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April 19, 2024

Glassport Senior Center faces uncertain future

By Mon Valley Independent

By JIM BUSCH

For the MVI

The future of the Vina March Senior Citizens Center is uncertain amid construction for a new Glassport municipal building. This week’s council meeting was held at the senior center because the borough is in the process of moving from its current location to the new borough building at 12 Monongahela Drive.

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