N. Charleroi to  offer in-person meeting option
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 22, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in two years, North Charleroi Council will offer an option to meet in person beginning next month.   To read the rest of the story, please see a c...
BVA hopes to make better use of space
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 22, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District is looking for a fresh outlook on how to better utilize space within its facilities.   To read the rest of the story, pleas...
Brother and sister act left a legacy at Monessen HS
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 22, 2022
By MAX ROBINETTE For the MVI Peter and Jane Fonda. Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. John and Joan Cusack. Add Jack and Milana Sacco to the list. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’...
Stefano hosts ‘Senator for a Day’ event for area students
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 21, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 100 students from 14 area high schools got a chance to be “Senator for a Day” during a recent event sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano earlier this month. Stefa...
Are western Pa. gas prices headed toward $5 a gallon?
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 21, 2022
By Ryan Deto Trib Total Media If the sight of over $4.30 a gallon for regular gasoline is cringeworthy, imagine $5.50 — or more — and having to fill a 150-gallon. Rising gas prices have been causing h...
Summer program dates  announced for South Allegheny students
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 21, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The South Allegheny School Board last week approved filling a number of professional staff positions for the district’s elementary, and secondary summer programs. The elementa...
Bartolotta to help host free ‘Clean Slate Day’
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 21, 2022
For the MVI State. Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, together with The City Mission, Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid, and the Washington County Bar Association will host a free clinic, “...
Dance raises money for Elizabeth Township Fire Department
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 21, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A disco inferno broke out at The Boston Spectrum this past weekend.  The banquet hall played host to a night of music and dancing to benefit the Elizabeth To...
‘Addams Family’ on stage at BVA
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2022
From left, David Grace, Meg Miller and Dimitri Apodiakos prepare for Friday’s performance of “The Addams Family” at Belle Vernon Area High School. The show will continue at 7:30 p.m. today and 2:30 p....
Monessen: Progress reported with tax-forgiveness program
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Though they didn’t give many details, Mayor Ron Mozer and Solicitor Joseph Dalfonso said during a recent Monessen City Council meeting that progress is being made on r...
Charleroi firefighters try out  sonar equipment on Mon River
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi firefighters headed to the river Friday to learn the ropes of using sonar equipment. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Val...
Titanic-era fashion to be on display at luncheon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com April will mark the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.   At the Elizabeth Township Historical Society, the largest collection of vintage clothi...
Local author is also an advocate for STEM students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 19, 2022
By Hannah Walden For the MVI From writing books held together with staples in sixth grade to having her first children’s book published last year, Chantelle Bellavance has long had the desire to be an...
Showtime for Monessen musical
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
Assistant director Quenten Zboyovsky goes through mic checks with Madison Popovich and Carson Skomsky for before the start of “Little Shop of Horrors” Thursday at Monessen High School. The musical wil...
93-year-old man dies in Carroll Township fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A 93-year-old man was found dead after a fire broke out at his Carroll Township house Thursday morning.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of...
McKeesport: Transportation center reopens
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “The Mon Valley’s brightest days are still ahead of us,” according to state Rep. Austin Davis, a Democrat from McKeesport and a Port Authority of Allegheny County boar...
Food Helpers plan massive Easter dinner distribution
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With spring around the corner, a new tradition will bloom at Food Helpers — making sure families throughout Washington County have food on their tables this Easter. ...
His Place aids Ukrainian refugees with special items
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When His Place coffee shop opened in Monessen in September, it hoped to change the world one cup of coffee at a time. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...