Michael Bilski – Arnold City
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April 6, 2021
Michael Bilski of Arnold City passed away suddenly in his home on April 1, 2021. He was born on Sept. 1, 1952 and was a 1970 graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School. His working career began at the ...
William T. ‘Bill’ Bogden – Savannah, Ga.
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April 6, 2021
William T. “Bill” Bogden, of Savannah, Ga., passed away peacefully on Nov. 24 at the age of 81, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was a devoted father, brother and friend to all. He worked his en...
Happy hours are here again
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 5, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Bars are officially back in business. Beginning Sunday, Mon Valley residents were able to sit at the bar to order a drink for the first time since June. Staff and ow...
Monessen still seeks answers on audit
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 5, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some Monessen council members say they find it suspicious the city’s former auditor won’t provide its current firm with documents necessary to complete the well o...
Pa. vaccines move on to Phase 1B
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 5, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania entered the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations Monday as the state continues to press forward in its fight against the deadly pandemic. Gov. To...
Lesnik sentenced in murder case
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 5, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “You can look at me, or you can be a coward,” Carla Craig, mother of murder victim Marshall Craig said to the man who killed her child. Dylan Lesnik, 29, who had ...
Elizabeth Township: Three sewerage contracts approved
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 5, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Commissioners approved three contracts Monday related to the completion of a sewerage project that includes new pump stations in Boston a...
William E. Feevey – Charleroi
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April 5, 2021
William E. Feevey, 74, of Charleroi, passed away on April 4, 2021. Bill was born on April 4, 1947, in North Charleroi, son of the late Theodore and Helen Norman Feevey. Bill retired from Corning Glass...
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April 5, 2021
George M. “Red” Guzzi, 87, of Allenport, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Allenport on Sept. 22, 1933, a son of James S. and Mary Rohaly ...
Naomi Mae Hurley – Coal Center
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April 5, 2021
Naomi Mae Hurley, 96, of Coal Center, passed into the realms of glory on March 28, 2021. She was born March 16, 1925, in Melcroft, Pa., daughter of the late Braden and Daisy Mae Barron Snyder. She was...
James D. Boot Jr. – West Mifflin
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April 5, 2021
James D. Boot Jr., 79, of West Mifflin, died April 3, 2021. He was born in Greens-burg, on Oct. 28, 1941, and is the son of the late James D. and Irma Ruth Anderson Sr. He loved all music and played t...
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April 5, 2021
Mark W. Petrone, 69, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, April 3, 2021. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 7, 1951, he was the son of the late Louis and Rownia Metzner Petrone. Mark was a senior design...
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April 5, 2021
Robert Patrick Roche, 79, of Mt. Lebanon, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021, from cardiac aortic dissection. Bob is survived by his wife, Charlotte “Charlie” Roche. He was the loving father of Robe...
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April 5, 2021
Mary Ann Mendicino Sparacino, 87, of Upper St. Clair, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Mary Ann was the beloved wife of the late Domenic V. Sparacino; mother of Michele (Mark...
New Charleroi park to be open by July 4
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 4, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Magic City Riverfront Park is expected to open in time for the Fourth of July. The project, spearheaded by the Mon Valley Alliance, will be at the site of Charleroi’...
Donora unsure of rails to trails project
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April 4, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It’s been almost four years since Donora began working on the potential rails to trails project pitched by state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, in the e...
New Eagle plans response to Tubby Hall Park vandalism
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April 4, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in New Eagle are fed up with a recent rash of vandalism at Tubby Hall Park, and the New Eagle Community Action Group will soon decide what steps to...