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...
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...
Cop’s ex-wife has carried a secret for two decades
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April 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I was married to a police officer for 20 years. It wasn’t a warm marriage. We divorced 20 years ago. Our one child is in his late 30s. I always put my son first and loved him with all my he...
Underemployed roommate feels trapped
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April 2, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I currently live with my boyfriend — in part because I have nowhere else to go. When we were first dating, I was living alone, but about two years into our relationship I lost my job, ...
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April 2, 2025
• Richard Harris Arnold, 51, of Charleroi was charged with intent to possess a controlled substance by a person not registered, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and persons not to possess firearms...
Licht announces bid for EF school board seat
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April 1, 2025
For the MVI Chad J. Licht, a 2024 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, recently announced he is seeking a seat on the Elizabeth Forward School Board. A student at the Community College of Allegh...
Man pines for best friend who already turned him down
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April 1, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I fell in love with my best friend. When I told her 10 years ago, she distanced herself. We were still friends, but she went on making bad choices in her relationships, and I never found an...
Realtor friend seems unworthy of hype
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April 1, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I bought property a few years ago. I’m not happy about how my Realtor operated during that initial transaction, but I kept working with her. She has now asked me to share her details o...
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April 1, 2025
THE AUTO INDUSTRY is more than just the business of building cars and trucks. It is the business of selling them. It is also everyone who buys them. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation lists...
What to do if you can’t pay the taxes you owe
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By By CORA LEWIS Associated Press 
April 1, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — If you know or suspect you can’t pay the taxes you owe this tax season, you should still file a return with that information or file for an extension. That’s the top piece of advice th...
Got your first job? Here are some tax tips for first-time filers
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By By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press 
April 1, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to file your taxes is less than a month away, and if you’re doing them for the first time, you might be feeling added pressure. “It’s an incredibly daunting and stressful ...
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April 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration remains a strength for President Donald Trump, but his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center fo...
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April 1, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Two election watchdog organizations sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over his executive order seeking to overhaul the nation’s elections through a proof-of-citize...
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March 31, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90. Cham...
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By By JOSH BOAK Associated Press 
March 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. ...
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March 31, 2025
• Goodwill donation drive, (clothing, handbags, glass and housewares, cooking accessories, musical instruments, sports equipment and toys accepted. No furniture, baby cribs, computers or televisions) ...
Remarried widower unsure about his final resting spot
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March 31, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I lost my wife 14 years ago. We were married for 26 years. Our two children are now adults. I have since remarried and moved to another state. My children love and respect their stepmother....