You’ll have stars in your eyes, enthusiasm beyond belief and an open mind that will help you turn your dreams into a reality. Take it upon yourself to make things happen. Talk the talk and walk the wa...

• Rivers of Steel Graffiti Arts, Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., McKeesport, 11 a.m. to noon. Register at www.mckeesportlibrary.org or call 412672-0625. • Program on U.S. Steel...

The young adult book club will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela. The club focuses on reading what interests members while also encouraging explora...

President Sara Stein opened the Jan. 11 meeting of the Epiphany Ladies of Epiphany of Our Lord Church, Monessen, by welcoming members and leading them in reciting the flag pledge and prayer before mea...

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

Valley Garden Club held its first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 8 at the Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Belle Vernon. Seventeen members were in attendance. President Roxanne Huss presided, led the flag pledge ...

Nineteen second-graders from Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish Religious Education program celebrated their First Reconciliation on Jan. 17 at the Queen of the Rosary Campus in Glassport. The Re...

On Jan. 3, the residents of the TLC-Tender Loving Care Nursing Home in West Newton got a surprise visit, as the Vargas Pin-Up Girls showed up in full dress to sing Christmas carols, and brought each r...

For the MVI Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) announced that student Tommy Kinsey has been selected as a finalist in the Washington’s Got Talent competition. Tommy will perform at 1:30 p.m. Sunda...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding and thrills when we saw each other after a long day at work or school. And, I guess...

DEAR HARRIETTE: For years, I used food as a coping mechanism. Whenever I was sad, stressed or heartbroken, I would overeat. I worked hard to break that habit, and I’m proud to say I have a much health...

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep the momentum flowing if you want things to go your way. Turn your attention to how you handle your money and invest your time and skills. Don’t be reluctant to apply...

At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to communication devices from the p...

The Pan Am Boeing 747 is shown landing at London’s Heathrow Airport after its maiden trans Atlantic flight from New York on Jan. 22, 1970. AP

The Jefferson Hills Public Library, 925 Old Clairton Road, Clairton, is hosting a Graffiti Arts Workshop for teens in the seventh through the 12th grades with Rivers of Steel at 5 p.m. Tuesday. This w...

• New vendor, Jill’s Crystals, selling Swarovski jewelry, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Bingo, Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish, ...

Gather facts before you act. Emotional spontaneity will get you in trouble. Knowing what’s possible and what you can do will help you gain ground this year. Think big while sticking to a budget and yo...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and share the same friendships — joint, his and mine. We have camped, hosted parties and traveled with the same friends. My problem is my hus...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I think my wife is having bladder issues, but I imagine that may be a sensitive topic, so I’m not sure how to bring it up. Over the past year or so, I’ve noticed a change in how freque...

A new vendor, Jill’s Crystals will be selling Swarovski jewelry, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, key chains, little purses and wallets, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lo...