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Watch for Deer: Deer become more active in autumn with the lead-up to their fall breeding season, commonly referred to as the “rut.” When daylight sav...

Boo-ing Bradford residents: Signs are popping up all around Bradford. Black, purple and green make these distinctive squares show against the green gr...

AIRPORT : We enjoy looking back through Era archives, and sharing some of the gems we find. In October of 1941, officials with the City of Bradford we...

Historical trends in Halloween costumes: Influenced greatly by culture, here is a brief history of how Halloween costumes have transformed over the la...

Bird populations dropping: In a study, published in Science recently, scientists have discovered a sharp decline in various bird species over the last...

Kid’s Halloween Party: Planning a Halloween party for your little ghouls and witches this year? Here are some fun ideas to turn it into a monster of a...

WOLVES : To all of our younger readers, never underestimate the power of the internet to connect us to people and places around the world. Here’s one ...

MAIN : All the work on Main Street over the past few months has sent us looking in our archives for past projects on the thoroughfare. We found this s...

Columbus Day: Today, the second Monday in October, is Columbus Day. One of the 10 holidays recognized by the federal government, Columbus Day commemor...

Blaisdell’s birthday lighter: The 125th birthday of George G. Blaisdell, Zippo founder and notable figure in Bradford history, is this year. Zippo has...

Fall crafts with leaves: Fall is finally here and with fall comes a lot of colorful leaves. Here are some ideas to put those colorful leaves to good u...

Fruit Butter: A sweet spread, with a smooth and spreadable texture, created by cooking fruit pulp with sugar to a thicker consistency, fruit butters a...

Woolly Bears aplenty: This is the third woolly bear submission, and by far our favorite at the newsroom. Era reader Lola Stoughton submitted this phot...

Excuses for a drive: Here are more excuses to enjoy the fall foliage and head somewhere fun. The following can be found near Erie: — Pumpkintown, held...

Contradicting woolly worms: Andy Heffner of Ormsby stopped by The Era newsroom recently to bring us a woolly worm that snuck into his newly built gree...

Halloween is a popular holiday, giving lots of eager residents in the area a reason to celebrate fall, spooky things and pumpkins for two months. Whil...

First Freeze: The National Weather Service in State College has issued a freeze watch for McKean, Potter and Tioga counties, specifically including Br...

WHAT IS IT?: Harold Whitney of Bradford discovered this caterpillar — “caught and released Sunday” — roughly three inches in length, at the practice f...

Fall Photography: Fall is a wonderful time to take photographs of nature, as the colorful foliage serves as a perfect backdrop. Here are some tips to ...

CANDY : It’s getting closer to Halloween, which means store shelves are packed with candy. And of course, we’re saving it all for trick-or-treaters, r...