‘Titanic: The Musical’ to set sail at McKeesport Area High School
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 3, 2025
The show, which focuses on actual people from the 1912 tragedy, will be staged today through Saturday. This year’s McKeesport Area High School musical doesn’t take place in a faraway fictional land or...
REV. BURKE HELPS PROMOTE READING
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April 3, 2025
The Rev. Tom Burke, pastor of Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish in Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Boro, was the guest reader at Mary of Nazareth Catholic School in White Oak as part of the school’s...
Cop claims false arrest cost him job with different department
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
April 3, 2025
A City of Duquesne police officer is suing Rostraver, its former police chief and a detective, claiming they arrested him without probable cause and cost him a job at the Elizabeth Township Police Dep...
Monessen’s GPA ready to make a splash with ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 2, 2025
Before their official opening night, there will be a sensory-friendly show for local kids today. Get ready to be blown out of the water by the Monessen School District spring musical, “The Little Merm...
Belle Vernon Area Rotary provides comfort bags for first responders
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 2, 2025
The bags were distributed to local police, firefighters and EMS providers. In their latest effort to give back to their community, members of the Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club handed out “comfort bags...
Eldora Park tours offer trip through history
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April 2, 2025
The former trolley park was once a popular spot for entertainment. For the MVI Donora Historical Society is gearing up for its ninth annual Eldora Park Walking Tour later this month. Eldora Park was a...
EF extends food service contract
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 2, 2025
The agreement with The Nutrition Group carries a guaranteed profit for the 2025-26 school year. The Elizabeth Forward school board has approved a one-year extension for its contract with The Nutrition...
CRASH CLOSES PART OF ROUTE 51
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April 2, 2025
Rostraver Central Fire Department responded to a car accident Tuesday afternoon in the 4000 block of Route 51 in Rostraver Township. According to a Facebook post from the fire department, two patients...
FirstEnergy lays off 75 in Pa., 350 companywide
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By By JOE NAPSHA TribLive 
April 2, 2025
Electric utility owner FirstEnergy Corp., parent company of Greensburg’s West Penn Power Co., said Monday it has laid off about 75 employees in Pennsylvania. The layoffs are part of a corporate-wide r...
EF alumni & friends accepting nominations for annual awards
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April 2, 2025
For the MVI Elizabeth Forward Alumni & Friends Association is accepting nominations for nine awards – six Hall of Fame, two Educator Recognition and one Outstanding Young Alumni – to be bestowed as a ...
MCKEESPORT AREA SHARED MINISTRY UMC HOSTS ANNUAL PROM EVENT AND HIGH TEA
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April 2, 2025
The McKeesport Area Shared Ministry UMC recently hosted its annual Project Prom day. Through the church, school district, and other supporters, 28 high schoolers gathered to peruse new prom dresses an...
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
April 2, 2025
Westmoreland County commissioners on Monday named Amanda Bernard as the county’s new director of human resources, starting April 28. It’s a return engagement for Bernard. She served in the position fo...
EF to stage Tony award-winning ‘Hadestown: Teen Edition’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 1, 2025
A whirlwind of myth and melody, Elizabeth Forward High School students will bring Greek mythology to life with their spring musical. Greek mythology and two intertwining love stories will take the spo...
I-70 projects planned all week
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 1, 2025
Single-lane restrictions will begin today on parts of Interstate 70 and Route 51 in Rostraver Township. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today crews from Geronimo Painting will complete containment work on the M...
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April 1, 2025
A Charleroi man is wanted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a woman was found screaming for help from the roof of her home over the weekend. Samuel Boyd Dickerson, 30, of Thi...
Elizabeth Township discussing updates to comprehensive plan
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 31, 2025
Junior Commissioner Tyler Duerstein is giving the board a younger perspective about the township. Elizabeth Township’s Junior Commissioner Tyler Duerstein gave a presentation at a recent workshop meet...
Pisciottano to partner with VFW and American Legion to offer veterans services
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 31, 2025
Veterans will be able to receive assistance at Sen. Nick Pisciottano’s office in McKeesport. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, has partnered the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Le...
The Big Event at Pennwest California
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March 31, 2025
Hundreds of PennWest California students participated in Saturday’s “Big Event” – an annual day of community service involving student volunteers.  Bobbie Boyd Jr. of McKeesport volunteered with the f...
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March 31, 2025
By the MVI Allegheny County detectives are investigating the death of a man found shot inside a McKeesport home Saturday night. First responders were called to a house on the 1700 block of Abraham Str...