Take back busy school days with simplicity and creativity
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September 6, 2025
Family Features Ease and convenience are the name of the game during the school year as parents and students alike adapt to overwhelming schedules, mounds of homework and seemingly never-ending after-...
Save time and money with this 2-for-1 family meal
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September 6, 2025
Family Features One of the easiest ways to save money in the kitchen is avoiding food waste. Save that leftover chicken for this quick, creamy Chicken Spaghetti that can feed the entire family with en...
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September 6, 2025
Egg Ravioli with Sage and Almonds Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association Servings: 4 8 cups water 1/2 cup fat-free ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh, ...
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September 6, 2025
Poached Eggs with Pesto Bulgur Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association Servings: 4 2/3 cup uncooked instant or fine-grain bulgur 1 1/3 cups, plus 2 tablespoons, fat-free, low-sodium vegetabl...
Southwestern Quinoa and Egg Breakfast Bowls
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September 6, 2025
Southwestern Quinoa and Egg Breakfast Bowls Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association Servings: 4 1/4 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed and drained 2 medium tomatoes (about 2 cups), chopped 1 cup no...
Woman’s post-divorce relationships have always fizzled
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September 6, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Why do I feel the need to be in a relationship, but when I’m in one, I feel trapped, bored, disappointed and lonely? I’m a divorced single mom, co-parenting a child with my ex. We have been...
Grandparents show favoritism with grandchildren
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
September 6, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My parents are playing favorites with their grandchildren, and it’s becoming more obvious. My kids are starting to notice, and it absolutely breaks my heart. For example, my mom buys m...
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McKeesport Al-Anon group meets Tuesdays
September 6, 2025
Advantage Home, Health and Hospice will be offering hot chocolate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township. There is no charge, ho...
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September 6, 2025
• Barbecued pork chop dinner, (includes two pork chops, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw for $15 or sausage sandwich with peppers and onions with sides of baked beans and coleslaw for $11) Belle Ve...
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September 6, 2025
• Monongahela Mary & Martha Joy Fellowship meeting, The Christian Center, 130 Charity Lane, Rostraver Township, 7 p.m. • VFW Post 1409 meeting, at the post, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Wing...
Little Free Library comes to Stockdale thanks to local student
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September 5, 2025
Shady Side Academy freshman Brooke Henderson had the little library installed. For the MVI At just 15 years old, Brooke Henderson, a freshman at Shady Side Academy, is already making a lasting impact ...
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September 5, 2025
Carly Wyne of Elizabeth graduated from Washburn University, Topeka, Kan., with the summer 2025 graduating class. Carly graduated with a degree in disagnostic medical sonography.
Elderly couple receive a bold request from their son
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September 5, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old man who is recently retired and in relatively good health. My wife is about the same. We recently received a request from our son, who is 50, for his share of the inheri...
Uncle has high expectations for his kids
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
September 5, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My “Uncle Ron” raised his son and daughter all alone, and I think it was a struggle for him. Over the years, he put affection on the back burner and became results-driven. He did his b...
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Elizabeth chorus seeking new members
September 5, 2025
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish will present a six-week series of adult faith formation programs. Participants will learn about the power and purpose of the sacraments, and discover how these fonts of ...
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September 5, 2025
• Rummage sale, in conjunction with West Newton Community Festival, Christ Lutheran Church, 302 Vine St., West Newton, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Paws in the Park, presented by Mon Valley Paws, (pet contest, ...
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Center in the Woods,
September 5, 2025
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
Mon Yough Chorale looking for singers
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
A local choir is looking for new members who love to sing for its upcoming performance season. The Mon Yough Chorale, a highly regarded community ensemble, is a non-sectarian group of singers. They pe...
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September 4, 2025
The Manderino Library Gallery at PennWest California will host Understanding Animals/Understanding Ourselves, an exhibition curated by Dr. Cindy Persinger, professor of art history at Pennsylvania Wes...
Couple’s sex life has changed after medical procedure
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September 4, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My wife is the love of my life. She is, and always has been, my dream girl. We used to have sex three or four times a week, but since her hysterectomy, she no longer desires sex. She’s OK w...