Summer on Plum concert series starts this week
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com It’s time for Elizabeth Borough residents to go dancing in the streets as the Sounds Like Summer on Plum concert series will begin Thursday. To read the rest of the st...
Monessen school board hears benefits of new literacy system
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June 7, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s school board will consider introducing a pilot program of Beable, a “life-ready literacy system” meant to accelerate literacy gains while identifying s...
Remembering D-Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2023
By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Nicholas Kafkalas just graduated from Monessen High School in 1943 when he said goodbye to his family and left his home on Schoonmaker Avenue to receive infantry ...
Valley leaders react to potential dissolution of ABC
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Leaders in Mon Valley communities that receive service from the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi have more questions than answers related to a potential dissolu...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Concerns continue to be raised throughout Elizabeth Township after a group filed an appeal against the township and its board of commissioners following the approval o...
Free fishing lessons offered in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Something seems fishy in McKeesport — in a good way. That’s thanks to nonprofit Venture Outdoors, which will host fishing clinics at Lake Emilie in Renziehausen...
Bloom’s Cut Rate celebrates 80 years in McKeesport
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June 6, 2023
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Anyone who has traveled Fifth Avenue in Mc-Keesport’s East End knows where Bloom’s Cut Rate is.   You can’t miss the store with its colorful signage and distinctive window dis...
Donora to modernize regulations on animals
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June 5, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council will vote to adopt a new ordinance that would modernize regulations on chickens, bee keeping and other livestock in the borough. To read the rest...
Large crowd flocks to 25th annual Fleatique
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June 5, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce held its 25th annual Fleatique on the Mon Saturday, and a new online form gathered 78 vendors in addition to local businesses and or...
Revelers hit the water at Yough River Rally
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 5, 2023
Father and son duo Scott and Hunter Knight of Connellsville won Sunday’s “Anything That Floats” competition at the three-day Yough River Rally at Connellsville’s Yough River Park. Their entry, titled ...
Company seeks zoning variance to purchase Grand Plaza building
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 5, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The building owned by the Monessen Firemen’s Relief Association at Grand Plaza is being sold to Monessen-based Primzo, which has requested a zoning variance and p...
Greyhounds graduate
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2023
Aaliyah Rice, Olivia Cooper, Bella Rizzuto, Sydney Phillips, Madison Popovich and Abby Rhome celebrated graduation Friday evening at Monessen High School.   To purchase these photos and more from our ...
ABC hires attorney ahead of meeting on potential dissolution
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council President Frank Paterra is hoping to reach an agreement with the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi, but that might be wishful thinking.   Pater...
Pay hike for police proposed in Donora
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June 3, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council may vote to raise police salaries next week. During Thursday’s work session, Councilman Joe Greco asked for a motion to raise police department p...
White Oak: Golf tournament marks borough’s 75th anniversary
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com White Oak shot a hole in one Friday with a borough golf outing at Butler’s Golf Course in Elizabeth. The day celebrated the borough’s 75th anniversary, as local...
Stratigos built catering business & enjoyed the American Dream
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 3, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com James “Jimmy” H. Stratigos, a representative of the Mon Valley’s loving and hard-working attitude, passed away Tuesday at 86. To read the rest of the story, please see...
Grandma’s Kitchen is a celebration of food
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June 3, 2023
By Colette Funches McKeesport Community Newsroom Take your taste buds for a ride at Carnegie Library of McKeesport, where a delectable cooking program known as Grandma’s Kitchen showcases ethnic foods...
Graduation time for BVA
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2023
Senior dance-off winners Amir Butler and Quinn Bradburn show off the clocks they received as prizes before Belle Vernon Area’s graduation ceremony Thursday evening.  To purchase this photo and more fr...
Legal fees dispute continues in Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Contentiousness over legal service bills charged to Donora continued as council held its work session Thursday night. To read the rest of the story, please see ...