Monongahela: Several new officials are sworn into office
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2022
By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI The City of Monongahela held its first meeting of the new year Monday morning. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, c...
Rostraver library wraps up story time for 2021
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 3, 2022
Rostraver Public Library held its last story time of the year on Dec. 30. After the story, the children made a craft hat to wear on New Year’s Eve. In front are Meghan Stefanik and her son, Joseph, 4,...
Shorraw skips second special council meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 3, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After calling a special meeting twice in one week, former mayor Matt Shorraw did something else for a second time in one week — he failed to show up for the meeti...
New year starts with loud boom
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 3, 2022
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Southwestern Pennsylvania residents heard the new year come in with a bang — and in some cases, a shake as well. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe...
Lights shining on veterans memorial in Belle Vernon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 3, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com A veterans memorial in Belle Vernon could attract more attention when the sun goes down.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our...
Rostraver Township officials dedicate new concession stand
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The new concession stand at the lower fields at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostraver Township was formally dedicated Thursday with the unveiling of a...
Hospitalizations rise as COVID cases surge
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com With hospital staff running ragged to keep up with an influx of patients as variants of COVID-19 continue to plague local communities, the New Year will pose ...
Questions surround state of garbage service in Monessen
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By the MVI The City of Monessen hasn’t acted to approve a contract with the lowest bidder on the garbage contract that is set to expire tonight. Monessen council held a bid opening for the garbage con...
MVI reporter retiring after 40-year journalism career
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 31, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the new year begins, so does the next chapter of my life — retirement. I have been a full-time professional journalist for the past 40 years, starting as a w...
Rostraver OKs budget with no tax increase
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 30, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday adopted the 2022 budget of just over $8 million with no increases in the real estate tax or the fire tax. Propert...
MVA grant will help Dunlevy finish railroad crossing project
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 30, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com An ongoing streets project in Dunlevy will likely be complete in 2022 after several agencies pulled through to assist the borough with funding. In February, t...
No tax increase in Monongahela
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 30, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela property owners will not see an increase in their taxes next year. During a special meeting Wednesday morning, council unanimously passed a 2022 s...
cfsbank Holiday Tournament alumni
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 29, 2021
Past players in the cfsbank Holiday Basketball Tournament at Charleroi Area High School showed up Tuesday to watch this year’s event. From left are Sam Iacovangelo of Charleroi Area, Chaz Mrlack of Mo...
Monessen: Special meeting canceled; mayor claims illness
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 29, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After a big crowd waited 25 minutes Tuesday night for Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw to leave his office upstairs in city hall and begin the special meeting he calle...
Error in Charleroi garbage bills
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 29, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com A clerical error left some Charleroi residents confused over the holiday when they began to receive their annual garbage bills for 2022 in the mail. To read t...