Angel Hollis Vaccaro – McLean, Va.
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October 12, 2020
Angel Hollis Vaccaro, 44, passed away on Oct. 9, 2020, after a short illness, surrounded by family at home. Angel was born and raised in Chesapeake, Va., before calling Northern Virginia her home. Her...
Mary Joan ‘Joann’ Arrigoni – North Charleroi
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October 12, 2020
Mary Joan “Joann” Arrigoni, 79, of North Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at her home. Born in Dunbar, on April 8, 1941, she was a daughter of the late James Vincent and Madeline Ruse ...
Darlene L. Derrickson – Belle Vernon
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October 12, 2020
Darlene L. Derrickson, 73, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away comfortably at home on Oct. 9, 2020, after a lengthy illness. Born on Feb. 18, 1947, to Alma Guthrie and Charles Patterson, ...
Mary Diane Ercegovich – Charleroi
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October 12, 2020
Mary Diane Ercegovich, 78, of Charleroi, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Born on Sept. 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Buchak. She was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle...
Renee Annette Jones – Monessen
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October 12, 2020
Renee Annette Jones, 70, of Monessen, slept peacefully away with loved ones by her side on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at her home. She was born April 27, 1950, at Charleroi Hospital to the late Theressa...
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October 12, 2020
Frances Anderson, 95, of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Walnut Ridge Memory Care, Greensburg. She was born June 5, 1925, in North Charleroi, daughter of John Meikle and Leota Sutto...
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October 12, 2020
Lorraine Monticelli Koper, 72, of Monessen, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at her home. Born March 28, 1948, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Anna T...
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October 12, 2020
Clyde Wilson Myers, 74, of North Charleroi passed on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born June 11, 1946, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of the late Earl and Margaret Sumney ...
K-9 fundraiser in Charleroi
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October 11, 2020
Charleroi Regional Police Officer William Goodwin, left, talks to his brother Max, 11, and Logan Jacobs, standing, about his new partner Blitz Sunday afternoon at a fundraiser for the K-9 unit at the ...
Pandemic fuels addiction rise
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October 11, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The coronavirus pandemic has had an obvious impact on businesses, restaurants, sports and schools, but health officials are warning of another dire situation...
Bag Brigade ready to celebrate fifth birthday
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October 11, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A special birthday is approaching that hundreds of families, volunteers and residents in the Belle Vernon Area are excited to celebrate.   The Bag Brigade is turning...
Treasures on display in Civil War Room
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October 11, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Civil War takes a decidedly personal and local turn at the Rostraver Township Historical Society. The organization recently opened its Civil War Room, featu...
Officer recovering after motorcycle crash
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October 11, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police officer involved in a motorcycle crash last week near the McKeesport/White Oak border is on the mend. Community members are showing their support f...
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October 11, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two men are lodged in Westmoreland County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond after one allegedly threatened to shoot his stepfather Friday night and another with a gun...
COVID-19 sacks Serra’s season again
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October 11, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Sunday that Serra Catholic High School football practices and games will be suspended for 14 days after someone involved w...
Cougars’ section win streak ends
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October 11, 2020
By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The Mt. Pleasant boys soccer team got a second half goal from Lucas Toohey and held on down the stretch to claim a 1-0 win over Charleroi Saturday in Section 3-2A pla...
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October 11, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in program history, the Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team has won back-to-back section championships.   The Leopards captured the program’s fifth...
Belle Vernon Area homecoming
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October 10, 2020
At Belle Vernon Area High School, from left, are homecoming queen Alta Bialon, king Matthew Harris and 2019 queen Mia DiCianna.
California homecoming
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October 10, 2020
Matt Trunzo was named Mr. CHS and Jenna DeFranco was crowned homecoming queen Friday at California High School.
Serra Catholic homecoming
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October 10, 2020
Charlie Osborn and Brianna Pasternak were crowned homecoming king and queen at Serra Catholic High School.