Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 14, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Depending on where you live and how you want to use it, it is pretty easy to get marijuana in the U.S. At first medical marijuana, wh...
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 04, 2022
Despite the proven health risks in vaping — inhaling misted nicotine — e-cigarette companies have marketed it as a healthier alternative to cigarettes...
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 30, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has been on the warpath against e-cigarettes, going so far this June as to try to ban Juul products from the marketpl...
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 13, 2022
A multi-state settlement with electronic cigarette maker Juul might not contain an outright admission by the company that it deliberately targeted kid...
News, PA State News
Aug 12, 2022
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to implement the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLP...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 03, 2022
The percentage of Americans who smoke fell from 45% in 1965 to 12.5% in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But mo...
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 18, 2022
Over the last decade, Americans have increasingly embraced regulation and taxation of marijuana over the failed policy of prohibition. And yet, this s...
News, Round the Square
Jan 03, 2022
RESOLUTIONS: Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists. Quitting tobacco isn’t...
Health
Aug 19, 2021
Rather than relying on a cigarette when you feel anxious or overburdened, try utilizing alternative techniques to reduce feelings of stress. People sm...
News
Jul 12, 2021
This is the time of year when families will be headed outdoors to take advantage of the beauty of nature around the region. The Pennsylvania Departmen...
Local News
Oct 02, 2020
COUDERSPORT — UPMC Cole has joined hospitals across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by going 100% smoke-free on all grounds, buildings, and offices. ...
Local News, Round the Square
Apr 16, 2020
HISTORY : One of our favorite parts of looking through the Era’s archives is reading the old advertisements for things you wouldn’t see today. Back in...
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
May 28, 2019
WARREN — Help is available to local mothers who want to quit smoking. Quitting all forms of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is best for moth...
News, Round the Square
Apr 08, 2019
TAXING : We all know that tax day is fast approaching. To put a little levity in a serious situation, The Farmers Almanac website has a list of “stran...
Local News, News, Online Features
Mar 30, 2019
Vaping has taken the youth of the nation by storm. However, that is not without its downsides as the Pennsylvania Department of Health is pledging its...
Local News, News, Round the Square
Oct 14, 2017
CIGARETTES: There are fewer cigarette butts at Kinzua Bridge State Park. The park participated in the 2017 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, which ...
Round the Square
Mar 31, 2017
ZIPPO: Kathryn Gates of Mechanicsburg shared a pop culture reference to a Zippo lighter. Page 164 of the novel “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley” by ...
Local News, News
Nov 16, 2016
Officials say they weren’t able to determine the cause of a wildfire that scorched about four acres of land off Derrick Road on Monday night. Members ...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
