Wolf expects students back in class for fall
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday there’s “no question” that Pennsylvania school districts will physically reopen in the fall. A few Mon Valley superintendents reacted Friday ...
Donora mayor asks police superintendent to retire
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May 30, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Mayor Jim McDonough has moved to enforce an ordinance that would require police Superintendent Jim Brice to retire, despite council’s vote this month to re...
Wish comes true for area teen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Tony Cook enjoys the usual hobbies of any other 15-year-old boy, especially basketball. The South Allegheny High School student, who will be a sophomore in the fall,...
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May 30, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A resident of Tyrol Boulevard in Rostraver Township is circulating a petition in an effort to stop a leachate evaporation system from being installed at the Wes...
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May 30, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The demand on the Greater Washington County Food Bank continues to increase, reaching what are believed to be record numbers in May. “By the end of April, we sa...
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May 30, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Roscoe Volunteer Fire Company is finding new ways to raise money under coronavirus restrictions. The fire company will hold its first-ever outdoor “drive-in” cas...
Fourth-grade graduation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2020
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Chris Sesco gave his son, Danny Sesco, a ride to fourth-grade graduation Thursday at Ringgold Elementary School North on the back of his motorcycle. Teachers Ma...
Lawmakers react to budget bill
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Local officials voiced their opinions Thursday on the new $25.8 billion spending bill waiting to be signed by Gov. Tom Wolf. The bill arrived on Wolf’s desk ...
Merger affects Valley churches
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Fifteen groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, some of which include groupings in the Mon Valley, will merge July 1 to create new parishes, Bisho...
More fines for U.S. Steel
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May 28, 2020
By Jamie Martines Trib Total Media The Allegheny County Health Department has issued $361,400 in fines against U.S. Steel for air pollution and permit violations during the fourth quarter of 2019 and ...
Beaches, pools to open in June
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com All state park beaches and most pools will be open next month, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Thursday. All 58 state park beaches ...
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May 28, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Property owners in the McKeesport Area School District could see a slight tax increase for the 2020-21 school year. Board directors Joe Lopretto, Mindy Sturgess, Tom F...
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May 28, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners are going on record opposing plans for a leachate evaporation system at the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. The commissioners a...
Speers Civic Club surprises awardee
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi Area High School senior Makendra Pendleton was surprised Wednesday night when she was awarded the annual Speers Civic Club Scholarship during a drive-...
Charleroi’s Cecilia Sciortino turns 101 today
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in as long as she can remember, Cecilia Pennline Sciortino won’t be in the kitchen preparing her birthday meal this year. Instead, today as she tu...
Wolf to relax yellow phase restrictions
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Next week, when all of Pennsylvania is released from the stay-at-home order, restaurants in yellow-phase counties can offer outdoor dining as an option for custom...
2 Washington County commissioners fire back at Cook’s claims
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two Washington County commissioners are firing back at state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, after he suggested they recuse themselves from the coun...
Renovations coming to Collinsburg Park
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The community park in Collinsburg is slated for a major renovation this year, with the tennis courts converted to a handicapped-accessible playground and pavili...
McKeesport police get federal grant
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 27, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer and Mayor Michael Cherepko said city police officers will benefit in multiple ways from a $119,006 Coronavirus Emergency Supplementa...