Monessen Night Out brings community together
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June 25, 2026

Monessen Night Out brings community together

Monessen police Officer Mike Piccini presents police department cups, coloring books and Child ID kits to Raegan Livingston, 7, of Monessen, during Monessen Night Out on Wednesday evening at Monessen High School. The annual event was hosted by the city police department, Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission and the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition. See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www.monvalleyindependent.com. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

 

Myana King, 6, of Donora, smiles after winning a treat at the SPHS Monessen Family Center booth during Monessen Night Out on Wednesday evening at Monessen High School. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Celeste Trilli Palamara, left, and Loren Vivio of the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition sell half-thetake tickets during Monessen Night Out. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Emmitt Schoss, 8, of Monessen, learns CPR techniques from Jamilleon Brown, a Mon Valley EMS emergency medical technician, during Monessen Night Out. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Atreus Brewer, 7, of Monessen, meets “Woodrow,” a golden retriever with the Lock No. 4 Volunteer Fire Co. Search and Rescue K-9 Team, during Monessen Night Out. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

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