Deployment of ‘Spartan’ working for Steelers
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December 20, 2025

Deployment of ‘Spartan’ working for Steelers

By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 

It started out in the NFL community as something between a joke and an appropriately whimsical moniker for what was a new, unconventional phenomenon being introduced by one of its highest-profile teams.

Pa. lawmakers reach $50.8B budget deal
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Pa. lawmakers reach $50.8B budget deal
July 13, 2026
The agreement sends more money to the state’s poorest schools, but it skips several difficult policy questions. By STEPHEN CARUSO and JAXON WHITE Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed...
FUN AT SUMMERFEST
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FUN AT SUMMERFEST
July 13, 2026
St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s annual Summerfest was held over the weekend at Parish Park in Monongahela. The twoday festival brought together parishioners from Charleroi, Donora and Monongahela whil...
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Local legislators mixed on state’s new budget
By By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
July 13, 2026
The disagreements don’t all involve party lines. Mon Valley lawmakers had mixed reactions to the $50.8 billion budget deal that was finalized Sunday. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, suppo...
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St. Andrew the Apostle Summerfest
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St. Andrew the Apostle Summerfest
July 13, 2026
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