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 ...

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...

• 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...

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 ...

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

An Ekernally Yours Gourmet Popcorn & Sweet Treats, LLC sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township. The event is sp...

• Fish fry, Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 724929-5511. • Elizabeth Township Movie Night, “Disney’s Haunted Mansion,” community center, 429 Duncan Station Road,...

• Living with Diabetes Support Group meeting, Penn Highlands Mon Valley Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 2 to 3 p.m. • McKeesport Fall Festiva...

Monessen High School Class of 1953 will hold a get together 1 p.m. Thursday at Denny’s restaurant in Rostraver Township. All classmates are welcome. For more information, call Nancy Horvath at 724-684...

By the Associated Press Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into pa...

The monthly meeting of the Mon Valley Coin Club will be 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela. Discussion will be held on the national grading system of ancient coins. A 50/50 ...

• White Oak Senor Activities Life Options resource fair, White Oak Community Center, 1798 Lower Heckman Road, 1 to 2:15 p.m. • Monessen Post Office luncheon meeting, Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Rostra...

Pennsylvania Western University plans the following open house dates this fall at its California, Clarion and Edinboro campuses: • Oct. 26: PennWest California, PennWest Clarion, PennWest Edinboro • N...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have recently transitioned into a new role that has me working in an open office layout. While I appreciate the collaborative environment and the opportunity to interact with my coll...

DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, I had a mental breakdown. For the first three years afterward, my husband stood by me. The medications I was prescribed caused me to gain more than 100 pounds. I have t...

• Soup/bake sale, Holy Family Church, 225 N. Second St., West Newton, noon to 1 p.m. • St. Dominic’s Men’s Club meeting, at the club, 601 Thompson Ave., Donora, 1 p.m. • Bingo night, Carroll Township ...