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DISTAFF SIDE: A note in the mail: “Relative to women serving the City: Back in early 1950s, Mrs. Ann Rose served on City Council. She resided on Congr...

ALUMNI TIME: Maybe it’s the scent in the air — a mixture of lush vegetation and the unique “perfume” of crude oil. Maybe it’s the friendly people — ea...

SUCCESS!: After many years of effort, Alan Shembeda of Gates Hollow believes he has chestnuts growing on two trees in his yard. The real kind — Americ...

KUSHEQUA BRICKS: Kushequa was once home to three brickyards. One made a white brick; a second, red brick and paving blocks; and a third, all sizes of ...

SUMMER SAGA: It’s the last day of August, time for a summer story from Beverly Mines Retzer of Bradford. For more of the story, please subscribe to Th...

THAT SONG: When we told readers about L.L. Bean using “Big Rock Candy Mountain” as part of a television commercial, we promised there was a little mor...

BUSY TIME: Crook Farm will be buzzing with activity today and tomorrow as the annual Country Fair gets a spark of old-time folk music in the form of g...

TERRA COTTA: Our neck of the woods was once home to many brick manufacturers. For more of the story, please subscribe to The Era online.

IT’S TODAY: Could it be a mere 90 years since women won the right to vote? While it’s something we now take for granted, the 19th amendment actually t...

LILY TIME: “I couldn’t resist not matching my lily with yours. I also have purple ones. Aren’t they beautiful?” For more of the story, please subscrib...

LILY TIME: “I couldn’t resist not matching my lily with yours. I also have purple ones. Aren’t they beautiful?” For more of the story, please subscrib...

MAKE ‘SCENTS’: If you want to take your wildlife experience to a new level, this article will make some “sense” out of “scents.” For more of the story...

THAT SOUND: We told you yesterday about Darrell Harris of Oswayo, and his memories of some of the tramps who used to pass through. With him was his wi...

ALL THREE: Darrell Harris of Oswayo dropped by with stories of bums, tramps and hobos — all very different creatures. For more of the story, please su...

ALLEGANY IDOL: An Allegany, N.Y., man was chosen this past Monday as the Chautauqua Lake Idol at the finale of a six-week-long competition held on the...

HOBO STORIES: Frances Ohman of East Smethport writes, “I grew up on South Kendall Avenue in Bradford. About every two or three weeks, a hobo would sto...

NEXT YEAR: Looks like we’ll have to wait until next year to get those gooseberries. For more of the story, please subscribe to The Era online.

BOBCATS: We have carried reports in recent weeks about mountain lions purportedly seen in the Bradford area. For more of the story, please subscribe t...

ENOUGH!: Judy Blaser of Port Allegany writes, “For the past two weeks now, going on three, we have been subjected to intolerable noise from the helico...

ITALIAN TIME: With cannollis and eggplant sandwiches on the menu, how can anyone resist the annual Italian Festival in downtown Bradford? For more of ...