Marcie Schellhammer

Another positive outcome was tallied at a Board of Health appeal hearing in Bradford on Tuesday. The hearing was for a property at 15 Park St., which is now owned by Mahindra Maharaj of Union, N.J. He appeared via teleconference at the hearing, and was also represented by his cousin, Ashley Gobin of Bradford. Board President Kris Goll started off the hearing, explained what Maharaj needed to present to show...

DUKE CENTER, Pa. — The milkshakes might bring all the boys to the yard, but the mullet contests, celebration of International Year of the Woman Farmer, and visits to all kinds of baby animals might make everybody want to linger longer at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show.

The presentence report on the federal charges against the Hvizdzak brothers has both men waving caution flags. For Shane Hvizdzak, 37, of Bradford, his attorneys have asked to delay his sentencing on 49 counts of wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptocurrency scheme to bilk millions from investors and pad his own accounts. For Sean Hvizdzak, his attorney is asking for changes to the report to more accurately reflect...

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...