Metro Creative Services The period surrounding the death of a loved one can be difficult to navigate. Mourning a recently deceased family member or friend can dominate individuals’ thoughts, compromis...

• Saturday Stories, children’s program of folk and fairy tales for preschool and early elementary children, Saturdays until March, Belle Vernon Public Library, 505 Speer St., North Belle Vernon, 1 p.m...

Pastor Dennis Stitch of the First Christian Church in Charleroi will be the guest speaker for the annual Washington, Pa. NAACP celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event is set ...

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

Lynn Swann, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, gets ready to shoot a frame of his teammates during picture day in Miami on Jan. 16, 1979, for the upcoming Super Bowl XIII. Swann bruised his le...

DEAR ABBY: Please help me move forward. My brother- in-law is dating a woman my husband was intimate with once before we were married. It makes family functions very awkward for me, but most of the fa...

DEAR HARRIETTE: A couple of years ago, a friend of mine lent me a pair of pants. Soon after the occasion, I stopped by to visit her and totally forgot to bring her pants with me. I admitted my mistake...

Metro Creative Services Parents of young children have undoubtedly read or learned about the benefits of giving children time to engage in creative pursuits. Such activities can help foster cognitive ...

Metro Creative Services Long gone is the era when individuals could store their personal data almost exclusively on paper. Modern life mandates that much of society now does everything from banking to...

The Charleroi Lions Club selected Ethan Hartley as its January cub of the month. The son of Mike and Kendra Hartley, he is enrolled in academic courses at Charleroi Area High School, where he has been...

“A Little History of Large,” which was scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, McKeesport, has been canceled and will be rescheduled. A...

• The Fudge Guy, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Ballet story time, geared toward ages 3 to 6, Rostraver Public Library, 700 Plaza Drive,...

The following students were named to the Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa., 2025 fall-semester dean’s list: Belle Vernon • Cameron Kennedy, sophomore Coal Center • Kaylee Kaneshiro, freshman • Niamh M...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 51-year-old mother and grandmother whose kids don’t talk to me. The reason: My son, “Aaron,” was sexually assaulted by his friend, “Eli,” and I told him his friend was no longer allow...

DEAR HARRIETTE: When my husband and I first got married, we started off in Georgia. He wanted to go to medical school and was accepted to a school in Virginia. At this point, we already had our first ...

Civil rights demonstrators rush officers of the Georgia State Patrol in an attempt to enter the State Capitol in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 1966, during a demonstration protesting the Georgia House’s barring...

The Dignity Robes group will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the St. Andrew the Apostle Parish sewing room in Donora. Come and join in this wonderful project that involves simple sewing and cutting...

• Mon Valley Coin Club meeting, VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Sweaters and hoodies buy one, get one free, California United Methodist Church thrift store, 227 Third St., Califo...

Members of St. Mary’s Ladies Guild of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Monessen met Jan. 4 for their annual Christmas dinner at the Lock 4 restaurant at Smitty’s Marina, 119 River Ave., Belle V...

DEAR ABBY: My grandson “Ethan” and his fiancee lived with his mother until four years ago. When they moved out, they decided not to give his parents their new address. It has been several years since ...