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HYSTERIA: It’s about this time each year when we start hearing rumors or seeing on social media that some kind of Halloween candy is laced with some k...

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS are an important part of the fun this time of year. It is an unfortunate fact, according to safekids.org , that children are mor...

It’s coming, with its creepy crawlies, ghosts and goblins, witches and werewolves. It’s Halloween! For those who venture forth in costumes, seeking go...

When you own arguably the most haunted home in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., is every day like Halloween? Not at all, said Daniel Klaes of Buffalo, N.Y., ...

PART THREE: The story of the Halloween parade of 1919 continues today, at last getting to some information like a parade route — after a fashion, of c...

PART TWO: The perfectly pleasant picture of the Halloween event of 1919 continues in today’s column. “A wild welter of color, a dizzying, dazzling, co...

CARNIVAL: It was a parade unlike any other, or at least, the write-up in The Era about the parade was unlike any other. We’ve used a piece or two of t...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Historical Society will again host its series of ghost walks through the heart of the village leading into the Hallo...

EMPORIUM — Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library will host several upcoming programs and contests. To celebrate September as Library Card Signup Mont...

Near the end of August, folks will head over to Crook Farm and drop some tunes that will keep feet tapping, hands clapping and people dancing. It’s Cr...

The 117th Annual McKean County Fair kicks off on Sunday with opening ceremonies at 6 p.m., followed by a vesper service at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the fai...

“Tomorrow, Bradford citizens of Italian origin and the rest of the community as well, will launch the observance of a two-day festival in honor of the...

SEARCH FOR NESSIE. Just in time for National Sea Serpent Day, today, the Loch Ness Centre in Scotland has put a call out for “budding monster hunters”...

RAINBOWS & LEPRECHAUNS. Have you ever wondered if “Luck of the Irish,” is a real thing? Are the Irish more lucky due to the superstitions they follow?...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Put on your most festive Hawaiian shirt, pull on your dancing shoes and practice the limbo because it’s time for the Beach Party at ...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Up-and-coming country singer Brianna Blankenship has her sights set on Nashville — but first, she’s going to deliver a must-see perfo...

After the success of last year’s Otto-Eldred Hometown Days, it was inevitable that the festival would return, this time touting a new spectacle unfami...

RIDGWAY — The 2023 Ridgway Firemen’s Carnival will kick off on Monday, and also debut the new amphitheater stage. The carnival will take place Monday ...

EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is bringing back its Cards for Troops craft kits ahead of this holiday season. The cards will th...

FOREST FAIRIES: Meandering along the trails near the Marilla Reservoir on a warm and sunny afternoon this summer, a couple who were out with their dog...