SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE PARISH CELEBRATE FIRST RECONCILIATION
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January 22, 2026

SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE PARISH CELEBRATE FIRST RECONCILIATION

Nineteen second-graders from Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish Religious Education program celebrated their First Reconciliation on Jan. 17 at the Queen of the Rosary Campus in Glassport. The Rev. Tom Burke, pastor, thanked director of religious education Joan Kilgore, director of children’s programs Amanda Wilt, and second-grade teacher Lisa Spyra for helping to prepare the students for their special day. Pictured with Burke are Adalee Anchak, Luke Brown, Ella Farnan, Franco Gigliotti, ...

Soups on!
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January 22, 2026
Chef Larry Beck stirs a pot of soup in the kitchen at the Long Branch Community Grange during its weekly “Souper Tuesdays” fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon. Located at 210 Chestnut St. in Coal Center...
Firefighters battle blaze at house in Monessen
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January 22, 2026
By the MVI Monessen firefighters battled a house fire on Pacific Boulevard just before 1 a.m. today. Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers were receiving multiple calls reporting the house fire and poss...
Valley towns face delays in road salt orders
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
Supervisors at road departments around the Mon Valley said it’s a waiting game right now for new salt delivery orders. As Mon Valley communities face frigid temperatures and a possible major snowstorm...
Elizabeth Forward hires new solicitor
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
The school board also heard from high school band students who are unhappy with the support they receive from the district. A new solicitor will be joining the Elizabeth Forward School Board meetings ...
Cook farm recognized with bicentennial farm designation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
The Washington Township farm was one of four in the state designated a Bicentennial Farm during the Pennsylvania Farm Show. As America prepares to mark its grand bicentennial, a local farm with its ow...
Glassport approves new trash hauler
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By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
January 22, 2026
Council approved a contract with Fayette Waste to provide trash collection in the borough. Glassport will have a new trash company, as council accepted a bid from Fayette Waste of $17 per month for ho...