CALENDAR WATCH TUESDAY

• Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner (pancake, sausage, dessert and drink) eat-in or takeout, Peace Lutheran Church, 641 Zimmer Hill Drive, Greenock, 4 to 6 p.m., offering will be accepted.

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LENTEN FAVORITES

March 5, 2025

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THURSDAY

March 5, 2025

Don’t miss the latest from Charleroi and McKeesport in Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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CARROLL TOWNSHIP

Public gets information on proposed zoning changes

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 5, 2025

A vote is expected to be taken when supervisors meet again April 1. A zoning amendment is one step closer to being implemented in Carroll Township. On Tuesday, ahead of the township’s regular meeting,...

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Motte receives 5-year extension

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

March 5, 2025

Monessen’s school board gave unanimous approval to the new contract, which will run through 2030. Monessen school board has approved a five-year contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte....

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Pancakes are Shrove Tuesday tradition

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

March 5, 2025

The Belle Vernon Rotary Club prepares for Lent with its largest fundraiser of the year. The Lenten season has officially begun, and the Belle Vernon Rotary Club started the observance with its 61st an...

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Trump vows to keep up ‘swift and unrelenting action’

March 5, 2025

The president addressed a sharply divided Congress, with one Democrat being ejected from the speech. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrele...