7-year-old presents masks to McKeesport police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 25, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 7-year-old McKeesport resident who dreams of being a police officer spent time with some of the men and women who keep his city safe on Saturday. To show he cares ab...
Rostraver historical society ready to show off additions
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 25, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com After more than six months of being open by appointment only, the Rostraver Township Historical Society Sunday is throwing open the doors to its museum for an o...
Clairton to be part of food insecurity documentary
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 25, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Clairton will be in the spotlight next month when WQED airs its latest documentary “Starved: Our Food Insecurity Crisis.” The documentary examines food insec...
Delsandro committee aids Donora organizations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 25, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The A.P. Delsandro Memorial in Donora has stood in memory of former mayor Albert P. Delsandro since the mid-1980s, and the committee to maintain it is in its 36th...
EF homecoming royalty
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2020
Tiberius Ten was named king and Paige Myers was crowned queen at Elizabeth Forward’s homecoming ceremony Friday night.
Rostraver Twp. landfill fined
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township has been fined $59,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The fine was imposed for violat...
House in Monessen damaged by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen couple and their dogs have been displaced from their home after a structure fire early Friday. Monessen Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were...
Legislators react to Wolf’s plan to aid bars, restaurants
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October 23, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Bar and restaurant owners battling tightening COVID-19 restrictions may have a little relief next year. On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to waive liquor l...
Monongahela Rotary Club aids Police Vest Fund
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Rotary is the latest community organization to make a donation to the City of Monongahela’s Police Vest Fund.   The Rotary Club donated $500 to th...
White Oak: Two polling places have changed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Mayor Ina Jean Marton reminded residents at this week’s council meeting that two polling places in the borough have changed for the Nov. 3 general election. ...
Sliding together
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2020
Victoria Duda, 11, holds her cousin, Gianna Manderino, 1, while Jesse Manderino, 2, stands behind her Thursday evening at the playground at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon. They were with La...
Pa. residents can vote at county election offices
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania voters don’t need to count on the postal system to make sure their absentee or mail-in ballot is counted. Anyone can vote early by going to the ele...
Local lawmakers express support for Clean Slate Bill
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Elected officials from the Mon Valley are showing their support for the Clean Slate Bill, which was approved Wednesday by the state Senate and is now headed ...
Halloween happenings in the Mon Valley
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 21, 2020
By the Mon Valley Independent Trick-or-treat listings Allegheny County • Clairton — 5 to 6 p.m. treats at the city building; 6 to 8 p.m. city—wide trick or treat. • Elizabeth Borough — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct...
Walsh promoted to Washington County first assistant DA
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October 21, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Jason M. Walsh, who has worked with the Washington County district attorney’s office for four years, has been promoted to first assistant district attorney. Walsh...
Fall makeover for Monessen’s ‘lady liberty’
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October 21, 2020
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The “Lady Liberty” statue at Monessen’s Eastgate War Memorial got a fall makeover Wednesday thanks to volunteers and donations. American Legion Post 28 Commande...
Ringgold names Skrinjorich new superintendent
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October 21, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After nearly nine months as acting superintendent for the Ringgold School District, Randall Skrinjorich now officially holds the position of superintendent. ...