Trees available for residents of McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 4, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Just in time for Arbor Day, Tree Pittsburgh will be bringing a little shade, and the many benefits of trees, to the Tube City. Tree Pittsburgh, an environmental nonpro...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 4, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township and Smithton officials have the same goal in mind, when it comes to the Great Allegheny Passage: they want people to know exactly where the t...
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 4, 2021
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports McKeesport track and field, like a number of teams across the state, is dealing with smaller roster numbers this year. Due to that, Tigers coach Mark Bacco said the main fo...
Dolores Mae Girovsky Gala – North Huntingdon
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By obits 
April 2, 2021
On April 1, 2021, Dolores “Dee” or “Dode” Mae Girovsky Gala, peacefully passed away in Latrobe, Pa. Dee was born in McKeesport, on May 4,1930, to the late John and Mary Yager Girovsky, and was the spo...
James John Palcsey – Dravosburg
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April 2, 2021
James John Palcsey, 43, of Dravosburg, died on Thursday, April 1, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on June 5, 1977 and is the son of John Raymond and Dolores “Jean” Jackson Palcsey of Dravosburg. James...
Rose Marie Makowski Petrosky – Van Voorhis
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April 2, 2021
Rose Marie Makowski Petrosky, 94, of Van Voorhis, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021. She was wife of the late George Petrosky. She is survived by her brother, Norman Makowski (Mary Ellen); and her ...
Donna R. Bakori Sigler – Finleyville
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April 2, 2021
Donna R. Bakori Sigler, 77, of Finleyville, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021. She was the beloved wife of 61 years of David E. Sigler; loving mother of Donna Lynn Duncan (David Schultz) and Debr...
Easter celebrations will feel more like normal
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism after a year of ...
James Weldon – Fayette City
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April 2, 2021
James Weldon, 81, of Fayette City, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, April 1, 2021, in UPMC Presbyterian. A son of the late Owen and Ann O’Toole Weldon, he was born in North Charler...
Four-term McKeesport mayor Washowich dies
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Former McKeesport Mayor Louis “Lou” Washowich had a tough job, but he always rose to a challenge, according to Senior Magisterial District Judge Tom Brletic, one of th...
Area man honors late wife with gift of Easter dinners
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Easter dinners were distributed to 200 senior citizens in four communities Friday in memory of a West Newton woman. The meals were packaged by the Monessen Salv...
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April 2, 2021
Charles E. Fry, 82, of Monongahela, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 2, 2021. He was born Dec. 27, 1938, in Harrisburg, son of Clarence Edward and Lacy Marie Leader Fry. Charles was a V...
Forward Township: Police surprise children with Easter baskets
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Not all Easter Bunnies have long ears; in Forward Township, they come in police uniforms. Chief Travis Stoffer and Officer Frank Barrerio took a break from thei...
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April 2, 2021
Barbara A. “Barbie” Kroskie, 39, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Mon Valley Hospital. A daughter of Walt A. Kroskie and Debra Repasky Kroskie, both of Belle ...
FBI profiler in ‘Unabomber’ case donating files to Cal U
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Twenty-five years ago today the FBI arrested Ted Kaczynski, the notorious “Unabomber,” ending his 17-year crime spree that killed three people and wounded 24 ot...
COVID rules begin to ease
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com State and federal health officials eased additional COVID restrictions Friday that will coincide with the loosening of other restrictions this weekend. The C...
Rams’ high expectations are right on track
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com When the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the spring sports season last year, athletes on the Ringgold track and field team were left feeling a sense of devastation.   Mo...
Upperclassmen leading young Jaguars squad
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Thomas Jefferson track team will look much different than in years past. The team has a large infusion of youth joining a small, but solid upperclassmen group. Th...