DEAR ABBY: I’m a senior woman who has been dating someone for three years. He is my age. I recently learned he has been cheating on me with a much younger woman with three kids. We are sexually active...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Our pastor shamed my husband and me for not tithing to the church. My husband just lost his job, so we have cut down our tithings to essentially nothing. We used to give 20% to the chu...

Reading, England, sits on the western edge of London’s commuter belt, and most Americans have never heard of it. David, who leads walking tours through the ruins of a medieval abbey there, stops visit...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2026. There are 92 days left in the year. On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million to...

The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club honored Frazier High School student Kaity Porter as its September student month during the club’s Sept. 17 meeting at Cedarbrook Clubhouse Grille. Kaity is Frazier In...

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., McKeesport, will host its seventh annual Serb-Fest, “A Taste of Serbia,” on Friday and Saturday at the church. The two-day festival celebrates the ri...

• Mon Valley Nurses Association meeting, Cedarbrook Golf Course Clubhouse Grille, Rostraver Township, 1 p.m. • “Five Nights at Freddy’s” begins, story time for ages 12-plus, five Thursdays in October,...

Today in history: Today is Tuesday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2026. There are 93 days left in the year. On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch o...

Happy Birthday: It’s up to you to make things happen. Put your energy into research, educational pursuits, travel and your dreams. Don’t wait for situations to change; be the leader in charge of what ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 20 years. She’s an academic, and we’ve lived a transient lifestyle to accommodate her career. She had a greater professional vision than I ever did, so I...

DEAR HARRIETTE: A couple months back, I met a guy at a local festival. We exchanged our names, numbers and social accounts, and in the week following, we spent several nights on the phone talking and ...

FEATURE IMPACT The landscape of modern work is changing rapidly, leaving many uncertain about whether they’re adequately equipped to face the future. Even though America invests roughly $1 trillion in...

FEATURE IMPACT Most students hear questions about what they want to be when they grow up. By the time their middle and high school years arrive, they’re often starting to consider their answers more i...

The Mon Valley Nurses Association will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Cedarbrook Clubhouse Grille in Rostraver Township. Guest speaker will be AARP consumer advocate Mary Bach, whose topic will be sca...

Dan and Jenn Codeluppi and Joyce and Wayne Ray, all of Fallowfield Township, took the Mon Valley Independent on vacation to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. Pikes Peak has an elevation of 14,115. Su...

• Westmoreland County Department of Human Services-Area Agency on Aging Caregiver Support Group meeting, Monessen Center for Active Adults, 1925 Grand Blvd., Monessen, 10 a.m. to noon. • Bingo, North ...

• Dine and Donate Day, La Eda’s restaurant, 1723 Grand Blvd., Monessen, 4 to 8 p.m. Portion of proceeds will benefit Mon Valley Paws. • Bingo, Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, 316 Railroad St., do...

DEAR ABBY: My father is in his mid-80s. He has been to the hospital several times in the last month because of age-related medical conditions. A family member is vacationing here and wants to stay at ...

Happy Birthday: Set high standards, and embrace what energizes you most. A dedicated approach to life, partnerships, work and money will set you on a path that offers solidarity. Discard the old and r...

Today in history: Today is Monday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2026. There are 94 days left in the year. On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the firs...