NEWS BRIEFS

Anyone who wants to help can submit votes for her online in a Reader’s Digest competition. America’s Favorite Teacher could be right here in the Mon Valley. Meghan Rigatti, a thirdgrade teacher at Cha...

The “hilarious” musical tells the story of two playwrights who hope to outdo William Shakespeare. Tap dancing eggs, abundant musical theater references and plenty of sophomoric humor make up the recip...

The Steel Plate in Monessen stepped in to preserve the traditional event, which had been short on volunteers. The Webster Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fish fry was temporarily in danger, but the...

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating this guy for five years. Two years ago, one of his friends came on to me through a text. I told him I’m not the kind of woman who cheats. He respected that and didn’t tex...

Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...

To the Editor: I grew up with both of my parents being Democrats; so, I registered as one. I’ve never voted straight party, but rather who was the best candidate for the office. In my first presidenti...