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, ...
Around The Valley
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 4, 2024
Several township streets and a parking lot were paved in 2023. Carroll Township’s 2023 paving project has come to a close. During a business meeting Tuesday, supervisors Ken Hillman, Gary Lenzi and Th...
Measuring the Trump conviction factor
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June 4, 2024
If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’ve probably heard a lot of speculation about the effect former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction will have on the 2024 presidential race. Here’s t...
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 A $6 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant to replace outdated signals in Charleroi is progressing.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...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 4, 2024
One resident claims the new system is too difficult for the elderly and disabled. Elizabeth Township commissioners addressed continued concerns Monday about the waste management system, an ongoing sou...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 4, 2024
Valley Clean Air Now has distributed more than 500 air purifiers in the region. In 2020, the U.S. Steel Community Benefit Trust was created in response to a settlement agreement between U.S. Steel and...
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By By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press 
June 3, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s l...
Area woman among fatalities as 9 are shot at hookah bar
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By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI Trib Total Media 
June 3, 2024
Police said the Penn Hills establishment was operating without a license. A Penn Hills hookah bar where nine people were shot over the weekend, two fatally, was operating without a liquor license, aut...
Around The Valley
June 3, 2024
By BILL SCHACKNER and MICHAEL DIVITTORIO Trib Total Media A barricaded, pro-Palestinian encampment continued Monday outside the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning and protesters continue...
Shoppers gather at Fleatique on the Mon
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June 3, 2024
Heather Hart / For the MVI Debbie Pellegrini and Emma Simon of Monongahela bought flowers at the Fleatique.
Progress made on White Oak native plant garden project
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 3, 2024
Heritage Hill Park is the site of the joint effort with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The Borough of White Oak voted in May to partner with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania t...
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 3, 2024
The annual event is designed to promote “healthier lifestyles.” UPMC is inviting residents to have some fun and get free health screenings Saturday at the fourth annual McKeesport Community Day. UPMC ...
Fallowfield VFC in the market for new firefighter
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 3, 2024
The full-time, paid position will be filled once Noah Quattro leaves for a new job in West Virginia. Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Company will soon begin a search for a new full-time paid firef...
Remembering D-Day 80 years later
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
By By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press 
June 3, 2024
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for ...