Diverse resume may cost job-seeker career opportunities
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October 20, 2026
SENSE AND SENSITIVITY

Diverse resume may cost job-seeker career opportunities

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have multiple passions and actual skills, but I feel like I’m constantly being shamed for having a career path that doesn’t fit neatly into one box. My parents seem disappointed because they expected me to choose one clearly defined profession and stick with it.

Jamaica’s Trunk or Treat is Halloween tradition
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Jamaica’s Trunk or Treat is Halloween tradition
October 22, 2026
The McKeesport-area organizer is preparing for her sixth annual Trunk or Treat, a community celebration fueled by her dedication and the generosity of others. By JENNIFER MCCALLA                      ...
BVA approves bond resolution for new school project
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BVA approves bond resolution for new school project
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
October 22, 2026
Some directors argued that it’s too early to commit to issuing bonds. The Belle Vernon Area school board passed a bond resolution for the district’s elementary school project at Tuesday’s meeting. Boa...
Former Steeler helps mark milestone in well cleanup
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Former Steeler helps mark milestone in well cleanup
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 22, 2026
Jerome Bettis took part in a ceremony Wednesday in Finleyville marking the 500th well addressed under Gov. Josh Shapiro. A leaking natural gas well in Washington County has become a milestone in Penns...
Dispute hangs over EF school board meeting
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Dispute hangs over EF school board meeting
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 22, 2026
Thomas Sharkey claims that board President Jamie Evans threatened him at Friday’s football game. More Elizabeth Forward school board members are not getting along, which was the “elephant in the room”...
Halloween parades in the Mon Valley
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Halloween parades in the Mon Valley
October 22, 2026
Allegheny County • Clairton — Annual Halloween costume contest and parade around the city building, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. • Dravosburg — Annual children’s Halloween costume contest, 5 p.m. Oct. 31, ...
Trick or Treat times in the Mon Valley
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Trick or Treat times in the Mon Valley
October 22, 2026
Allegheny County • Clairton — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 • Dravosburg — 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 • Elizabeth Borough —6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 • Elizabeth Township — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 • Forward Township — 6 to 8 ...