College junior worried about lack of internship
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 28, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I would love some advice on how not to feel behind in life compared to my friends. I am going into my last year of college, and all my friends are doing things to take steps toward the...
Mother doesn’t want son’s girlfriend at every event
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May 28, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My son is a sophomore in college. He has been dating a girl he met at school for almost a year. Her family no longer speaks to her for reasons I don’t know. I have included her in our famil...
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Movie Night to be held in Elizabeth
May 27, 2024
Bishop Phelan Assembly 911 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus of the Mon Valley will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at the Charleroi Knights of Columbus Council Hall, in St. Andrew the Apostle Paris...
Girlfriend jealous of man’s friendships
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 27, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been dating my girlfriend, Sarah, for a year now, and she has become increasingly insecure about my friendships with my childhood buddies — both men and women. Sarah often express...
Relative reveals sordid story to prevent wedding
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May 27, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of three years recently proposed. The issue is he’s the great-nephew of the man who jilted my great-aunt at the altar in the 1970s. My aunt dated his great-uncle for financial ...
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May 24, 2024
• Belle Vernon Memorial Day service, parade beginning at 9 a.m. at Belle Vernon American Legion, proceeding to service at Belle Vernon Cemetery flagpole. • California 175 Memorial Day celebration, Mon...
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May 24, 2024
• McKeesport Railroad Club open to visitors, 2209 Walnut St., McKeesport, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Donation is $5 for adults, ages 18 and older; $3 for children ages 5 to 17; under age 5, U.S. military (wit...
Grandmother has a habit of mentioning one child
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May 24, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I’m 42 and recently had my first baby. My brother is six years younger and has a baby who just turned 1. Our mom has a total of four biological grandkids and one step-grandchild. I know Mom...
Friend moving away leaves feelings of doubt
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 24, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend of 20 years is moving away with her husband and family all the way from Connecticut to Thailand so they can both teach English there. They will be gone for five years, w...
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May 23, 2024
• Open house, McKeesport Model Railroad Club, 2209 Walnut St., McKeesport, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Donation is $5 for adults ages 18 and older; $3 for children 5 to 17. U.S. military members (with ID), uni...
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Memorial Day services to be held in Roscoe
May 23, 2024
Grandpa’s Kitchen will be open 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave. On the menu will be Crepes-Sweet and Savory. The program is currently looking for voluntee...
Engagement news leaves sister out in the cold
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 23, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I discovered that my sister had gotten engaged, but not from my sister directly. Instead, I had to find out from our mom, three weeks after the fact. As someone who shares a ...
Friendship’s decline doesn’t stop a solicitation for cash
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May 23, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Gene” and I have been friends since elementary school. We’re now in our 50s. We were inseparable best friends all those years. When we were about 30, I started noticing our frien...
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May 23, 2024
The May 11 meeting of Monongahela Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the Americas (NSDAR) was held at noon in the Monongahela Public Library meeting room. A box lunch was served. Twelve memb...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
May 23, 2024
A May crowning ceremony was held prior to the Epiphany Ladies meeting at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church, Monessen. Vice President Sara Stein presented flowers while Sophia Janol crowned the Blessed M...
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Jefferson Memorial’s
May 22, 2024
The Rostraver Township Lions will hold a barbecue from 11 a.m. to sellout Saturday at the Howard Hanna Simon Real Estate Services parking lot, 1751 Rostraver Road. Dinners are $10 for chicken or pork ...
Excessive spending bothers benefit attendee
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
May 22, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: A while back, there was a benefit held for a person who has cancer. A generous sum was raised by friends and relatives who collected items from donors. The collected items were sold, a...
Couple fears for well-being of abused friend and child
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May 22, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My wife’s good friend has had a tough time since her divorce. She started dating this guy off and on a few years ago. After the second breakup, we learned the reason. He was verbally abusiv...
From exam stress to career success a new grad’s guide to professional life
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By By SHARON RHODES For the AP 
May 21, 2024
Graduating college is an incredible achievement and the start of an exciting new chapter. But after the relief of finishing those last exams, making the transition from school to professional life can...