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Red Hatters to meet Tuesday
May 16, 2026
The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at the McKeesport Area Shared Ministry Beulah Park United Methodist Church campus on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group...
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MONDAY
May 16, 2026
• Open house for reopening of Melenyzer Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Inc., 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe, 1 to 4 p.m. • Family breakfast in honor of our mothers, Saints Joachim and Anne Parish, Eliz...
Mon Valley Nurses Association Scholarship awarded
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May 15, 2026
The Mon Valley Nurses Association presented its 2026 nursing scholarship to Elizabeth Forward High School senior Samantha Malek during a May 7 meeting at River House Cafe in Charleroi. Samantha was ac...
Church News
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May 15, 2026
Mount Calvary Baptist Church to celebrate 105 years of service Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 230 Reed Ave., Monessen, will celebrate its 105th anniversary on Sunday. The theme for this milestone event...
Bothersome man won’t leave neighbor alone
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May 15, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I have a next-door neighbor who is retired and takes care of his wife, who has dementia. He’s a nice enough person, but he has no personal boundaries. He is intrusive and knocks on my door ...
Fasting causes snappy behavior
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 15, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been fasting for years — sometimes for my faith, sometimes for my health — and overall, it’s been a meaningful practice for me. The structure I follow is usually water or tea thro...
Friday, May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Happy Birthday: Cap your spending, redirect your plans and begin something that motivates you to make the most of your time and talents. The choice is yours: You can let situations turn into something...
TODAY IN HISTORY:
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May 15, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, May 15, the 135th day of 2026. There are 230 days left in the year. On May 15, 1970, less than two weeks after the National Guard shooting at Kent State University, t...
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May 15, 2026
• Vintage and Timeless sale, during National Road Pike Days, vintage and costume jewelry, gently-used designer hand bags, United Christian Church, indoors, 499 E. Malden Drive, Coal Center, 9 a.m. to ...
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Spaghetti dinners at BV
May 15, 2026
A brain cancer fundraiser will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Monessen Eagles, 461 Schoonmaker Ave., in memory of Tracey Cole Marucci. Featured will be favorite tunes played by John, appetiz...
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Center in the Woods,
May 15, 2026
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
Charthene Club honors Charleroi Area girls of the month
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May 14, 2026
By the MVI The Charthene Club recently held its annual tea celebrating the girls of the month chosen from top senior students at Charleroi Area High School. Girls of the month are chosen based on acad...
TODAY IN HISTORY
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May 14, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today 14, the 134th day of 2026. There are 231 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 14, 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition, organized to explore the Louisiana Territory a...
Three’s a crowd in family’s housing arrangement
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May 14, 2026
DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my husband and I bought a home together with his sister. We share the bills and chores and, for the most part, it works. We live in a nicer home than we could afford on our...
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Happy Birthday: Share only what’s necessary. Your energy, time and expertise are best directed at what you want to accomplish. Don’t invite interference or rely on those who have let you down in the p...
Reader wants to help classmate with her career
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 14, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I presented a classmate of mine with an opportunity to step into her career. We were talking about career goals, and she mentioned she wanted to gain more experience. I knew ...
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May 14, 2026
• Housewares, spring jackets and dresses 50% off, California United Methodist Church care and share thrift store, 227 Third St., California, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Auntie Ann’s Pretzels, Penn Highlands Mo...
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May 14, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England. The Coast Guard announced Wednes...
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Moments of Joy to hold sale at Penn Highlands MV
May 14, 2026
Missionaries of the Union Baptist Church in Monessen will hold the annual Spring Fellowship from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Social Hall, 1701 Grand Blvd., Monessen. Tickets are $10 an...
Young teen’s stepdad is pushing her along the wrong path
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May 13, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our 14-yearold granddaughter, a freshman in high school, is being encouraged to drink, or more accurately, “chug,” beer out of cans with her st...