White Oak Park getting solar array upgrades
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2023
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Motorists on Long Run Road (Route 48) in White Oak Borough may have noticed some construction work near the Chestnut Picnic Grove playground.   To read the rest of the story, ...
Elizabeth Forward presents ‘Hunchback’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 31, 2023
Elizabeth Forward’s Tyler Guinto-Brody gets his makeup applied by Isabella Guadalupe and Alex Robison before Thursday’s production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at Thomas Jefferson High School. The...
McKeesport churches unite for call to end gun violence
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 31, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport-area religious leaders held a prayer walk and community gathering on Versailles Avenue Thursday, calling for an end to violence in the city. To read ...
Pennsylvania to implement school security training project
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March 31, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster announced Thursday that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will spend $4.8 million to improve school security and allow for s...
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March 31, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A man who accused a former Washington County District Attorney of framing him for murder 20 years ago was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening a sitting ...
‘All Shook Up’ brings back the sound and language of the ’50s
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 31, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready for the musical at McKeesport Area High School this weekend. To read the rest of the story, please see a...
Mon Valley schools react to area hoax threat calls
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 30, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Mon Valley school districts took extra precautions to keep students safe Wednesday after a hoax affected several districts across the state, including much of the Pitt...
Fallowfield Township bridge to undergo emergency repairs
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March 30, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors have declared an emergency repair necessary to a bridge that connects Butsko Road to Route 917. The bridge was heavily damaged after...
It’s Etched in Stone: Life lessons and  driving a ‘39 Chevy
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 30, 2023
By RALPH STONE MVI columnist Last week I relayed a few of my memories and experiences with cars of the 1930s and 40s. Today’s story specifically recounts my days of learning to drive, obtaining my dri...
Dancing to The G-Boyz
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2023
Barb Lopresti, Evelyn Pappas and Director of the Monessen Center for Active Adults Lisa Marchetti danced Tuesday while the singing duo The G-Boyz performed.  
Mozer focuses on residential development
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March 29, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com The Nehemiah of Monessen Community Development Corp. and several consultants who have a common goal of working toward ridding Monessen of blight and helping the...
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March 29, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A collaboration between various community agencies will help to unite job seekers and employers next month. Leanna Spada, executive director of the Mon Valley Region...
Memories of Vietnam War haven’t faded over the years
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March 29, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monessen Public Library hosted a Vietnam War Veterans Day program Tuesday, featuring stories from combat veteran and Monessen native Ron Chromulak. Fellow v...
Elizabeth gets donation of Tasers from motorcycle club
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Fort Pitt Chapter donated two Taser X26Ps, along with three holsters, two battery packs and four 25-foot cartridges to El...
Warm hug on a chilly afternoon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2023
Sisters Jaisan Johnson, 5, and Analeis Hall, 8, both of Monessen, were hugging to keep warm Monday afternoon during Charleroi’s softball game against Monessen.  
EF announces plans to reopen high school
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March 28, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School District has announced a return to in-person learning at the high school. In a release Monday, the district said students will return t...
Borough manager’s social media post sparks Charleroi controversy
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March 28, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s borough manager is defending a post he made on an official borough social media page that claimed a community meeting over the weekend was racist and seg...
‘Pothole Killers’ pitch technology to Monessen council
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March 28, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council heard from a pothole expert of sorts last week and will consider hiring the “Pothole Killers.” Adrian Achinko of Patch Management explained how t...