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October 22, 2025

VALLEY GRAPEVINE

Monessen library to host genealogy workshop

Sweets by Lear will be sold from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township. Pumpkin, apple and sweet potato pies will be sold along with coconut and strawberry cakes, cheesecake and plain brownies and large cookies.

Charleroi sees drop in Haitian population
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Charleroi sees drop in Haitian population
Augusta “Queen” Goll, owner of Queen’s Market in Charleroi, holds a bag of millet grain that is a staple of a Haitian diet. Joe Napsha / TribLive
By By JOE NAPSHA TribLive 
October 25, 2025
Deportation fears and recent job losses in the borough are contributing to the decline. As Jim Alexandre looks out the window of his Haitian Resource Center office in downtown Charleroi, he wonders ho...
Mon Valley veterans honored at annual luncheon
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Mon Valley veterans honored at annual luncheon
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 25, 2025
Roughly 100 people were recognized at the event, which was hosted by state Rep. Eric Davanzo. Veterans of all ages and from all military branches came to the annual Veterans Luncheon hosted Friday by ...
6 names on ballot in Charleroi’s council race
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6 names on ballot in Charleroi’s council race
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 25, 2025
Three incumbents and three newcomers are competing for four available seats. Charleroi’s ballot for the Nov. 4 general election will feature a crowded six-person race for four borough council seats — ...
Charleroi Building Damaged in Hit and Run
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Charleroi Building Damaged in Hit and Run
October 25, 2025
Firefighters helped to stabilize a building following a hit and run Friday night in Charleroi that damaged a garage. Additional information wasn’t available prior to press time. Charleroi Fire Departm...
Mutiny’s reach across and beyond the Valley
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Mutiny’s reach across and beyond the Valley
By By KYLE NELSON McKeesport Community Newsroom 
October 25, 2025
With its increasing popularity, Deon Webb Jr. landed his brand in the Monroeville Mall at The Collab clothing launching Mutiny’s official website. Entrepreneurs make waves across several industries. O...
Liberty proposes 1-mill tax increase
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Liberty proposes 1-mill tax increase
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
October 25, 2025
The borough has not had a tax increase since 2018. Liberty Borough property owners may be paying more taxes next year. During a meeting this week, council unanimously approved finance chair Elizabeth ...