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By By JULIA FELTON Trib Total Media 
June 7, 2024
Pam Steimer was working two jobs when she was priced out of her Pittsburgh apartment 18 months ago. She moved into a hotel while she searched for a new place to live. But rent prices were “out of my r...
Paving will be summer priority in Port Vue
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
June 7, 2024
The borough’s Vigilant Hose Company won’t hold its street fair this year. Port Vue council is launching an aggressive paving program this summer to take advantage of available funding. During a voting...
Charleroi Area Library basement renovated thanks to partnership
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 6, 2024
The project was the result of the Charleroi Neighborhood Partnership Program, Washington County Community Foundation and an anonymous donor. See more photos and more in our online photo gallery at www...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 6, 2024
Commissioner Chairman Jeffrey Johnson said they are trying to make the Route 51 span safer. Rostraver Township’s Board of Commissioners met Wednesday to discuss renovations, recreation and cracking do...
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June 6, 2024
THEY ARE THE HEROES WHO MADE the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today. Many of them are part of the greatest generation — a legacy that is still being written. World War II veterans trav...
Memories of the ‘kiss of death’
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
June 6, 2024
By RALPH STONE For the MVI It was one of the several evenings as a preteen when I made the Woodward Funeral Home in Monessen my temporary sleeping quarters as we always found plenty of new adventures ...
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 6, 2024
House parties that got out of control prompted a resident to question city council about ordinances regulating unruly houses. McKeesport residents raised concerns about raucous parties at the home in ...
Perfect day for the pool
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June 5, 2024
Malaina Tarley, 3, of Bentleyville, Oliver Davoli, 3, of Belle Vernon and Brailee Pallini, 4, of Monessen enjoyed playing in the pool at Pine Cove Beach Club and RV Resort in Fallowfield Township on a...
Freefall to kick off Plum Street concert series
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2024
Concerts will run on Thursdays in downtown Elizabeth through Sept. 5. It’s time for area residents to go dancing in the streets as the Plum Street summer concert series begins Thursday. Celebrating it...
Carroll Township Zoning board approves Coen Market request
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 5, 2024
It unanimously granted a special exception for use of the site at the intersection of Routes 88 & 837. Coen Market is one step closer to developing a new location in Carroll Township. The development,...
Auberle Employment Institute honored
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2024
The organization received a Foundation Community Partnership Award from Mutual of America Foundation. The Auberle Employment Institute was awarded the Community Partnership Award in 2023, along with $...
Cyber students huge expense for Monessen
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2024
District officials are hoping for state help amid a 39% cost hike in next year’s proposed budget. One of the biggest financial burdens on the Monessen City School District’s 202425 budget — like many ...
Paid family leave has bipartisan support as good for the economy
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By By SARAH BODEN Spotlight PA 
June 5, 2024
However, some state lawmakers oppose the cost and the lost control. Alana Griffin was employed and on maternity leave when she and her infant son moved into a Tampa, Florida, women’s shelter in 2012. ...
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June 5, 2024
Commencement is scheduled for 7 tonight at Joe Montana Stadium. By the MVI Ringgold High School will hold its 2024 commencement 7 p.m. today at Joe Montana Stadium. In the event of inclement weather, ...
Traffic signal project underway
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 4, 2024
Signals are being replaced and upgraded throughout the borough. A $6 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant to replace outdated signals in Charleroi is progressing. While it t...
Proposed scholarships would make college cheaper in Pa., but there’s a catch
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By By STEPHEN CAURSO Spotlight PA 
June 4, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to combine staterun universities and community colleges into one system with cheaper tuition for many students. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering into budget sea...