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August 22, 2024
The American Legion Riders Chapter 22 is hosting a benefit bike run Saturday to benefit Jessica Russo Abbott and Tyler Stone, who were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. Registration is at 9 ...
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August 22, 2024
• Farmers market, country-western day, Chess Park, Monongahela, 3 to 6 p.m. • Friday bingo, Roscoe Volunteer Fire Co., 320 Furlong Ave., Roscoe, doors open at 4 p.m., early birds, 6:30 p.m. • National...
Calm first-day-of-school jitters
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August 21, 2024
Metro Creative Services Starting school for the first time or simply returning to campus after another summer break can lead to mixed feelings. Kids may be excited to see their friends every day, but ...
Snooping boyfriend unhappy about what he’s discovered
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August 21, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I’m a single man, and have been for 15 years. A year ago, I met a guy, “Josh,” and we fell in love. He lived 240 miles away. A month ago, he transferred his job to my city and moved in with...
Wages keep babysitter with abusive family
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August 21, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m really stuck right now and could use some advice. I’m 29, and I work as a babysitter for a family that pays really well, which is crucial for my daughter’s therapy bills. The probl...
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Penn Highlands to hold artisan mixes sale
August 21, 2024
The Fallowfield Township tax collector’s office will be closed Thursday. The after-hours drop box will be available; a receipt will be mailed. Taxpayers are asked not to leave cash in the drop box. An...
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August 21, 2024
• White Oak Senior Activities group meets for coffee hour, White Oak Community Center, 1798 Lower Heckman Road, 9:30 a.m. • Lunch on the Lawn for National Hamburger Day, Carnegie Free Library of McKee...
Strangers add to disabled woman’s pain and suffering
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August 20, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-something woman who has recently become disabled. I use a wheelchair. Some days, my body works; other days, it doesn’t. But walking any distance causes me to have seizures. I look...
Partner supports sabbatical despite concerns
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August 20, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been dating my partner, “Harper,” for over a year, and we have a strong and supportive relationship. On her birthday, Harper expressed her desire to take a yearlong sabbatical to ...
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Annual Riverfest to be held in California
August 20, 2024
St. Paul AME Church, 1350 Locust St., McKeesport, will hold a food pantry from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Free produce, dry foods and meats will be given. The pantry is held the second and fourth Sat...
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August 20, 2024
• Belle Vernon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 699 meeting, at the post on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon, 6 p.m. • Concert in the Park, (free admission and parking-concession open) Rick Purcell’s D...
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August 19, 2024
• Roscoe Lions Club meeting, Allenport Marina, 6 p.m. • Archbishop Elko Donora Knights of Columbus Council 1941 meeting, K of C room, in St. Andrew the Apostle Donora church, 1 Park Manor Road, Donora...
Husband refuses to add wife to home’s mortgage
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August 19, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for nine years (married for seven). I moved into his house with him, and I’m still not on the mortgage. I work full time in the medical field and contrib...
Friendship with boss came with steep emotional toll
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August 17, 2024
DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, my partner and I moved to a new community, befriending a neighbor whose initial kindness and generosity impressed us greatly. When the neighbor learned I was unemployed, ...
Grieving daughter dreads holidays without mom
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August 17, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 30-year-old woman, and my mom recently passed away. Everywhere I look, I am reminded of her, and I don’t know how I am going to get through the holiday season without her. My mo...
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August 17, 2024
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August 17, 2024
• Bible Chapel Rostraver hosts speaker Darlene Crawford, founder of Under His Wings ministry, who will present a program on human trafficking and exploitation of children, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 203 Johnson ...
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Charleroi Class of '57 meeting for lunch
August 17, 2024
The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drinkers...
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August 17, 2024
• Westmoreland Fair, 123 Blue Ribbon Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township. Gates open a 10 a.m. Admission is $10 at the gate, which includes parking, amusement rides, admission to all commercial and agricultur...