Monessen council discusses rise in trash bills
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 15, 2024
Residents could see a 26% increase after the Mon Valley Refuse Authority awarded a 3-year deal to a new company. Monessen residents will see an increase in their garbage bills next year, but it’s yet ...
Suspects sought in local burglary
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November 15, 2024
Allegheny County Police are attempting to identify four individuals in connection with a burglary in Port Vue. On Nov. 4, Port Vue Police requested the assistance of the Allegheny County Police Depart...
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
November 15, 2024
The animals are reportedly frightening people in the 1200 block of Thompson Avenue. Residents of the 1200 block of Thompson Avenue have been asking Donora Council for months for help with a situation ...
MONESSEN LIBRARY FRIENDS MAKE DONATION
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November 15, 2024
The Friends of the Monessen Public Library recently donated $5,000 to the library. The organization raises money throughout the year by hosting a May spaghetti dinner at Felicia’s, the annual library ...
Taxes to hold steady in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 15, 2024
Charleroi property owners likely won’t see an increase in their tax bills next year. On Wednesday, council passed a preliminary $3.5 million budget for 2025 that will hold the line on taxes at 9.85 mi...
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November 15, 2024
WHAT IS BULLYING? What is harassment? The definitions in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary are simple. Bullying is abuse and mistreatment of someone vulnerable by someone stronger or more powerful. Harassm...
The moron-elect
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November 15, 2024
The late H.L. Mencken has always been among my favorite misanthropes. Like all satirists, he took a dim view of human nature. One of my favorite Mencken epigrams seems particularly apt in the wake of ...
Small signs of hope
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November 15, 2024
The election was a devastating defeat for Democrats. But does it foreshadow an enduring realignment of American politics? Probably not. There’s plenty of evidence that voters chose between two distinc...
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November 14, 2024
Two people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after their vehicle overturned into a creek in Rostraver Township, according to the Rostraver Central Fire Department. The vehicle veered from Ridge Ro...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 14, 2024
With the contest within a 0.5 percentage point, the race is legally required to go to automatic recount under Pennsylvania law. Pennsylvania’s next senator still hasn’t been determined. The U.S. Senat...
Vacant McKeesport house collapses
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November 14, 2024
Wednesday. By the MVI A McKeesport house collapsed following a massive fire Wednesday. City firefighters worked to put out flames at a home along the 1400 block of Jenny Lind Street just after 5 p.m. ...
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 14, 2024
The tentative spending plan was introduced by council during Wednesday’s meeting. Monongahela property owners are likely to pay more in taxes next year, as the city’s preliminary budget for 2025 inclu...
Mine subsidence surveys ongoing in Washington Twp.
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 14, 2024
The township supervisors also approved the 2025 budget with no tax increase. The Washington Township supervisors received an update from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection about o...
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November 14, 2024
The move comes two months after a new tenant signed a lease for the airport’s former Eagle Landing II restaurant. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive The Rostraver Airport will add a Dunkin’ just two months aft...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 14, 2024
Pa. Department of Environmental Protection representatives will be outside of the borough building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 to answer residents’ questions. An upcoming mine stabilization ...
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
November 14, 2024
The authority serves nearly 123,000 water customers in Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette and Indiana counties. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water customers are being asked to c...
EF honors championship middle school football team
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 14, 2024
The team was honored at Wednesday’s Elizabeth Forward School Board agenda meeting. Elizabeth Forward School District’s committee of the whole board meeting looked a little different than usual Wednesd...
Trump picks Gaetz for AG, Rubio for secretary of state
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November 14, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President- elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who...