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October 2, 2025
For the MVI October is Family History Month and Westmoreland County libraries are prepared to help residents begin their journey to discover their family’s stories. During October, the public invited ...
Silent film star from Charleroi gets her due with historic marker
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October 2, 2025
By the MVI A group of Pittsburgh cinephiles and historians with a passion for silent movies announced the approval of a historic marker placement celebrating Charleroi-born silent film star Olive Thom...
Widower’s new romance includes a few red flags
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October 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. We have been enjoying each other’s company for several months. We have a long-distance ...
Injury sidelines promising volleyball player
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 2, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter, a high school junior, recently broke her leg, and it has turned our whole household upside down. She is a dedicated volleyball player and has been training nonstop for yea...
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SOAR Chapter 15-7 to host Medicare speaker
October 2, 2025
Members of the Catholic Women’s College Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Donora church, Second Street Extension and Park Manor Road. Members are asked to bring baby sh...
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October 2, 2025
• Sixth annual Taste of Serbia, dine-in or takeout, (fish sandwich, lamb sandwich, Cevaps, burek, sarma, haluski, apple strudel, palacinke and more) St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., ...
Husband’s ‘jokes’ make wife the target of every punchline
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October 1, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My husband, “Sid,” said he was joking at the store the other day. When I talk, I gesture with my hands. A woman was c...
Public figure feels he must not rock the boat
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
October 1, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I was invited to a gathering at a nightclub this weekend, and I sat with a private group of people who provided table service. It was very chic until random people started to sneak up ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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October 1, 2025
Be cautious about sharing too much information or agreeing to something without verifying the facts. You need a clear conscience to move forward without regret. A domestic change will impact your emot...
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October 1, 2025
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2025. There are 91 days left in the year.
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October 1, 2025
On Oct. 1, 2017, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the high-rise Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 fans at a country ...
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October 1, 2025
• In 1890, Yosemite National Park was established by the U.S. Congress. • In 1903, the first modern baseball World Series began, with the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the American Le...
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October 1, 2025
Actor-singer Julie Andrews is 90. Film director Jean-Jacques Annaud is 82. Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 80. Actor Randy Quaid is 75. Singer Youssou N’Dour is 66. Actor Esai Morales is 63. Retir...
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October 1, 2025
• Charleroi Area Goldenagers meeting, Riverside Place, 302 Chamber Plaza, Charleroi, noon. • Giant Oaks Garden Club meeting, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 905 McMurray Road, Venetia, 11:15 a.m. • McKe...
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October 1, 2025
Due to ongoing construction in Chess Park, all craft, antique and food vendors will be relocated to the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium, 200 Railroad St., Monongahela, for Saturday’s Fall Fleatique in Monong...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
October 1, 2025
The monthly meeting of Valley Garden Club was held Sept. 11 at Lynnwood Lutheran Church. Sixteen members were in attendance. President Roxanne Huss presided, led the flag pledge and acknowledged the b...
The power of forgiveness
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ACHIEVING WELLNESS WITH DR. EMILIO GALIS, DPT
September 30, 2025
Have you ever felt resentment towards another? Have you ever been so angry with another human being that all you wanted to do was see them hurt the way you are? I think we all have been there. That bi...
Females sidle up to woman’s boyfriend on the dance floor
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September 30, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’m in an eight-month relationship with a man who is a sexy good dancer. (I’m also a good dancer.) My dilemma is, he attracts a lot of female attention on the dance floor, and sometimes wom...
Friends ditch student who doesn’t dress for club night
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
September 30, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My friends and I are studying abroad in Europe, and we like to explore the party scene here. The clubs are strict — they have security guards, and apparently everyone expects you to we...
YESTERYEAR
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September 30, 2025
The 1971 American Motors Gremlin is displayed on the eve of the Paris Auto Show on Sept. 30, 1970. AP