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June 3, 2025
• National Alliance on Mental Illness McKeesport Support Group meeting, Penn State Greater Allegheny Frable building room 122, 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, 6 p.m. • Donora Public Library board o...
Give salt-and-pepper pork chops a crunchy coating without the deep frying
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball's Milk Street 
May 31, 2025
The salt-and-pepper treatment is a Cantonese technique that can be applied to give almost any meat, seafood or tofu a crunchy exterior and tongue-tingling flavor. The protein typically is deep-fried, ...
Smart picks for picnics: Foods that hold up on the go
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By By JERE CASSIDY For the AP 
May 31, 2025
A full picnic basket, beautiful weather and alfresco dining are the epitome of summer. Google searches for picnics jumped more than 170% since January, as people prepare for outdoor meals. Plan your p...
Can cottage cheese really do all that? Inside the viral dairy craze
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By By SHRUTHI BAS-KARAN- MAKANJU 
May 31, 2025
For the AP Cottage cheese is having a major moment. TikTok boasts more than 76,000 posts with #cottagecheese, one-third popped up just this year. Somehow, this lumpy, creamy curd has become Gen Z’s fa...
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VBS being held at Saints
May 31, 2025
The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet 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 drinkers...
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MONDAY
May 31, 2025
• Bingo, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., Monongahela, doors open at 6 p.m., bingo starts at 7 p.m. • Barbecued pork chop dinner, dine-in or takeout (two barbecued pork chops...
Retiree is finally ready to make time for herself
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May 31, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have spent 40 years serving the public and my country, putting other people first and feeling guilty if I didn’t. However, I am becoming resentful of the demands for my time. I’m retired,...
Catholic Women’s College Club
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
May 30, 2025
The Catholic Women’s College Club hosted its banquet May 5 at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Donora site. Tables were beautifully decorated with floral vines and vases of spring flowers. President Hel...
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May 30, 2025
• Oldies dance with DJ Ralph Trilli, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Center, 130 Baird St., 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets, at $15, can be purchased at the door. • Men’s breakfast, Rostraver B...
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Rostraver Class of 1959 to meet at Sonny’s
May 30, 2025
Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish, Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Borough, will host a Feast Fry from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Queen of the Rosary Social Hall, 530 Michigan Ave., Glassport. Meal...
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Center in the Woods,
May 30, 2025
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
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May 29, 2025
For the MVI Westmoreland County library card holders and new residents are invited to join in on some summer bingo fun for a chance to win a prize. For those without a library card, residents can get ...
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May 29, 2025
Adam Glen Holliday of Rostraver Township recently graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He earned a Master of Engineering Management from the Office of Graduate Studies. Caroline Lee name...
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May 29, 2025
The following have applied for marriage licenses through the Westmoreland County Register of Wills: • Blake Eric Michael Zubovic, 24, and Kiara Ann Mattern, 24, both of Belle Vernon • Devin Lee Mickey...
YESTERYEAR
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May 29, 2025
Fans swarm over crooner Frank Sinatra, right and actor Phil Silvers, middle, as they leave a New York restaurant on May 29, 1945. Both men are wearing USO uniforms preparatory to leaving for overseas ...
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California Riverfest choir to host practices
May 29, 2025
The Belle Vernon Mary & Martha Joy Fellowship Ministry will meet for the third time this year at 7 p.m. Monday at The Christian Center Church, 130 Charity Lane, Rostraver Township. The meetings are he...
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May 29, 2025
• Simply You Soap & Candle Co. sale (selling soaps, candles, body scrubs, bath bombs, lip balms, hair care products and more) Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 10 a....
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
May 29, 2025
Valley Garden Club held its monthly meeting May 9 at Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Belle Vernon. There were 18 members in attendance. President Roxanne Huss presided and led the flag pledge. There were ...
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Bellmar Class of 1958 to meet Thursday
May 28, 2025
The Waypoint Youth & Community Center is announcing the kickoff of its fifth season of Outpost River’s Edge Eatery, a student-run restaurant, at 110 Collinsburg Road in West Newton. This milestone cel...
YESTERYEAR
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May 28, 2025
One year after the D-Day landings in Normandy, German prisoners landscape the first U.S. cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France, near “Omaha” Beach on May 28, 1945. AP