DEAR ABBY: I lost my husband two months ago after a long, debilitating illness. I loved him very much, and the loss was very difficult, although not unexpected. After his funeral, an old friend called...

The Elizabeth Forward area group is preparing for its Christmas concert. The Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus is seeking new members in all voice parts. The choir began in 1972 and has performe...

It will be held Oct. 25, and money raised will also go toward projects at the Smithton branch. Rostraver Public Library will hold a wine-tasting event to raise funds for the facility and its sister br...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My wife and I, along with a few family friends, needed to travel to Canada for a funeral. We decided it would be more economical to drive, so I booked the rental vehicle. Our friends l...

The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drink...

• “A Novel Idea,” Frazier Community Library fall fundraiser (lunch, a “novel” fashion show, flower bar, glass of wine while admiring book-themed tables) St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Social Hal...

DEAR ABBY: My son has trouble telling the truth. He was getting up late, dressing for work, leaving and coming back early. When my husband and I asked him about having a job, he said he had one. When ...

The Catholic Women’s College Club met Sept. 8 at the St. Andrew the Apostle, Donora site, picnic grounds for its first meeting of the 2025-26 year. This year’s officers, President Helen Bednardczyk, V...

For the MVI A man falls off of a ladder and hits his head on the ground. A woman is involved in a car accident and her head hits the windshield. A child is hit in the head during a soccer game. What d...

DEAR ABBY: My mom is in her early 80s. More and more often lately, she seems to be avoiding seeing me and my siblings. It wasn’t always like this. She would let me, my husband and our kids stay with h...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My teenage daughter is upset with me because I told her she couldn’t go to a concert with her friends. The show is in a nearby city, and while she insists everyone else’s parents are l...

Join Alice at 5:30 p.m. Monday for a Coffee and Canvas class at the West Newton Center for Active Adults, 103 E. Main St. Participants do not have to be a senior to enjoy this class. Cost is $20 and a...

The annual EQT Washington and Greene Counties’ Covered Bridge Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, Saturday and Sunday. Admission and parking are free. Each festival location w...

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

• Mon Valley Pro Wrestling live at the Scottdale Fall Festival, corner of Pittsburgh and Spring streets, Scottdale, 6 p.m. bell time. • Monessen community flea market, corner of Donner and Fifth stree...

• Fish fry, Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., Belle Vernon, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 724-929-5511. • Belle Vernon Public Library, 505 Speer St., North Belle Vernon, closed to prepare for j...

The Greater Monessen Historical Society will feature a presentation by John J. Turanin, author of “Tin Men, Steel Soldiers,” the price paid in World War II by a Pennsylvania mill town, at 11 a.m. Satu...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a man in my early 30s who has made a career switch. My new field requires me to be more social because I will be meeting with colleagues, some of them older than I am, and attending tra...

DEAR HARRIETTE: A few weeks ago, I had a really embarrassing accident at work. I tripped in the office and split my pants right in front of my colleagues. On top of that, I sprained my ankle in the fa...

Road trips are picking up speed again. As airfare, hotels, and overseas vacations grow pricier, more Americans are choosing the highway over the runway. A 2025 Enterprise Mobility survey found that tw...