EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD READY FOR ANNUAL FISH FRY

Parishioners of Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen gather with their new administrator, Rev. Vincent Concepcion, in preparation for their annual Lenten fish fry. Parishioners have been busy all month making their award winning Ultimate Pittsburgh pierogies and homemade haluski. Also featured on the menu are hand-breaded fried cod and baked-to-order haddock, several sides and a wide variety of baked goodies. Starting Ash Wednesday and continuing every Friday throughout L...

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Salvation Army hosts Friendsgiving in Donora

November 25, 2025

Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin serves Walter Stevenson of Monongahela during the organization’s Friendsgiving dinner Monday evening in Donora. Volunteers also delivered 65 meals to residents in the ...

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No tax hike in proposed 2026 budget

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

Total spending increases from $4.6M to $4.97M in the proposal, which must be adopted by Dec. 31. Relief for homeowners is on the table again next year. At Monday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to a...

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Repair work begins on collapsed trench in Charleroi

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

A five-hour rescue effort took place after the Aug. 28 incident on McKean Avenue in Charleroi. Nearly three months after a trench collapse shut down a busy stretch of McKean Avenue and triggered one o...

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Elizabeth lights up for the holidays

November 25, 2025

Santa and Mrs. Claus were escorted to their sleigh by one of the organizers, Chrissy Pudleiner, during Light-up Elizabeth on Sunday. Families were able to take carriage rides during the evening’s fest...

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3 motorcycle club members charged in fatal White Oak shooting

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

Police believe Kenneth Hayman was killed last month in retaliation for a fight he had with a Pagan. Newly unsealed court documents show that weeks of undercover surveillance and intercepted calls on m...

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Donora board denies zoning request for recovery house

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

November 25, 2025

Kelly Macheska of Country Community Living was hoping to put it in a residential neighborhood. The Donora zoning board announced Monday that it has denied a variance request for a proposed drug rehabi...