Metro Creative Services Starting school for the first time or simply returning to campus after another summer break can lead to mixed feelings. Kids may be excited to see their friends every day, but ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single man, and have been for 15 years. A year ago, I met a guy, “Josh,” and we fell in love. He lived 240 miles away. A month ago, he transferred his job to my city and moved in with...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m really stuck right now and could use some advice. I’m 29, and I work as a babysitter for a family that pays really well, which is crucial for my daughter’s therapy bills. The probl...

When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the oth...

The Fallowfield Township tax collector’s office will be closed Thursday. The after-hours drop box will be available; a receipt will be mailed. Taxpayers are asked not to leave cash in the drop box. An...

• White Oak Senior Activities group meets for coffee hour, White Oak Community Center, 1798 Lower Heckman Road, 9:30 a.m. • Lunch on the Lawn for National Hamburger Day, Carnegie Free Library of McKee...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-something woman who has recently become disabled. I use a wheelchair. Some days, my body works; other days, it doesn’t. But walking any distance causes me to have seizures. I look...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been dating my partner, “Harper,” for over a year, and we have a strong and supportive relationship. On her birthday, Harper expressed her desire to take a yearlong sabbatical to ...

St. Paul AME Church, 1350 Locust St., McKeesport, will hold a food pantry from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Free produce, dry foods and meats will be given. The pantry is held the second and fourth Sat...

• Belle Vernon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 699 meeting, at the post on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon, 6 p.m. • Concert in the Park, (free admission and parking-concession open) Rick Purcell’s D...

• Roscoe Lions Club meeting, Allenport Marina, 6 p.m. • Archbishop Elko Donora Knights of Columbus Council 1941 meeting, K of C room, in St. Andrew the Apostle Donora church, 1 Park Manor Road, Donora...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for nine years (married for seven). I moved into his house with him, and I’m still not on the mortgage. I work full time in the medical field and contrib...

DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, my partner and I moved to a new community, befriending a neighbor whose initial kindness and generosity impressed us greatly. When the neighbor learned I was unemployed, ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 30-year-old woman, and my mom recently passed away. Everywhere I look, I am reminded of her, and I don’t know how I am going to get through the holiday season without her. My mo...

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• Bible Chapel Rostraver hosts speaker Darlene Crawford, founder of Under His Wings ministry, who will present a program on human trafficking and exploitation of children, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 203 Johnson ...

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...

• Westmoreland Fair, 123 Blue Ribbon Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township. Gates open a 10 a.m. Admission is $10 at the gate, which includes parking, amusement rides, admission to all commercial and agricultur...

DEAR ABBY: My mother, who is 69, recently moved close to where my wife and I live to be near us as she ages. On the whole, this has been great for all of us. Mom is in good health and still very activ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend, “Cindy,” who frequently brings her pet to every social gathering we have, whether it’s a dinner party, a movie night or a casual get-together. While I understand that ...