For the MVI For some of us, the holidays are a joyous time we look forward to all year. But for others, the season can bring up feelings of sadness. An individual may be excited at one moment and feel...

The holidays can be a time for friends and family to come together. But if festivities in the upcoming months leave you dreading tension-filled conversations and disagreements at the dinner table, hea...

Last year, when Lauren Haydel began her first sober holiday season, she wondered how difficult it would be to avoid alcohol at family parties and celebrations with friends. She owns a boutique, Fleurt...

DEAR ABBY: I recently ended an 18-year marriage that should have ended many years earlier. While I was deciding to leave, I met the most wonderful man, “Winston.” He treats me like a queen — the polar...

A Sensitive Santa will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, by the engagement team, at the West Mifflin Area Middle School, 81 Commonwealth Ave., West Mifflin. A Sensitive Santa is a sensory-safe event wi...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I grew up as an Army brat, and while there were many positives to that experience, it also came with significant challenges that I’m still grappling with as an adult. My family moved f...

• Breakfast with Santa, free and open to the community, Roscoe Sportsmen’s Association, 1069 Sloan Lane, Coal Center, 10 a.m. • Community Revitalization of West Newton (CROWN) community sing-along, We...

• Author reading/illustrator signing, “The Tree of Hope” by Lori VanKirk Schue, Rostraver Public Library, 700 Plaza Drive, Rostraver Township, 6 p.m. Register at the library’s online site or call 724-...

Penn Highlands Healthcare welcomed board-certified pathologist Ziver Şahin, M.D., to its medical staff. He joins the team at Penn Highlands Mon Valley, located at 1163 Country Club Road in Carroll Tow...

• Free photos with Santa, Hoods Up Quick Lube, 1304 Country Club Road, Monongahela, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hoods Up is also participating in a toy collection drive, Stuff a Race Car Trailer, for the nonpro...

The Roscoe Sportsmen’s Association welcomes the public to a Breakfast with Santa at 10 a.m. Sunday at 1069 Sloan Lane, Coal Center. There will be pictures with Santa at the free event. Monongahela Hig...

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

For the MVI If you have ever suffered from back pain, you know how miserable this discomfort can make your life. Now, there is new relief in the Mon Valley region for people with spinal and joint issu...

The Washington Area Humane Society, 1527 Route 136, Eighty Four, will have a Merry Little Holiday Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Cost is $5 per person. There will be photos with Santa, holiday refresh...

• Holly Day, Hollywood pavilion, Third St., California, 6 p.m. • Living Nativity, held by HOPE Church, Harmony Acres, 355 Perryopolis Road, Belle Vernon, 6 to 8 p.m. • “Joy to the World,” all children...

• “Joy to the World,” all children’s clothing buy one, get one free, holiday decorations 50% off, coats half off, toys are free all month, Care & Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church...

Santa Claus will make return engagements to the Magic City on consecutive weekends leading up to Christmas. Charleroi Borough officials announced he will be greeting children from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Frida...