Firefighters quickly douse Charleroi blaze
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Charleroi around 11 p.m. Thursday.   Charleroi VFD Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said the fire occurred along Meadow Avenue. ...
Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive in Elizabeth
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 18, 2022
Santa and Mrs. Claus walk in a parade Thursday at Elizabeth’s Light-Up Night. Santa is Butch Fiore and Mrs. Claus is Nancy Fiore, a married couple originally from Elizabeth.
Officials remain secretive in murder case
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 18, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing has been set for the man arrested in connection with a shooting death in Rostraver Square Nov. 5. According to Stacey Witalec of the office ...
Stories flow at Monongahela Emmy celebration
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November 18, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society and the Wedding Cookie Table Community hosted an evening of storytelling Thursday to celebrate the work of two Monongahe...
Veterans burn old flags
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November 18, 2022
By the MVI Monessen VFW Post 1190 and American Legion Post 28 members held their annual flag-burning ceremony Thursday night at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch Park in Monessen.   VFW Command...
Country Christmas on Broad returning for its second year
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November 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Christmas spirit will be in full swing at the second annual Country Christmas on Broad next month. St. Sebastian Church hosted the debut event last year, which w...
Time to bundle up
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November 17, 2022
Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Second-grade students at Monessen Elementary Center run by the school building while learning how to play kickball under the direction of physical education teache...
Demolition begins on Monessen’s old Fifth Street Hotel
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 17, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s mayor is pretty sure he’s lost a bet, but he couldn’t be happier about it. Mayor Ron Mozer made a bet last month with Brian Lawrence, executive directo...
Salute to Santa Parade set for Saturday in McKeesport
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November 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor Austin Davis will serve as grand marshal of the 2022 Salute to Santa Parade in McKeesport Saturday morning. Spectators can watc...
Elizabeth Borough to host Light-Up Night today
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November 17, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough’s Light Up Night promises to spark the holiday cheer tonight. The festivities center around the downtown business district and the event sc...
California cheering section
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2022
Lia Filardi, 8, of Monongahela stands behind her grandparents, Darla and Ron Smerilli of New Eagle, at PennWest California’s basketball game Tuesday night.  
Belle Vernon’s preliminary budget doesn’t raise taxes
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November 16, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Borough Council passed a tentative 2023 budget Tuesday that holds taxes steady for borough residents. Finance chair Cliff Gorski said the borough i...
RIDC gives land to McKeesport for trail relocation
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November 16, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport got a step closer this week to revamping its portion of the Great Allegheny Passage trail. The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern P...
Young actors bringing ‘Frozen Jr.’ to Grand Theatre
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November 16, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com To mark Children’s Theater Productions’ 15th anniversary, Mon River Arts begins its production of “Frozen Jr.” this week at Grand Theatre in Elizabeth.    The s...
Jellyfish in the classroom
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November 15, 2022
Students in Susan Bitonti’s second-grade class at California Elementary School observe three jellyfish living in an aquarium that were brought to the classroom this year through an animal-assisted int...
Sale of EBMA may be legally contested
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November 15, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Tom DeRosa discussed the anticipated sale of Elizabeth Borough’s sewage treatment plant at Forward Township’s supervisors meeting Monday. The chairman superv...