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DEAR HARRIETTE: It feels like my parents neglect to recognize my birthday every year, and it is becoming painful. My birthday was about two months ago, and they didn’t make time to celebrate with me. ...

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Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done or cou...

DEAR ABBY: We were friends with a couple we met about five years ago. We went out together a few times and mostly saw them at our neighborhood bar. They live about 30 miles away. Well, the husband pas...

• Ostomy Support Group meeting, Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 2 to 3 p.m. • Mon Valley Coin Club meeting, VFW ...

Some things never change, like the 90-yearold recipe for ravioli used by the ladies of the Annita Garibaldi Society of Belle Vernon. They are made with beef and pork roasts, other natural ingredients ...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Monessen 776 met on March 15 in the Epiphany Church Hall in Monessen. Hopeful mysteries of the rosary were recited before the 10:30 a.m. Mass by Regent Debbie...

The Joyful Bloomers Garden Club held its third meeting of 2026 on March 4 at Kane Community Living Center. President Sharon Bryner called the meeting to order. Recording Secretary Mary Lee Duval read ...

For the MVI The Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary Club hosted a highly successful free electronics recycling event Saturday at the Herman Mihalich Boat Launch in Monessen. A steady stream of local residen...

For the MVI The Washington County Chamber of Commerce announce the finalists for the Washington County Athena Leadership Award and the recipient of the Washington County Athena Young Professional Lead...

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I started a book club around eight months ago, and I advertised it on my community’s Facebook page. I was so excited because the first time I hosted, it was a success. More than 30 peo...

At luxury resorts around the world, the picnic is being reimagined as part of the travel experience. A morning safari might end with breakfast in the African bush, while a canoe ride across a private ...

Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2026. There are 261 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Boot...