DEAR HARRIETTE: My 14-year-old daughter’s best friend gets jealous of my daughter when she spends time with other friends, even though her best friend has other friends as well. If my daughter hangs o...

Don’t hesitate to make your move. Let go of the past, and saturate your mind with possibilities that give you hope for a brighter future. Stop worrying and start living life your way. Be good to yours...

DEAR ABBY: I am a longtime divorcee and a retiree with grown kids. What is troubling me is I’ve always had an issue with taking a shower and all the oil and dirt flowing down my body. I think it’s gro...

TODAY IN HISTORY 28 Today is Wednesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2026. There are 337 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after l...

The Monongahela Rotary Club named Nathan Newman, Sarah Simko and Bella Burwell as its January students of the month. Submitted

Lilly Carr of White Oak has been named to the 2025 fall dean’s list at Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. Lilly is majoring in special education elementary dual preparation and is a graduate of Oakland...

• Bellmar High School Class of 1958 dinner meeting, Speers St. Grill, 121 Speers St., lower Speers, 5 p.m. • D&D Adventurer’s Guild-The Quiet Quest, (night of mischief and mayhem set to the 5E gaming ...

The West Newton Woman’s Club is sponsoring a takeout-only stuffed chicken breast dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Gary’s Chuckwagon, 109 S. Second St., West Newton. The menu will include stuffed ch...

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for seven years. My significant other, “Gabe,” and I bought a home together. We are also raising three of his grandsons. I pay half of the mortgage, utilities,...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I want to go to trade school, but my parents don’t approve. They want me to enroll full-time at a traditional four-year college, but that’s not what I want to do. My parents worry that...

Use your energy, enthusiasm and emotional drive to make things happen this year, and you won’t be disappointed. It’s up to you to take the helm and to utilize your skills, contacts and experiences to ...

Monessen High School senior Torrence “TJ” Taylor was recently recognized as Monessen Lions January student of the month. The son of Torrence Taylor and Sierra Crosby, Torrence is the team captain of t...

• Bellmar High School Class of 1962 meeting for lunch, Corleone’s Bar and Grill, 4627 state Route 51, Rostraver Township, 1 p.m. • Overeaters Anonymous - Greater Pittsburgh Intergroup, weekly open mee...

The soup sales being held Tuesdays and Wednesdays through February at the Long Branch Community Grange, 210 Chestnut St., Coal Center, are canceled this week due to the weather. Mike Perry jewelry (ha...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend, “Brooke,” started dating a man, “Angus,” last year. From the start, he made a poor impression. He met Brooke while he was dating another woman but didn’t tell Brooke about h...

Travel and talks will lead to trouble if you aren’t specific thisyear. You may crave change, but when it comes to enforcing your heart’s desires, you need to factor in all the particulars. Discipline,...

• Clothes 4U, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Soup sale, minestrone, potato and 16 bean soups, tomato basil, broccoli cheese, chicken noodle, chicken dump...

DEAR ABBY: A few years back, my brother gave me a substantial amount of cryptocurrency. A couple of years after that, he did something that hurt me and my husband deeply and destroyed any trust I had ...

Keeping up may be taxing but rewarding this year. You have so much energy around you, and if channeled correctly, the sky is the limit. Map out what’s important to you to ensure you get the most out o...

Channel your energy carefully to avoid emotional confrontations. You’ll feel deeply, care intensely and react abruptly. Don’t forget to take a moment to assess situations before you respond to them. S...