Sewage rates rising in Elizabeth Twp.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 29, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Property taxes will hold steady in Elizabeth Township next year, but sewage rates will increase. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s...
Roscoe church offers monthly diaper pantry
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 29, 2021
By CHASITY CAPASSO For the MVI Roscoe United Methodist Church holds a monthly diaper pantry called Open Hearts to help families in the community. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of We...
Opening night for cfsbank Holiday Tournament
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2021
Young fans came out Monday for the first night of the cfsbank Holiday Tournament at Charleroi Area High School featuring seven local high school boys basketball teams. In front, from left, are Logan B...
Pillows for Peace offers comfort to children
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2021
By Hannah Walden For the MVI Since Nina Thompson was 11 years old, she and her grandmother have been giving back to families living with the effects of domestic violence.   To read the rest of the sto...
Parents will stand trial in death of infant
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The parents of a 6-month-old baby boy whose body was found hidden behind new drywall in the bedroom of their Charleroi home have been ordered to stand trial in co...
Shorraw project on agenda for special meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 to consider a 31-item agenda. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...
Local scout achieves Eagle rank by creating Hearing Aid Boxes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2021
By Hannah Walden For the MVI After losing his hearing due to bacterial meningitis at the age of 4, Jacob Riggs, now 18, of Lincoln Borough, found a way to give back to the support program that helped ...
Another busy Christmas for Jamie’s Dream Team
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December 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Jamie’s Dream Team, the McKeesport nonprofit organization that tries to make dreams come true all year long for children and adults facing medical issues,   is ...
Elizabeth Township: Commissioner Kuzma to resign, seek state office
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When the Elizabeth Township commissioners meet Tuesday, one more item is expected to be added to the agenda: the resignation of Commissioner Andrew Kuzma. To re...
Recycling stations set up for Christmas trees
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 27, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While artificial Christmas trees seem to become more and more popular, there are still plenty of folks who put a real pine tree on display to mark the Christmas season...
New Roscoe resident addresses safety issue
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 27, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN   tbrown@yourmvi.com   Nate Regotti, chief of staff to state Rep. Pam Snyder, is one of Roscoe’s newest residents, and he’s working to make the area where he lives a better plac...
White Oak considers contracting animal control services
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December 27, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council was presented this month with a proposed animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition ...
Mon Valley families go over the top with holiday decorations
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 24, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Whether they want to outdo their neighbors, win bragging rights from a local holiday decorating contest or uphold a family tradition, many residents around th...
Elizabeth Forward classmates donate to Elizabeth’s Guardian Angels
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 24, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of senior citizens who graduated from Elizabeth Forward in the late 1950s and early ‘60s have made it a point to stay friends through the decades. And recently...
White Oak celebrates the season with holiday contests
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 24, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Borough didn’t miss a chance to celebrate the holidays this year. Early in the holiday shopping season, the borough partnered with Rainbow Volunteer Fire Com...
“You’re a ‘mean’ one, Mr. Grinch”
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 23, 2021
Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Jimmy Knapton, a South Allegheny senior who dressed up as “The Grinch,” watches as the Gladiators took on Valley for the school’s home opener earlier this ...
Local firefighters travel to Kentucky to aid tornado victims
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 23, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When South Brownsville Fire Chief Ron Barry saw the news reports of the devastation from tornadoes in Kentucky, he reached out to his fellow firefighters to see...
Historic Long Branch cemetery board seeking volunteers
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 23, 2021
By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI Howe Cemetery in Long Branch is in need of volunteers and donations to help upkeep the grounds. New board members were recently appointed and have some plans, but the...