Bartolotta wins re-election bid
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November 7, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A sea of supporters wearing red shirts declaring they were  part of the “Camera Crew” filled the main banquet room at the DoubleTree Hotel in the Meadowlands, North St...
Cook, Toprani too close to call
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November 7, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Last night’s race for the Valley’s 49th Legislative District seat was too close to call when the final precincts reported just before midnight. According to unoff...
Puskaric wins in 39th District
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November 7, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Republican Mike Puskaric, a political newcomer from Elizabeth Township, worked hard to win a seat over Democrat Rob Rhoderick, for the 39th Legislative District in t...
Stefano wins decisively in re-election bid
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November 7, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Incumbent state Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Bullskin Township, defeated newcomer Pamela Gerard, D-Uniontown, in the race for Pennsylvania’s 32nd Legislative District seat. S...
Walsh bests Popovich in 58th District
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November 7, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Incumbent state Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Rostraver Township, retained his 58th Legislative District seat in Tuesday’s general election, with a win over Democrat Mary Pop...
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November 7, 2018
By Deb Erdley Republicans chalked up a decisive victory Tuesday in congressional balloting in the new 14th Congressional District, where Republican state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler bested retired auto ind...
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November 7, 2018
By Bob Bauder and Natasha Lindstrom U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb rolled to a commanding victory Tuesday against U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus in the nation’s only congressional race pitting two incumbents against e...
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November 7, 2018
UNLESS THERE’S SOMEONE out there who really loves campaign commercials, we don’t imagine anybody is sad to see election season end. The campaigns have been dragging on since early spring as candidates...
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November 6, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the third consecutive year, Mon Valley community members will join California of Pennsylvania University students onstage and behind the scenes for its holiday p...
Library’s beloved therapy dog dies
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November 5, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Rostraver Public Library is mourning the loss of its reading therapy dog, Nugget. A beloved member of the library family, Nugget made regular visits to help children...
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November 5, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN and KAYLIE MOORE klinden@yourmvi.com kmoore@yourmvi.com Officials throughout the Mid-Mon Valley are expecting a larger-than-normal turnout for today’s midterm elections. David Voye, ...
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November 5, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com  Monessen School Board is hoping to continue allowing use of its facilities for the Monessen Youth Basketball Association, but there are some kinks to be worked out....
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November 5, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen woman is accused of stabbing her husband, who was also the victim of a 2017 shooting, during an argument early Saturday in their home. Monessen police cha...
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November 5, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Drilling for oil, gas and Marcellus Shale has been a touchy subject among Elizabeth Township residents who have attended commissioners’ meetings over the past year. On...
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November 5, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport native Lauren Bairnsfather, director of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, is calling on Mon Valley residents to join the Pittsburgh Jewish community in ce...
Interfaith service celebrates unity
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November 4, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “The shooter at Tree of Life is not merely crazy, he is a coward.” That’s what Temple B’Nai Rabbi Paul Tuchman told people who attended an interfaith service Saturday ...
Cook vs. Toprani in 49th District
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November 4, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Incumbent Republican Bud Cook will square off tomorrow against Democrat Steve Toprani in the race for the House seat in the 49th Legislative District. Cook, of We...
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November 4, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The death of a Charleroi woman who was found dead along Twilight Hollow Road in Twilight Borough early Saturday morning is being investigated as a hit and run. Wanet...
Toys for Tots benefit concert set in Perryopolis
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November 4, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Tim Litvin and The Nature Boy Band will play its second annual Toys for Tots benefit show this weekend  at the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Hall in Perryopolis. The...