New mom struggles with isolation and loneliness
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 22, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: As a new mom to my precious 3-month-old, I’m experiencing a whirlwind of emotions, from joy to an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness. While I adore my baby and cherish thes...
Comments overheard years ago still echo in wife’s ears
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October 22, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I caught my husband talking on the phone to another woman. I heard him say, “Get some sleep, sweetheart,” and “Thank you for being my companion.” When I called him on it, he claimed nothing...
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October 22, 2024
• White Oak Senior Activities group personal defense class, White Oak Community Center, 1798 Lower Heckman Road, 1 to 2:15 p.m. • Eucharistic Adoration, St. Andrew the Apostle Monongahela church, 722 ...
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Charleroi legion holding
October 22, 2024
Bellmar High School Class of 1958 will have a classmate dinner 5 p.m. Thursday at Rosie’s Anchor Bar & Grille, New Eagle.
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October 22, 2024
Boyfriend’s difficult son puts a damper on romance
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October 19, 2024
DEAR ABBY: After a lonely post-divorce decade, I have found a loving man whom I’ll call “Drew.” We share many of the same interests and values, and are enjoying this second chance at love and romance....
Daughter desperate to donate kidney to mom
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 19, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m in a really tough situation with my mom, who has been going through so much lately. She’s on dialysis for six hours four times a week, and she has been waiting for a kidney donor f...
Pair fall meals with creamy mashed potatoes
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October 19, 2024
Family Features Potatoes are a perfect kitchen partner any time of year, but fall’s comfort food cravings make it spud season for busy (and hungry) families. These Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy ...
A water roux keeps challah tender and fluffy
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball's Milk Street 
October 19, 2024
A good loaf of challah is tender, pillowy and slightly sweet, but homemade loaves tend to dry and stale quickly. To keep our challah tender and extend its shelf-life, we borrow the water roux techniqu...
Al Roker’s Sweet Potato Poon, a delicious dish with a side of mystery
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October 19, 2024
By The Associated Press When Al Roker thinks about his mother and food, this recipe comes to mind. The poon is a bit of a mystery. While it graced his table for every holiday meal and on special Sunda...
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MV Paws to host chicken and biscuit dinner
October 19, 2024
The McKeesport Tuesday afternoon Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friend...
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October 19, 2024
• Bingo, Donora Public Library, 510 Meldon Ave., Donora, 1 p.m. • Spaghetti dinner, dine-in or takeout, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, noon to 6 p.m., 724929-9879. • Apple du...
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October 19, 2024
• Friends of the Monessen Public Library meeting, at the library, 326 Donner Ave., Monessen, 5:30 p.m. • Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association meeting, at the association, 539 Cedar Creek R...
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October 19, 2024
Stop scrolling and start strolling
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ACHIEVING WELLNESS WITH DR. EMILIO GALIS, DPT
October 18, 2024
Beep Beep Beep. It’s 6 a.m. and what’s blaring for you to wake up? Your phone, of course. You pick it up and either hit snooze or shut off the alarm. What is your next move? Many of us start scrolling...
Husband chooses to make music with another woman
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October 18, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I used to play in a band together. He played guitar, and I sang. He now has another female singer in his band, and I can hardly contain my feelings. In the beginning, he was ...
Readers offer advice on new mom’s weight struggle
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 18, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I wanted to offer another option to “Overweight,” the woman hurt by her brother’s comments about her post-pregnancy weight. Could she not go a step further and ask him to babysit for a...
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October 18, 2024
• PennWest California homecoming parade, downtown California, noon. • “Internet Genealogy for Beginners,” Monessen Public Library, 11 a.m. Registration is not required. • Craft/vendor show, St. Spyrid...
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October 18, 2024
A Monessen Community Cleanup Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Monessen City Building, 575 Donner Ave. Participants will meet to pick up supplies and assignments. Vests, gloves and ...