ARCDD holds annual picnic at Palmer Park
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 12, 2024
The organization connects parents of children with developmental disabilities to resources as well as recreational activities. The Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilitie...
Some signs at football stadium may be replaced
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 12, 2024
The school board will see if any local businesses want to sponsor them. At Monessen’s school board meeting last week, there were early discussions of replacing some of the signage at the football stad...
Local school districts approved for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 12, 2024
It provides healthy food and promotes responsible nutrition choices. Pennsylvania students preparing to head back to class will receive fresh fruits and vegetables this year. On Friday, the state Depa...
Third-party candidates face Pa. ballot challenges
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August 12, 2024
Petitions argue that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his running mate and at least nine third-party candidates should not appear on Pennsylvania’s Nov. 5 general election ballot. By KATE HUANGPU, KATIE MEYER a...
Politics
August 12, 2024
THE ANSWERS about what happened July 13 are coming, but they are coming slowly. Four weeks after the shooting at the Trump rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, there has already been testimony in fr...
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By By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press 
August 12, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kam...
Modern GOP’s cruelty is what’s truly weird
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August 12, 2024
“Weird” is one word to describe Trumpists. There are others. “Misogynistic” comes to mind. So does “mean.” The word “cruel” also fits. Consider the Trump campaign’s decision to brand Minnesota Gov. Ti...
Boy’s lemonade stand helps family friend hurt in motorcycle crash
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 10, 2024
Seven-year-old Jack Hritz set up the stand Friday in Rostraver Township. A 7-year-old Elizabeth resident sold homemade lemonade in front of a Rostraver Township business Friday to raise money for a fa...
World War II tank memorial project receives $10,000 donation
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 10, 2024
The money from Gabe Hudock of Alumicore puts the fundraising drive above its $16,510 goal. He was told he’d never raise enough money to refurbish the World War II tank memorial in Monessen City Park, ...
McKeesport pride on display at 64th International Village
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 10, 2024
For six decades, countless people have flocked to McKeesport’s annual celebration of the many cultures that have shaped its communities. International Village, the three-day extravaganza of ethnic cui...
Resource center ready to start helping local businesses
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 10, 2024
The Mon Valley Alliance is conducting the operation from a renovated bank building in downtown Monongahela. The Mon Valley Business Resource Center is ready to make impactful change in the area — espe...
International Village: A celebration of friendship, traditions and culture
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August 10, 2024
By CAROL FRAZIER For the MVI In 1960, McKeesport was preparing to celebrate it’s 165th anniversary. To honor the city’s rich history, officials wanted to pay homage to those who settled here. A meltin...
South Allegheny hires new high school principal
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 10, 2024
Steve Sikon will replace Zachary Just when school starts later this month. Steve Sikon was hired as the new principal at South Allegheny High School during a special school board meeting Friday. The b...
Register of wills to leave office early
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 10, 2024
Westmoreland County’s Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton will leave office four months early. County officials on Thursday confirmed that Hamilton, the three-term Republican office holder who ...
This is why Kamala Harris is avoiding the press — and getting away with it
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August 10, 2024
To the surprise of just about everyone, Kamala Harris has had a remarkably good two weeks (whether her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz marks the end of that honeymoon or an extension of it remain...
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The bumpy road to the
August 10, 2024
To the Editor: Kamala “giggles” Harris is now the presumptive candidate to take on Donald Trump. Over her years in politics she has been a chameleon. Since I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and ...
Flights, county fair coincide with Westmoreland Airshow this year
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By By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media 
August 10, 2024
Zachary Stull spent Friday morning at the auto shop, preparing his car for a 15hour drive from Westmoreland County to Orlando, Fla. Stull, 43, of Bolivar, scheduled a trip to Disney with his wife and ...
Around The Valley
August 10, 2024
Single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Rostraver Township. PennDOT District 12 said restrictions will be in place on Exit 49 (Smithto...