RTS (Round the Square)

STAND UNITED: A daily reader asks, “Where is the show of American flags in Bradford and surrounding area — whether business or residential?” For compl...

BLACK DAY: In more than 61 years since its creation, Round the Square has been published in every day’s edition of The Bradford Era — except one. Sept...

DRIVERS NEEDED: If you’re looking for a way to give back to the community and have some time on your hands, the Meals on Wheels program could use your...

OTHER QUERY: We were so inundated by calls about the “mystery bird” pictured in Round the Square last week we almost overlooked a second question abou...

THAT BIRD: It’s nearly unanimous: The bird on Hamlin Lake in Smethport was a doubled-crested cormorant. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradfor...

SONGBIRD SAGA: We have written from time to time over the years about the decrease in the population of songbirds, not just in the region but in the e...

IT’S TODAY: Consider yourself lucky if you have a paid holiday today, Labor Day. Consider yourself lucky, in today’s economic climate, to just have a ...

WEBWORMS: No, we’re not talking about young people who spend all their time on the Internet! We’re talking about those silky webs you see in many tree...

THOSE WEBS: The good news is, they don’t contain gypsy moth caterpillars. The bad news, they seem to be everywhere this year. For complete stories, su...

BIRD NEWS: Check this out: For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Edition is separate from this partial...

REMEMBER ME?: They called it “beaver fever,” the sickness that brought Bradford to its knees. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Ed...

AUG. 26, 1934: Our nippy weather Monday morning reminded one resident about an awesome event many decades ago. It snowed. For complete stories, subscr...

TREE TIME: Having written so much recently about the devastation of our forests at the turn of the 20th century, we couldn’t help but be interested wh...

FOREST PRIMER: “From Nature the people of the United States inherited a wealth of natural resources. Many of these we have spent recklessly because of...

TREES 101: The cover of The Forestry Primer, 1876-1926, says it all. On one side is a large pine tree; on the other, a bare tree trunk and several stu...

TRUE TREASURE: Marcia Shuman of Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania writes us: “Recently, a visitor to Bradford wrote about the friendly and ...

BIRDS, BEES: Today’s column is devoted to our favorite subject, the birds and bees. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Ple...

SPECIAL ZIPPO: After reading our columns about the Zippo lighter’s iconic status in Vietnam, Robert Longnecker stopped by to show us the lighter he bo...

NOT ST. ROCCO: Our column on other St. Rocco’s festivals in Pennsylvania brought a note from Tony Lombardi of Bradford who corrects one of our assumpt...

BIG BOYS: Look what the cat dragged in. Literally. Shirley Imerson of Summer Street stopped by the other day with two such bugs in a jar, telling us h...