he...

CONCERT: Don’t forget the virtual performance by Veena Akama-Makia at 8 p.m. Friday, available only on the Marilyn Horne Museum YouTube channel. Admis...

PANDEMIC PHRASES THAT ANNOY: A visit to prpioneer.com/post/pandemic-related-phrases shows that some of the most annoying phrases we hear on a daily ba...

MARS LANDING: On Thursday, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover will touch down on the Red Planet. Tune in to watch the landing broadcast starting at 11:15 ...

CHAIRAPY SESSIONS: Bradford native Tate Yohe, now a Master Barber in Mechanicsburg, not only provides a listening ear to clients, but he has found the...

CANDY : What is America’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy? According to Candystore.com , for Pennsylvanians, it’s M&Ms. The website released a report t...

SNOW POETRY: Bill Robertson, like most of us, is annoyed with the snowfall this time of year, particularly at one specific time of day. He chose to pe...

LOVE: Judy Peterson has submitted a few poems in honor of the upcoming holiday. Feb. 14 is known to be for lovers, and Peterson’s poems highlight that...

PHOTO CONTESTS: The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce their new Photo Contests for 2021-2022. Through February 2022 P...