Brother’s beliefs are incompatible with sister’s reality
Features
April 4, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My son is getting married next year. He and his future wife are extremely religious. My daughter (his sister) is also engaged — to a wonderful woman. Because of my daughter’s lesbian relati...
Husband refuses to interact
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
April 4, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been in conflict with my husband for years. We used to enjoy each other’s company, but somewhere down the line that changed. Now I am not interested in the things he likes to wa...
Around The Valley, Features
MONDAY
April 4, 2026
• Easter Sunday worship services, Saint Joachim & Anne Catholic Parish, St. Eugene Church, 3210 Liberty Way, McKeesport, 8 a.m.; St. Michael Church, 101 McLay Drive, Elizabeth, 10 a.m.; Queen of the R...
Long relationship has fluctuated over the years
Features
April 3, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I have a situation with this guy I’ve known for five years. We dated in the summer of sixth grade, but it wasn’t serious, and we broke up after a month. But we always kept in touch and had ...
Friend wants compensation for watching dog
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
April 3, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend recently got a dog, but she and her family travel a lot, so they need to find care for the dog when they leave. I have been friends with her for more than 20 years and love a...
How to stay safe on electric bikes
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By By SARAH RAZA Associated Press 
April 3, 2026
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The 14-year-old was riding an electric bicycle at an estimated 25 mph when he slammed into Janet Stotko during her evening walk, leaving her unconscious and bleeding on a side...
Features
April 3, 2026
• Easter egg event, held by HOPE Church at the Washington Township baseball field, Koslasky Drive, Belle Vernon, noon. • Borough of West Mifflin Easter event, West Mifflin Community Park, 525 Bettis R...
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Donora legion members to meet Wednesday
April 3, 2026
The Fudge Guy will sell a variety of homemade fudges at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Ernest E. Jobes Post 212 Ame...
Queen Alliquippa Chapter, NSDAR
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
April 3, 2026
The Queen Alliquippa Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, held its regular chapter meeting earlier this month. Regent Becky Caliguiri presided. There were 37 members and two...
Features
Center in the Woods,
April 3, 2026
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
Spooky for spring: Demon House to host egg hunt among its monsters
Entertainment, Features
April 2, 2026
The “hare-raising” theme will remain respectful, with nothing related to the religious aspects of the holiday. By STACEY FEDEROFF For the MVI A festive rabbit in Carroll Township is ready for visitors...
Take out roast beef dinner planned at Mckeesport church
Features
April 2, 2026
The Evangelical Congregational Church, 312 Olive St., McKeesport will host its annual roast beef dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. April 18. It will be takeout only. Curbside pickup is available in the parking ...
Features
April 2, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2026. There are 273 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, died...
Features
April 2, 2026
For the MVI West Newton Borough invites the community to join in celebrating Arbor Day through a series of community tree planting and environmental stewardship activities across the borough. As part ...
Making and keeping international connections
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GUEST COLUMN
April 2, 2026
Editor’s note, this column is an extension of a series about Don Pavelko’s recent trip to Pilsen in the Czech Republic for the 80th Anniversary Liberation Festival and honoring the three men from Dono...
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Features
April 2, 2026
Work toward your goals quietly. The less you divulge, the more you’ll accomplish this year. Refuse to let temptation get the better of you. Emotional acts will cost you if you make unrealistic promise...
Woman rejects well-intentioned offers of support
Features
April 2, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband slipped, fell and broke his hip. As I write this, he is having a total hip replacement. Family and friends have offered to “come and sit with me.” I have been polite (when I real...
Bad habit leads to embarrassing outcome
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
April 2, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: When I was younger, I developed a strange habit of picking at the back of my hair. I did it so much that my hair thinned almost completely on the back of my head. I ended up getting a ...
Tips for coloring Easter eggs
Features
April 2, 2026
Metro Creative Services Many families will soon be partaking in a springtime tradition that has spanned generations: coloring Easter eggs. While eggs once symbolized fertility and rebirth in Pagan cel...