Donora council to seek answers on  sewer line ownership
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By Jeremy Sellew 
July 10, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed clarifying borough sewer line policy Thursday, debating where pipes become the borough’s responsibility and where they become a homeown...
State funding for Temple, Penn State caught in Pa. budget impasse
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By Jeremy Sellew 
July 10, 2023
By Samuel O’Neal Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — After repeated legislative failures, Pennsylvania state House members have left Harrisburg indefinitely without passing funding for the commonwealth’s state-...
Plum Street market brings  variety of vendors to Elizabeth
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By Jeremy Sellew 
July 10, 2023
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Elizabeth’s monthly Plum Street Saturday Morning Market was bustling with vendors and locals looking for something to buy this weekend. The market gives local ven...
McKeesport celebrates 17th Past and Present reunion
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By Jeremy Sellew 
July 10, 2023
Hundreds attended the McKeesport Past and Present 17th annual reunion community picnic at Moran Field in McKeesport on Saturday afternoon. The three-day event, created in honor of the late McKeesport ...
Perfect day for the spray park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2023
Lillian Tempo, 2, of Bovard, Pa., splashes in the waters of the spray park at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township Friday afternoon. She was visiting the park with toddlers and children from the Love...
Charleroi uniforms arrive in Haiti
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com   Students at the Louverture Cleary School in Haiti are honorary Charleroi Cougars.   Lulu Cisse of Fourth Street BBQ said the district donated soccer uniforms, jers...
Elizabeth Township: New junior commissioner ready for office
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward senior Giovanna Ferraro has watched her mother, Megan, make a difference in the local community as a school board member for the majority of her life...
Birthday fundraiser planned for ‘office cat’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2023
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Oliver the Office Cat, attorney Lisa Buday’s mascot in her California Borough office, is throwing a birthday party fundraiser for the community to attend.   Accor...
Local VFW members honored by state House
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Four members of VFW Post 1190 in Monessen were honored Thursday by state Rep. Eric Davanzo’s chief of staff, Brian Sokol, for their lifelong service to the veterans co...
4-year-old shot in the head in Rostraver Twp.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A 4-year old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head in his Rostraver Township home Thursday, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s office. ...
Short EF board meeting leaves attendees upset
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com In a brief special meeting that saw the Elizabeth Forward School Board approve three motions regarding high school repairs, people in the audience were left frustrated...
Donora addresses concerns with rental properties
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed a number of ongoing property management issues Thursday, occasionally targeting specific homes and problematic landlords. One unnamed l...
Charleroi’s Community Day moved to July 23
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s Community Day has been rescheduled with a few minor changes. The celebration was set to be held last Sunday, but with rain and potential thunderstorms in...
Plants for sale at Renzie Night Market
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2023
Tori Thomas and Michelle Thomas of McKeesport talk to Kevin Resnik, owner of CCR Gardens, an all-natural farm in McKeesport, at Thursday’s Renzie Night Market. The community market, presented by the M...
Rolling on the river
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 6, 2023
Tammy Hite of Daisytown was kayaking Wednesday afternoon on the Youghiogheny River at Cedar Creek Park. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website at www.monvalle...
Charleroi: Borough manager’s status still uncertain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 6, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s Right-to-Know requests will now temporarily be handled by the borough solicitor. During a recessed meeting June 28, an amendment was made for council to ...
McKeesport hires 4 police officers
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July 6, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Police Department added four more officers Wednesday as the ranks of the department continue to grow. Mayor Michael Cherepko and council members ...
No Bad JuJu to perform at Rockin’ on the Mon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 6, 2023
By MATT PETRAS mpetras@yourmvi.com No Bad JuJu, a Pittsburgh-based band that plays a wide variety of genres of with its own spin, will perform at the Monongahela Aquatorium Saturday. Rhyme & Reason wi...