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May 30, 2024
IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
There were several spots around Monessen that played important roles in the colorful history of that infamous group of boys known as the First Street Ramblers. Most of those memorable boyhood meccas have already been mentioned in previous columns. They included our awesome City Park, Ninth Street Park, Wildcat Hollow, Span’s Drug store and the Turner Hall.
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Elizabeth Forward Warriors celebrate WPIAL title
May 31, 2024
Mike Darnay / Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward’s Addy Nigut (14) Julia Resnik and Shelby Telegdy (24) get the celebration started after the Warriors recorded the final out to win the WPIAL Cla...
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California charter school receives $1.5M grant
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 31, 2024
The facility was recognized for its unique approach to education. The California Academy of Learning Charter School in Coal Center received a big gift Thursday in the form of a $1.5 million grant from...
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U.S. Steel-Nippon merger gets foreign regulatory approval
By By MEGAN SWIFT Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
By MEGAN SWIFT Trib Total Media All regulatory approvals outside of the U.S. related to the proposed merger of U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel have been approved, the companies announced Thursday....
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Local lawmakers split on Trump verdict
By SARAH PELLIS 
May 31, 2024
and MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Much like his indictment, former president Donald Trump’s conviction elicited varying reactions from western Pennsylvania lawmakers. Trump became the first for...
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Elizabeth church will offer summer lunches for students
By SARAH PELLIS 
May 31, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Bethesda United Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth will host a summer lunch program from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting June 10 and continuin...
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Pharmacists plead financial plight to state lawmakers
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May 31, 2024
A roundtable discussion was held on the problems facing the profession. Independent pharmacists such as Robert Maher feel trapped, state lawmakers learned Thursday. A pharmacist knows the people in th...
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