Round the Square

Reindeer bill of health: Santa Claus has his elves working overtime prepping for Christmas, and the big man himself is busy making sure the reindeer a...

SPECIAL GIFT: We understand the appeal of giving a furry pet as a Christmas gift. Seeing young children with puppies or kittens is adorable. But think...

HELPING : When facing common hardship, the local community is known for pulling together to make sure everyone gets through. There were no doubt many ...

COOKIES : It seems like Christmas is a great time for cookies and candy. There are all kinds of recipes out there, or some tasty choices at places lik...

Top Christmas Candy by State: Candystore.com has released an interactive map, which can be viewed at https://www.candystore.com/blog/holidays/christma...

LIGHTS: We know many of you spend a lot of time and money decorating the front of your homes for Christmas. This year, we’d like to put together a fea...

STORE : Most longtime McKean County residents will remember “America’s First Christmas Store,” located at 101 W. Main St. in Smethport. Here is a stor...

BLUES : As the temperature drops in the fall and winter months, so can our mood. Here are some scientifically proven ways to beat the blues when the w...

Recent RTS response: An Era reader recently reached out in regard to the Nov. 29 RTS concerning Woolworth’s. According to the reader, the Woolworth’s ...

TODAY : “Air raid on Pearl Harbor X This is not a drill.” This was the hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, ...

FLIGHT : Today we continue the story, submitted by Dike Artley, of his bus driver’s friendly offer to take him flying. “My parents drove me to the Har...

FRIENDSHIP : Today’s RTS begins the story, submitted to us from Dike Artley, BHS Class of 1957, of a strong influence in the way Artley’s life progres...

‘Tis the season...for theft: Package theft is a growing problem across America. In fact, 36% of Americans have dealt with package theft within the las...

Poetry: Francis Wolfe Haight of Kane has submitted a collection of poems for our enjoyment. We will be sharing some of her work today and later during...

AAA says drive to survive: Hazardous storms and inclement weather are a factor in more than half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths eve...

Holiday mail delivery: Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver 800 million packages. To handle this year’s holi...

SHOPPING: As today is Black Friday, we looked back at one of our favorite former stores from Bradford’s past. The F.W. Woolworth Co. had the world’s f...

Always room at the table: Happy Thanksgiving! Carole Longo, a former Bradford resident who currently resides in New Hope, shared her memories of Thank...

Turkey travel: More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Than...

Feast without fire: Thanksgiving is by far the leading day for U.S. home cooking fires More than three times as many home cooking fires occur on Thank...