Downtown West Newton, Inc. announces its 2014 Calendar of Events at Simeral Square starting with an Opening Day Celebration on June 14 that features a full day and evening of activities including a Bike Tour & Scavenger Hunt, Ron & the Rumpshakers Band and Zany Umbrella Circus. You can register for the Bike Tour at wwwn-biketour.eventbrite.com.

By Miranda Startare

Famed researcher, lecturer, author, and documentary film producer Stan Gordon recently visited Monessen Public Library & Cultural Center and presented an illustrated lecture titled, "Strange Encounters of Pennsylvania" to a curious audience of believers and – undoubtedly – a few skeptics.

Join us as the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum for our annual Classic Car Show Sunday, June 29. The museum is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Stroll among classic cars and enjoys all day trolley rides.

Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce will present its third annual Dancing With Our Stars (DWOS) benefit event Saturday, June 28 at the New Eagle Volunteer Fire Department’s social center.