This year’s observance will take place Saturday. By MICHELE BROSIUS Whether your summer is still going strong or your kids are gearing up for the first day of school, chances are you’re trying to hold...

Ekernally Yours Gourmet Popcorn and Sweet Treats LLC will have a sale in the lobby of Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The event is s...

• Bellmar High School Class of 1958 dinner meeting, Hill’s Restaurant, Monongahela, 5 p.m. • Bishop Phelan Assembly 911 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus of the Mon Valley meeting, Charleroi Knights o...

• Doggie Paddle (for dogs weighing 30 pounds or less) $5 a pup, Mon Valley YMCA, 101 Taylor Run Road, Carroll Township, 5 to 6 p.m. Pre-registration requested, but walkins welcome. Call 724-483-8077 t...

Bishop Phelan Assembly 911 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus of the Mon Valley will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at the Charleroi Knights of Columbus Council Hall in St. Andrew the Apostle Parish...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for two years, together for five. He’s a wonderful man I love dearly. I always felt called to be a mother, and he has expressed the same about being a fat...

• August movie “Luckiest Girl Alive,” (free and open to the public) Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., 11 a.m. • Clothes 4U ministry, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St.,...

DEAR ABBY: Should I be mad at the father of my unborn child for not coming with me to travel out of the country? My cousin is being married in Mexico. However, my partner, “Gabriel,” isn’t going becau...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister’s fiance recently broke off their engagement, and she is absolutely devastated. They had been together for five years, and their relationship seemed solid. They had been plan...

Like many recipes, this one was born out of a bit of necessity. We are trying to eat a low-sodium diet these days, as well as being more mindful about using up leftovers. And I admit, we haven’t been ...

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...

• Bingo night, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., Monongahela, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early birds, 7 p.m. • California Riverfest 2024, lower Wood Street, California, (food, v...

• Washington Township Seniors meeting, Center on the Hill, 100 Summit Road, Washington Township, 6 p.m. • “The Chosen,” episodes 5 and 6, free and open to the public, Saints Joachim & Anne Parish, St....

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

PHOENIX (AP) — As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is ...

Glassport’s inaugural Community Day is set for Saturday at Honor Roll Park, 440 Monongahela Ave., Glassport. The event is free and open to residents and nonresidents. While the event will include many...

• Glassport Community Day, Honor Roll Park, 440 Monongahela Ave., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by local bands “Dirty Shirley” and “This Indecision” starting at 6 p.m. • Inside flea market, Holy Resurre...

DEAR ABBY: My husband has been retired from law enforcement for five years. I can’t retire, as I am self-employed. I was always the one who had to take time off work to care for him with his back and ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Am I unreasonable for expecting my daughter to take her dog with her after she graduates from college? When my daughter was in fifth grade, she really wanted a dog. I wasn’t particular...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and make them an essential part of his show. His huge cultural inf...