DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m in a really tough situation with my mom, who has been going through so much lately. She’s on dialysis for six hours four times a week, and she has been waiting for a kidney donor f...

Family Features Potatoes are a perfect kitchen partner any time of year, but fall’s comfort food cravings make it spud season for busy (and hungry) families. These Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy ...

A good loaf of challah is tender, pillowy and slightly sweet, but homemade loaves tend to dry and stale quickly. To keep our challah tender and extend its shelf-life, we borrow the water roux techniqu...

By The Associated Press When Al Roker thinks about his mother and food, this recipe comes to mind. The poon is a bit of a mystery. While it graced his table for every holiday meal and on special Sunda...

The McKeesport Tuesday afternoon 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 friend...

• Bingo, Donora Public Library, 510 Meldon Ave., Donora, 1 p.m. • Spaghetti dinner, dine-in or takeout, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, noon to 6 p.m., 724929-9879. • Apple du...

• Friends of the Monessen Public Library meeting, at the library, 326 Donner Ave., Monessen, 5:30 p.m. • Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association meeting, at the association, 539 Cedar Creek R...

Beep Beep Beep. It’s 6 a.m. and what’s blaring for you to wake up? Your phone, of course. You pick it up and either hit snooze or shut off the alarm. What is your next move? Many of us start scrolling...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I used to play in a band together. He played guitar, and I sang. He now has another female singer in his band, and I can hardly contain my feelings. In the beginning, he was ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I wanted to offer another option to “Overweight,” the woman hurt by her brother’s comments about her post-pregnancy weight. Could she not go a step further and ask him to babysit for a...

• PennWest California homecoming parade, downtown California, noon. • “Internet Genealogy for Beginners,” Monessen Public Library, 11 a.m. Registration is not required. • Craft/vendor show, St. Spyrid...

A Monessen Community Cleanup Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Monessen City Building, 575 Donner Ave. Participants will meet to pick up supplies and assignments. Vests, gloves and ...

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

An Ekernally Yours Gourmet Popcorn & Sweet Treats, LLC sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township. The event is sp...

• Fish fry, Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 724929-5511. • Elizabeth Township Movie Night, “Disney’s Haunted Mansion,” community center, 429 Duncan Station Road,...

• Living with Diabetes Support Group meeting, Penn Highlands Mon Valley Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 2 to 3 p.m. • McKeesport Fall Festiva...

Monessen High School Class of 1953 will hold a get together 1 p.m. Thursday at Denny’s restaurant in Rostraver Township. All classmates are welcome. For more information, call Nancy Horvath at 724-684...