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May 22, 2025

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Here is a photo of the 1958-59 McKeesport Leon’s Bar basketball team. The team had 55 wins-10 losses and was coached by Eddie Stanko. Their statistics include Braddock Salvation Army League-second half league and playoff champions, McKeesport YMCA League, undefeated league and playoff champions, split two games with California University of Pennsylvania, now Penn West Players. They also played the Globetrotter Harlem Satellites and Pittsburgh Steelers. Pictured, front row, are Sonny McGrew, Da...

Historical society celebrates Founders’ Day in Monessen
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Historical society celebrates Founders’ Day in Monessen
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
October 5, 2026
Officials asked for more volunteers to get involved with the preservation effort. Members and supporters of the Greater Monessen Historical Society gathered Saturday at Lozwiak Hall of the Saint Vince...
Experts explain why measles is surging, but mumps and rubella aren’t
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Experts explain why measles is surging, but mumps and rubella aren’t
October 5, 2026
Transmission, symptoms and vaccine efficacy are also explained. By JOSH EWERS TribLive Measles has made a troubling comeback in the U.S. as MMR vaccination rates have fallen. But the same vaccine prot...
Elizabeth Township junior commissioner’s awning project is finished
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Elizabeth Township junior commissioner’s awning project is finished
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 5, 2026
Lily Ash spearheaded the concession stand project at Ronald Wise Memorial Field. A concession stand awning project at Boston Field in Elizabeth Township is now complete. Junior Commissioner Lily Ash h...
Western Pennsylvania nonprofits adapt as volunteer habits, availability change
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Western Pennsylvania nonprofits adapt as volunteer habits, availability change
October 5, 2026
Volunteering looks different today than it used to. By ANGELINA JONES TribLive America’s tradition of volunteerism has long been held up as one of democracy’s quiet superpowers. But these days, findin...
The past, present and murky future of the Allegheny County road belt system
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The past, present and murky future of the Allegheny County road belt system
October 5, 2026
Mostly two-lane roadways, the belts were formed by threading a route through existing roads. By ADAM BABETSKI TribLive Jeff Mrvos might be the Allegheny County Belt System’s biggest fan — and one of i...