RTS (Round the Square)

SINGLE STAR: “We are a band of brothers and native to the soil, Fighting for the property we gained through honest toil. For complete stories, subscri...

IT’S TODAY: The lucky ones who survived will certainly remember the 67th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, when the Allies attacked Western Europe i...

THE TOWERS: Bradford native and best-selling author Dave Poyer has given us a sneak preview of his latest book, “The Towers, a Novel of 9/11/2001,” du...

MAIN ST. DINER: How could we have missed the Main Street Diner in writing about these unique restaurants? For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradf...

EQUAL TIME: Every year, especially around Memorial Day, we start to receive letters about the deplorable condition or one or more local cemeteries. Wh...

IT’S TODAY: “Everyone stands along both sides of Main Street and chats as they wait. Suddenly, a youngster shouts, ‘Here they come!’ Everyone leans fo...

SPECIAL STORY: “For quite some time, I have wanted to think of a way to honor my father, a Bradford native. As Memorial Day approaches, I feel it woul...

PICKUP’S DINER: Some readers undoubtedly remember Pickup’s diner in Olean, N.Y., a “double diner” that sat right along North Union Street for years. F...

BIG TURNOUT: Imagine voter turnout of 99 percent? And, yes, in this country! For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please not...

MAY 23, 1861: Virginia’s secession from the United States did not come easy. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please not...

NO CATS: “It is with sadness (a sorta smug sadness, I admit) that I accept the official declaration of the non-existence of felis concolor cougar, as ...

MAY 20, 1861: The delegates convening in Raleigh 150 years ago today voted unanimously to become a “free and independent state,” no longer a part of t...

BOOK SALE: It’s too wet to mow or work in the garden, you can’t play golf and it isn’t good weather to spring clean. For complete stories, subscribe t...

DINER DAYS: Two diners in McKean County — one in East Bradford and a second in Eldred — have their own claim to fame. For complete stories, subscribe ...

DINER DAYS: The old Congress Street diner is rare, indeed. We always thought so because of the fantastic homemade meals it used to produce on a daily ...

START NOW: More than a quarter of U.S. workers say they’re not confident about their ability to afford a comfortable retirement. Are you in that numbe...

IT’S EXTINCT: A lot of residents of this region will certainly dispute it, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the formal declaration ...

HIGH GROUND: With our typical whipsaw weather, it’s hard to remember that it was only a few short days ago when we were being pummeled by monsoon-like...

MAXINE WEIS: Every so often, out of the blue, we’d get a call from Mary “Maxine” Weis. One of her last calls was about the spring flowers she had bloo...

‘TREE ARMY’: A new work force of more than 1,000 young men descended on Elk State Forest — to build roads, fight fires, conduct forest inventory. But ...