McKeesport to crack down on illegal parking
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 4, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police officers from the traffic division are going to be on the lookout for cars illegally parking on city sidewalks. “I’m getting some constituent complai...
DEC helps area man get driver’s license
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 4, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monessen’s Douglas Education Center recently provided a scholarship for a Monessen resident to take classes to earn his driver’s license, allowing him to con...
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival will return Labor Day weekend
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 4, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite a valiant effort by organizers to host the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival last year, the event couldn’t safely be held because of COVID-19 restrictions.   A...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 4, 2021
Doris Bonadio Fal passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 3, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born in 1927, to Patsy and Mabel Gould Bonadio in Jacobs Creek, Pa. Doris was raised by her beloved sur...
Constance “Bosco” DeZardo –  Donora
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June 4, 2021
Constance “Bosco” DeZardo, 64, of Donora, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, with his loving family by his side. Born in North Charleroi on April 22, 1957, he ...
Nancy Louise Essay –  Greenock
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June 4, 2021
Nancy Louise Essay, 84, of Greenock, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021. She was born Oct.17, 1936, in Greenock, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bernice Smock Wunder. She was the wife of the...
Roberto Gaidos –  Frisco, N.C., Formerly of Monongahela
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June 4, 2021
Roberto Gaidos, 71, formerly of Monongahela, died at his home in Frisco, N.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. He was born in Trieste, Italy, on Jan. 5, 1950, the son of the late Joseph “Sarge” Gaidos and Ge...
Jacobs earns NAIA All-American honors
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June 3, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward graduate Daniel Jacobs made history last week.   The Point Park University sophomore became the third athlete in program history to earn NAIA All-A...
Santo set to play for Celtics
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It was never a surprise for Luke Santo to see Carlow University head basketball coach Tim Keefer at Frazier High School games, considering his son Zach is the Comm...
Parade celebrates Charleroi seniors
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area seniors took over the streets of their communities Thursday for a proper sendoff before graduation.   With some behind the wheels of flashy vintage ...
Monessen: Mozer defeats Shorraw in GOP write-in race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There will be just one candidate on the ballot in November for the position of mayor of Monessen — Ron Mozer. Mozer, who won the Democratic Party nomination in la...
Opposition to university merger plan expressed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The plan to merge six state-owned universities to create two new universities drew criticism Thursday in the first of four informal public input sessions hosted...
Girl Scout surprises Ringgold teachers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Teachers at Ringgold Middle School received a pleasant surprise Tuesday. Student Haley Clark, 14, made a surprise donation of 67 care packages to teachers as...
McKeesport: Concert series may start by July 4
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The annual summer concert series at Renziehausen Park will get a late start this year, according to Mayor Michael Cherepko. At Wednesday’s council meeting, Cherepko pr...
Food truck festival will aid Mon Valley Paws
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents can help their four-legged friends and sample a variety of food and drinks at the first-ever Mon Valley Paws Food Truck Festival. The ev...
Emmalyn Jae Lowe  –  Donora
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By obits 
June 3, 2021
On May 30, 2021, a team of angelic angels flew into Donora and presented princess Emmalyn Jae Lowe with her angel wings and escorted her to the throne of God. As princess Emmalyn soars to heights unkn...
Antoinette ‘Toni’ Roman –  Monessen
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June 3, 2021
Antoinette “Toni” Roman, 89, of Monessen, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, Pa. She was born on Oct. 18, 1931, in Pagan...
Eugene E. Foglia  –  Monongahela
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June 3, 2021
  Eugene E. Foglia, 87, of Monongahela, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Monon-gahela Valley Hospital. Born Dec. 22, 1933, in Charle- roi, he was the son of Frank and Carmela Troiano Foglia. After his...
Rose Mary Raicos –   Fallowfield Township
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June 3, 2021
Rose Mary Raicos, 86, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2021. Born on Oct. 31, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Eli and Anna Jackovich. She was a member of St. Andrew th...
John ‘Moon’ Selestak –  Monessen
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June 3, 2021
  John “Moon” Selestak, 90, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born on July 5, 1930, in Monessen, the son of the late William and Mary Zydowski Se...