Fill the Firetruck Toy Drive now underway in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 27, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 has started a Fill the Firetruck Toy Drive to benefit the Monessen Family Center. To read the rest of the story, please s...
Menorah lighting set for Monday in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 27, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will host a menorah-lighting ceremony at city hall in the courtyard Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mo...
Thanksgiving delivery
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 26, 2021
Monessen Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite and Salvation Army Board President MariBeth Paglia prepare Thanksgiving meals for delivery Thursday morning.
Christmas Cheer drive starts Monday
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November 26, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off Monday in hopes of fulfilling holiday wishes for families in need. To read the rest of the story, plea...
Elizabeth may hire manager for the borough
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November 26, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council is considering the possibility of creating a borough manager position. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mo...
Playing Santa makes local man jolly
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November 26, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI About a decade ago, the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce needed a fill-in Santa Claus for its community events. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...
McKeesport musicians to launch holiday program
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November 26, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Student musicians from the Mon Valley will help kick off Allegheny County’s 53rd annual holiday music program at the county courthouse.   To read the rest of the story...
Holiday greetings in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2021
Charleroi Area High School students painted windows of downtown borough businesses Tuesday. Putting up a holiday message are Eben McIntyre and Aralyn Harley.
Money denied for Elizabeth development project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com There are questions about what is going to happen with the property at the corner of Third and Market streets in Elizabeth. To read the rest of the story, pleas...
Volunteers needed to deliver meals for Thanksgiving
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November 24, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hundreds of families in the McKeesport area will have a hot, hearty meal this Thanksgiving thanks to McKeesport Agape Center and teachers and social workers from two l...
Holiday disasters turn into memorable stories
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November 24, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Thanksgiving Day is almost here, but the saying “all’s well that ends well” doesn’t always apply at the holidays. To read the rest of the story, please see a ...
More celebrations on the holiday schedule
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November 24, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com More Mon Valley communities are ready to get into the holiday spirit.   Local neighborhoods and downtowns have already started decorating for the holidays, an...
Learning to line dance
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 23, 2021
Jean Ellsworth, center, taught a line dance lesson Monday evening at the Carroll Township Volunteer Fireman’s social hall. Learning the dance are Candace McConnell of Forward Township and Joan Weiss, ...
BVA to make masks optional starting Dec. 4
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November 23, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board assured parents Monday that as of Dec. 4 when a judge’s stay of the state mask mandate goes into effect, the district will re...
New jobs promised from RETAL PA expansion
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November 23, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A global plastic packaging manufacturer in Donora is growing. And with that growth will come new jobs in the Mon Valley, according to the company. To read the rest of ...
‘Scarves in the Park’ under way
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November 23, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI A small group of organizers made their annual trip to Chess Park in Monongahela for its “Scarves in the Park” charity effort Saturday morning, tying scarves to trees to dire...
Salute to Santa Parade returns
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November 22, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The sidewalks of McKeesport’s downtown business district were brimming with people Saturday as Santa Claus arrived in town and the Christmas season was ushered in. To ...
Former California police chief dies
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November 22, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Former California Borough Police Chief Stephen Silbaugh died this past week at age 55. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our onlin...
Unveiling set for memorial to Jeno Moretti
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November 22, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A mural commemorating the life of Jeno Moretti and other youngsters whose lives have ended tragically early will be unveiled tonight in Elizabeth in a ceremony ...