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SUNDAY, APRIL 20, Pastor Aaron Szloboda of East Richland Friends Church will be sharing on Easter Sunday at a Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. at Memorial Park in St. Clairsville. Then at 9 or 11:15 a.m. at the Ickes Family Life Center, 67880 Friends Church Road, St. Clairsville, across from the main church building, the public is invited and can join online at erfriends.com or on Facebook.com/EastRichland. Child care will be available for 3rd grade and younger. No other services, youth or adults classes will be held. No evening Youth study. THE FIFTH Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors ...

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez (Forever) 2. “Summer in the City (deluxe ed.)” by Alex Aster (Morrow) 3. “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster) 4. “Onyx Storm (deluxe ed.)” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 5. “The Sirens” by Emilia Hart (St. Martin’s) 6. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 7. “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach (Holt) 8. “Nobody’s Fool” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) 9. “Lethal Prey” by John Sandford (Putnam) 10. “The Writer” by Patterson/Barker ...

Passover begins soon amid anxieties and divisions

(AP) — Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is considered the most widely observed of any Jewish holiday, symbolizing freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation. This year, the celebrations again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism. When is Passover this year? Passover — known as Pesach in Hebrew — begins at sunset on ...

A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain

ROME (AP) — The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world's most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" to Netflix's "Emily in Paris." Each year, millions of visitors push through Rome's narrow streets to gaze at the towering Titan god flanked by falls cascading into ...

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SUNDAY, April 13, Pastor Jeremy Davis will be sharing this Palm Sunday at the 8 a.m. Traditional and 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. contemporary services at East Richland Friends Church, 67885 Friends Church Road, St. Clairsville. The public is invited and can also join online at erfriends.com or on Facebook.com/EastRichland. KRUGER STREET Toy and Train Museum will host its third annual egg hunt by flashlight. Find eggs that the Easter Bunny left all over the museum. There will be treat bags for children. Bring your own flashlight or borrow one. This is a non-scary event — the lights will ...

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Summer in the City (deluxe ed.)” by Alex Aster (Morrow) 2. “Lethal Prey” by John Sandford (Putnam) 3. “Elphie (deluxe ed.)” by Gregory Maguire (Morrow) 4. “Nobody’s Fool” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) 5. “Onyx Storm (deluxe ed.)” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 6. “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster) 7. “Slaying the Vampire Conqueror” by Carissa Broadbent (Bramble) 8. “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 9. “The Writer” by Patterson/Barker (Little, Brown) 10. “The Wedding People” ...