DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter just told me she’s spent thousands of dollars on a matchmaker to help her with her love life. I can’t seem to understand why she would do such a thing. My daughter is beaut...

Happy Birthday: Communication and observation will help you read the room better this year. Step outside your comfort zone and be the one to make a difference. Lead the way to hope and a better future...

• St. Spyridon’s Savor the Flavors of Greece (live music and Greek dancers, sounds of Filarakia, Greek dishes, beer and pastries) St. Spyridon Hellenic Center, 119 St. Spyridon Lane, Monessen, 11 a.m....

The Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission board of directors will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at 1200 Maronda Way, Monessen. For more information, call 724-2432220. Bellmar High School Class of 1966 will...

The following students graduated during spring commencement at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: • Gina Egidi of Smithton • Hailey Pearson of Venetia Local students named to Millersville University dean...

The following have applied for marriage licenses through the Westmoreland County Register of Wills: • Thomas Jon Jenkins, 53, of Belle Vernon and Abigail Jo Walters, 43, Morgantown, W.Va. • Tyler Andr...

Embracing a “day at the beach” theme, the June meeting of the Annita Garibaldi Society was held on June 11. President Janet Strahosky reported that all current officers were willing to remain in their...

McKeesport’s neighborhood Pop Up and Play tradition continues this month with events at Riverview playground from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6 to 8 p.m. July 23 at the Christy Park Playground. Acti...

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Consider your options and what the pros and cons are. Let your emotions filter through consequences and what’s worth it to you and what isn’t. Stretch your imagination. LEO...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for three years. She asked me to fix her old computer. As I was doing that, I saw emails from her ex, “Doug,” dated a few months before our wedding. They star...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always liked to experiment with sewing my own garments. In my culture, it is common for people to make their own clothes or at least be able to repair what they buy. As time goe...

Today in History: Today is Tuesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2025. There are 176 days left in the year. On July 8, 2018, divers rescued four of the 12 boys who had been trapped in a flooded cave in no...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Monessen Court 776 met June 16 at the Epiphany Church Hall of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Monessen. Installation of officers was conducted by District Deputy Lara...

The Rostraver Township Lions will hold a drive-through only barbecue from 11 a.m. to sellout Saturday at the Howard Hanna Simon Real Estate Services parking lot, 1751 Rostraver Road. The dinners (chic...

• Mad Science program “Dinosaurs,” Community Bank Park, 702 Graham St., North Belle Vernon, for children pre-K to grade 2, 11 a.m., hosted by the Belle Vernon Public Library. To register, call 724929-...

FAMILY FEATURES Learning to write is one of the defining milestones of early childhood, but it doesn’t happen all at once. Children build writing skills over time, from indecipherable scribbles to wri...

FAMILY FEATURES With school out for summer, children will be away from teachers and coaches who might be trained in first aid and CPR, making it crucial for parents and summer caregivers to brush up o...

Today in History: Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2026. There are 177 days left in the year. On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’...

DEAR ABBY: I never want to eat my husband’s cooking again. He refuses to follow recipes because he says they are “too hard.” He doesn’t use seasonings — or he uses the wrong ones. An example: He recen...

Happy Birthday: Question every move this year. Go directly to the source, take notes and address issues of concern before you agree to anything that requires a commitment. Pay attention to how much yo...