MONAGHAN FOUNDATION DONATION
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June 26, 2025

MONAGHAN FOUNDATION DONATION

The late Edward Monaghan loved and played baseball so it is only fitting that his nonprofit foundation, The Edward V. Monaghan Charitable Youth Foundation, would help the Police Athletic League of North Huntingdon purchase much-needed equipment. The league helps youth from T-ball through high school. Among their many events is a Sunday night adaptive game for special needs players. Shown, from left, are Seth Siniawski, foundation board member Courtney Kline Williams and league president Scott Jo...

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