Monessen police host holiday car show

The Monessen Police Department hosted an all-vehicle car show and food truck rally on Saturday at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch. Shown at the event are Mayor Ron Mozer and police officers Spencer Ramela, Alex Byers, Rebekah Shrader and Lt. Aaron Thompson. See more photos from the event on A8 and in our online photo gallery at www.monvalleyindependent.com. Photos by J.R. Minniti / For the Mon Valley Independent

John Francis Golomb, Jocelyn Golomb, Natalie Golomb, and her daughter, pose with John’s 1985 Chevrolet Corvette at the Monessen car show.

Several contestants lined up for the car show in Monessen at the Herman Mihalich boat launch and park.

Monessen resident Jim Earl shows his top fuel dragster to Niko Apodiakos and Jordan Mancuso at the Monessen car show on Saturday at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch park.

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