RFK remarks from 1968 offer a glimpse of today’s challenges

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father swept into Lawrence, Kansas, 57 years ago this month to give a campaign speech. It was just his third day as a 1968 presidential candidate, and he clearly was trying out themes for his challenge to President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was still a candidate for reelection.

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Shooting suspect arrested after standoff

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

March 29, 2025

Police say Jay Din Eleam barricaded himself inside a home on Leeds Avenue in Monessen. Gunfire and an hours-long police standoff rocked a quiet Monessen neighborhood Friday morning and led to the arre...

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Haitian Resource Center provides help for the immigrant community

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 29, 2025

The project was developed by Jimmy Alexandre, who came to the U.S. in 2005. Though the doors to the Haitian Resource Center in Charleroi have only been open for a month, it’s already become a hub with...

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N.Y. man will stand trial in Mon View Heights case

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

March 29, 2025

“Life-threatening” conditions have been alleged at the West Mifflin apartment complex. A New York man accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for a West Mifflin subsidized housing c...

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PIAA SENDOFF FOR GLADIATORS

March 29, 2025

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MONDAY

March 29, 2025

Catch up on all the weekend news in Monday’s e-edition of the Mon Valley Independent.

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THE AGENDA

March 29, 2025

Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...