Games, information & more at Beverly’s Birthdays baby shower
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Beverly’s Birthdays, which visits Monessen a few times a year, came to Orchard Christian Fellowship Tuesday morning for a community baby shower, offering free baby supplies,...
Belle Vernon seeks funding for Brewer Field upgrades
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon council further discussed improvement plans to Brewer Field at Tuesday’s meeting. KLH engineer and senior project manager Robert Horvat said he and...
New MVISBL season tips off
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
The Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League began its fourth season Monday at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township. Girls Division games will take place every Monday and Wedne...
N. Charleroi council adds to ABC support
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It’s been said it only takes one person to make a change — but in recent weeks the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi has learned that it has a small army of supp...
White Oak: Update provided on MS4, Long Run
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com White Oak’s engineer provided updates on the borough’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program and continued efforts to seek funding for Long Run ba...
Lam’s preliminary hearing now Aug. 10
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic granted a sixth continuance in the ongoing case of Rostraver murder suspect Keven Van Lam Monday. To read the rest of the ...
4 charged with trespassing at Century III site
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
By Julia Maruca Trib Total Media Four people were charged with felony trespassing for sneaking inside the former Century III Mall property, according to the West Mifflin Police Department. To read the...
Solemn moments at Vietnam Memorial Wall
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 19, 2023
Jayme Gregg of Elco played “Taps” during the opening ceremony for the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, which was on display all weekend at the Roscoe Sportsmen's Association.  To purchase this photo a...
Monongahela: New water line to be installed on Fourth St.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 19, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela leaders announced crews will install a new water line on Fourth Street this summer. During last week’s work session, Mayor Greg Garry said the line ...
Forward Twp. boat launch project delayed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 19, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township officials are hopeful they will receive funding to help repair a boat launch in the township, but the project is on hold for now. To read the rest o...
EF school board debates unexpected bill for new lighting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 19, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com There was confusion at Wednesday night’s Elizabeth Forward school board meeting when an agenda item called to approve an invoice and payment for LED lighting at the hi...
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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...