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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 19, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County will hold a virtual career fair Thursday. Anyone who is interested can register online and participate with just an internet connection — no spec...
Valley residents welcome Vietnam Memorial Wall
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With overcast skies and a cool breeze blowing calmly in a field near the Roscoe Sportsmen’s Association, hundreds of people slowly walked along the Vietnam Traveling...
Revitalization options explored in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com During a town hall meeting this week, the executive director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority said Monessen has one of the most unique opportuni...
Donora nixes police raises
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council voted down a motion to reopen police contracts Thursday. Councilman Joe Greco brought the item to vote, saying his reasoning was two fold.   “I w...
7-year-old donates hair in honor of local cancer patient
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2023
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Emma Pratt, a 7-year-old from Greensburg, decided to donate her hair after she overheard that her cousin’s friend, Brieanne Russo, who was diagnosed with breast c...
Minister offers ‘Hope and a Hot Dog’ in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2023
By Peg Luketic McKeesport Community Newsroom   Linda Cubakovic, a soft spoken 63-year-old street minister affectionately known in McKeesport as “the hot dog lady,” spends most Wednesday afternoons on ...
McKeesport: Good Neighbors join in celebration
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Hundreds of people packed McKeesport’s Fifth Avenue Thursday for the city’s 59th Good Neighbor Day. The heart of downtown sprung to life, as more than 60 vendor...
Donora OKs reimbursing Ackerman for legal payment
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council voted Thursday to reimburse Councilwoman Jane Ackerman $1,116, accepting her claim that she overpaid the borough for mischarged legal fees. To re...
Vietnam Memorial Wall arrives in Roscoe
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2023
Larry Pastories, a Vietnam veteran, retired state police officer and a member of the Blue Knights of Washington, Pa., rides past the trailer carrying the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall upon arrival a...
Write-in ballots affect a few races in Allegheny County
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In Allegheny County, write-in votes will have an impact on a few local races in the Mon Valley. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon V...
Community Day returning to Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s Community Day will return this summer. There hasn’t been a summer community celebration in Charleroi since 2021, and that was a smaller-scale event as th...
Flag Day celebrated in Monongahela
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 15, 2023
Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Anthony Slater, 8, Ryan Slater, 5, Denver Crockard, 7, and Jocelyn Crockard, 9, all of New Eagle, came to watch the Flag Day celebration, presented by the Monongah...
Charleroi suspends manager, tables ABC decision
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 15, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Amid a large crowd of protestors, the future of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi was put on hold again Wednesday, but council did make a surprise decision t...
Write-in votes updated in Washington County
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 15, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Washington County’s election bureau’s write-in results have helped some local races get closer to a full-slate of candidates. Prior to the primary, Stockdale had ...
Walking in the rain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2023
Rebecca Keller of Rostraver Township and Patty Geyer of Elizabeth Forward walked their dogs, Ryder and Blaze, while crossing the Gorge Trail bridge at Cedar Creek Park during a light rain shower Tuesd...
New Eagle will target violations by landlords
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com New Eagle council discussed ongoing issues with landlords and rental inspections during Tuesday’s meeting. Treasurer and secretary Kimberly Koontz raised the to...
Help sought for residents of Charleroi duplex hit by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several Charleroi residents were temporarily displaced Tuesday after an electrical fire on the second floor of a three-story duplex. To read the rest of the story, p...
No vandalism issues so far at Community Bank Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Vandals have steered clear of North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park so far this year. Parks and recreation Chairwoman Paula Usher said at Tuesday’s council meeting ...