DEAR ABBY: We have a mutual friend who’s very dear to us. He’s a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who’s too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, ...

• Stuff the Fire Truck event, (donate new, unwrapped toys, clothing, books, etc., for ages newborn to 16) Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, 239 Donner Ave., Monessen, 5 to 8 p.m. The event is ...

Initiate change, and don’t look back. Turn your dreams into a reality, your aspirations into something tangible and your life into something that soothes your soul. Refuse to let the negativity in you...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have lived in a country home for the past 25 years. When we moved here, our only neighbors were wild turkeys, deer and raccoons. Behind our house were 20 acres of woods, which...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I live with my boyfriend. We rent an apartment together and split all of our expenses. I’ve been able to save up, and now I am interested in investing in real estate. I don’t know what...

Your charm and charisma will carry weight this year. Step up to the podium and let your leadership qualities prevail. The more you are willing to do, the higher the returns. Remember, if you want to t...

Personal and professional gains await. Look at the big picture, but concentrate on what’s most important to you and head in that direction. How you use your connections, attributes and experience to n...

Energy El is making a name for herself as a stylist and designer of African clothing. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom What is the fashionably dressed woman wearing these days? Well, s...

The Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in July, August, September and October: Memorials Ron Minkus “Quilt-As-You-Go Made Modern: Fresh Techniques for Busy Quilters” by Jera Brandvig, pres...

Participation will lead to understanding and insight into what’s best for you. The more you interact with people, the easier it will be to recognize motives and assess what is likely to transpire. Cha...

DEAR ABBY: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient and snappy l...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My adult daughters absolutely refuse to call or visit their father, and it’s become a constant point of tension in our family. I’m still married to him, and while they love me, they ma...

The 2025 holiday season arrives with a mix of excitement and caution. Approximately 1 in 3 shoppers who used credit cards for holiday shopping in 2024 still haven’t paid off those balances, and 10% ar...

As shoppers flood stores across the country during the year’s biggest shopping season, retail workers are bracing for what many describe as the most demanding — and often demoralizing — stretch of the...

Metro Creative December is filled with opportunities to make magical memories, particularly for families with young children. Christmas commands a lot of thought and attention, and parents know such e...

The Greater Monessen Historical Society, 505-507 Donner Ave., Monessen, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. All nationality cookbooks will be 25% off. All postcards and CDs will be buy one, ...

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

• Holiday cookie walk, Epiphany of Our Lord Church Hall, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen, noon to 3 p.m. Participants can choose from a $5 bag (half-pound) or $10 bag (one pound) and select their favo...

The event is set for Dec. 17 at the Carroll Township hospital. Penn Highlands Mon Valley invites the community to bring their children to enjoy cookies and hot chocolate with Santa at the Carroll Town...

Be resourceful, choose your path and build momentum. Struggle, determination and fortitude will lead to positive change this year. Be true to yourself, but observant of others. Incorporate what you se...