News, Online Features
Dec 14, 2021
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 212 is looking for a few good men and women. Recently, members of the VFW spoke with The Era about needing more members,...
News
Nov 04, 2021
VFW Post 212 and its Frances Sherman VFWA will honor its Veterans with a dinner on Saturday. Cocktails will be at 5 p.m. with dinner following at 6 p....
News, Online Features
Aug 28, 2021
As chaos erupts across the country, several local area veterans spoke to the Era to reflect on their thoughts about what is going on in Afghanistan to...
Bradford, Local News, News, ...
Feb 22, 2021
Frontline workers around the nation have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, sometimes at risk to their own health, to ensure the health and sa...
Local News
Dec 17, 2020
The vaccine for COVID-19 has been approved and is being distributed across the US. The next step is getting the vaccine to the nation’s residents, and...
Bradford, Local News, News
Nov 28, 2020
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 777 into law Wednesday, providing a bit of light at the end of the dark tunnel of 2020 and coronaviru...
Local News, Online Features
Sep 18, 2020
The weight of COVID-19 restrictions could be the end of a strong community support system if something isn’t done soon, said State VFW Commander Ron P...
Local News, Online Features
Jun 18, 2020
Ron Peters, Pennsylvania’s new VFW State Commander, shared updates on current legislation under consideration and some goals he has for the state’s VF...
Local News, News
Nov 12, 2018
State Jr. Vice Commander of the VFW, Ron Peters, lays caps honoring each branch of the service as part of the Missing Man Ceremony. The ceremony was p...
Local News, News, Online Features
Nov 06, 2018
The Bradford community will have multiple opportunities over the next week to show their appreciation for veterans, as several Veterans Day events are...
Local News, News, Online Features
Sep 19, 2018
The word “veteran” often is associated with an image relating to the military. However, Bradford VFW Post 212’s Ron Peters, Pennsylvania Department of...
Local News, News
Jun 20, 2018
Not many people would turn down a $30,000 prize, but Ron Peters of Foster Township did. Peters, who is the commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Lt. J...
Local News, News
May 29, 2018
Memorial Day, which began in 1868 — three years after the end of the Civil War — began as a way to honor, remember and pay tribute upon the graves of ...
Local News, News, Online Features
May 29, 2018
Peters: Veterans should be called ‘patriots’ In his travels, Ron Peters said he hears people call veterans “heroes.” “In my eyes, although we should r...
Local News, News, Online Features
May 29, 2017
Bradford will commemorate those to whom the United States is forever indebted for making the ultimate sacrifice with a parade and ceremony this Memori...
Local News, News, Online Features
Nov 05, 2016
The Memorial Day parade in Bradford –– and other veteran-related activities –– will continue in Bradford after a local developer committed to donate a...
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...
