Marcie Schellhammer

Bradford is an aging city with what officials say is a shortage of quality rental properties for families. Some ask, If that is the case, then why are so many homes being demolished? Others say the city needs to push harder to clean up derelict properties and make the city a beautiful place to live no matter where one might choose to go. Dilapidated and dangerous buildings have dotted properties...

Safety reports have labeled the Kinzua Dam at high risk, but what does that really mean? A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspection report issued in 2020 labeled Kinzua Dam as "Dam Safety Action Classification (DSAC) 2" — a rating means high likelihood of failure if not addressed. Subsequent reports have maintained the same rating. The Era reached out to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District for more...

Losing someone in your life is difficult; the closer they are, the more it hurts. On Christmas Day, I lost a brother. It's taken me some time to write about it. Terry wasn't just my brother. He was larger than life. In fact, we used to call him Big T. He was an experience, something to behold. His visits were an event. One of my earliest memories, helped along by...

The Reliquarian House in Kane, formerly known as the Silverside House, is brimming with history. And the grand old home has gained a reputation for housing a bit more than one might expect. Every floor, every room is suspected to fit the bill for Wes McDermott with Haunted Rooms America. "We're hosting an exclusive overnight paranormal investigation at The Reliquarian House in Kane, on Saturday, May 2," he told The...

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again. There comes a time in life when one feels that to their very core. For me, it came on Mother's Day. That was the last day we had our family homestead before it was sold. My parents had bought it in 1958, and all 15 of their children had grown up in that house. There was a 25-year span in the...

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again. There comes a time in life when one feels that to their very core. For me, it came on Mother's Day. That was the last day we had our family homestead before it was sold. My parents had bought it in 1958, and all 15 of their children had grown up in that house. There was a 25-year span in the...

"Jimothy" the raccoon has caught America's attention like a nude beach by a frat house. People cannot get enough. Art festivals have been held. T-shirts, hats, stickers, mugs — the merchandise featuring the raccoon with short-spine syndrome is everywhere. It's a birth defect. To put it simply, "Jimothy" is disabled. Yet that little critter has love pouring in from across the globe. Shouldn't he garner scorn, rude comments, distrust and...

Wouldn't it be nice if your memories had an index? I think this often as I search for something in my phone or my laptop. When did I send that email? Oh yes, Aug. 10. It comes right up when I search. When did I graduate from high school? I know the year -- 1991 -- but the rest is sort of fuzzy. Wait, a teacher had given a few...

Wouldn't it be nice if your memories had an index? I think this often as I search for something in my phone or my laptop. When did I send that email? Oh yes, Aug. 10. It comes right up when I search. When did I graduate from high school? I know the year — 1991 — but the rest is sort of fuzzy. Wait, a teacher had given a few...

A molten glass leak last week at Ardagh Glass in Port Allegany resulted in a three-alarm response from more than 75 volunteer firemen, but no injuries were reported. Just before 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 21, Star Hose Co. and mutual aid units were dispatched to the plant for a molten glass leak. Reports indicated the employees had not been able to stop the spread of the molten glass. Ardagh has...