DEAR HARRIETTE: I am currently in the middle of a career pivot. For many years, I worked in corporate offices behind the scenes in operations. I still do that now in a more creative industry. In this ...

The Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., will hold a clockmaking class at 11 a.m. Friday. Gayle Wagner will teach participants how to make clocks out of dollar store or upcycled mat...

• Play and laugh game night, (snacks, play old favorites, learn a new game or bring one to share) all ages welcome, Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., 5 p.m. • Ernest E. Jobes Pos...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Monessen 776 met Sept. 16 at the Epiphany of our Lord Church hall in Monessen. Members recited the rosary. Regent Debbie Genemore welcomed members and opened t...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Pat” and I live on opposite sides of the country. I am very concerned about Pat’s daughter and granddaughter, “Mandy.” Pat’s son-in-law is verbally abusive. He calls Pat’s d...

The event will be held at Palmer Park in Donora this year. For the MVI Plans are underway for the 22nd annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk. The one-mile walk will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 11 ...

DEAR ABBY: When my lifelong friend “Cheryl” and I would talk once a week to catch up with each other’s lives, she’d describe her other friends’ woes in a really animated way, including a loud voice an...

DEAR ABBY: I am 54 and already facing ageism. Some of my neighbors who are in their 30s and 40s make ageist statements aimed at me. These people do not know me but happen to live in my building. One t...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just started my new job, and my boss has given me little guidance. When I reach out with questions, the responses are either short, vague or delayed. I was expecting some kind of str...

• Greater Monessen Historical Society Founders’ Day Dinner Oktoberfest, Jozwiak Hall at St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1701 Grand Blvd., Monessen, beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets, at $35, can be purchased a...

Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)

A new ladies Bible study and fellowship will start from 10 a.m. to noon Monday and will continue each Monday at Journey by Grace Church, Route 51, Rostraver Township. Topic will be “Our Words Matter-T...

Pope John Paul II, in white, and Cardinal John Krol wave to the crowd welcoming the Pontiff to Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 3, 1979.

By DONALD PAVELKO My initiation into the international flight club began on Wednesday, April 30, a little past 9 p.m. As we walked through the tunnel to the aircraft, I got a little weak in the knees....

For the MVI October is Family History Month and Westmoreland County libraries are prepared to help residents begin their journey to discover their family’s stories. During October, the public invited ...

By the MVI A group of Pittsburgh cinephiles and historians with a passion for silent movies announced the approval of a historic marker placement celebrating Charleroi-born silent film star Olive Thom...

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. We have been enjoying each other’s company for several months. We have a long-distance ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter, a high school junior, recently broke her leg, and it has turned our whole household upside down. She is a dedicated volleyball player and has been training nonstop for yea...

Members of the Catholic Women’s College Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Donora church, Second Street Extension and Park Manor Road. Members are asked to bring baby sh...

• Sixth annual Taste of Serbia, dine-in or takeout, (fish sandwich, lamb sandwich, Cevaps, burek, sarma, haluski, apple strudel, palacinke and more) St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., ...