New teen club at Salvation Army
By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] The season of giving is upon us and area teens are already getting into the holiday spirit. On Saturday, a dozen teens got together for a gift wrapping party at the […]
December 2019
Schools benefit from ArcelorMittal’s entertainment venture
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO [email protected] Over the past year, Monessen’s schools received $50,000 from ArcelorMittal to assist the district’s STEM programming and development. The conventional coke plant, located in Monessen, donated the total in two […]
World AIDS Day observance slated in McKeesport
By JEFF STITT [email protected] World AIDS Day 2019 was Sunday, but the Turtle Creek-based Human Services Center Corporation is holding its McKeesport World AIDS Day event a few days later. The HSCC “World AIDS Day […]
EF schools plan to make the most of flexible instruction days
By CHRISTINE HAINES [email protected] The Elizabeth Forward School District has received approval from the state Department of Education to offer flexible instructional days in place of some snow days this year. In the event of […]
‘California Mom’ makes lasting impression on Cal U students
By Matt Petras For the MV Independent On the first day of her classes, California University of Pennsylvania professor Lynne Langley likes to put on the pop song “Best Day Of My Life,” dance around […]
Francis P. ‘Franny’ Salciccioli – Rostraver Township
Francis P. “Franny” Salciccioli, 63, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh on April 2, 1956, he was a son of the late Franklin […]
Dennis Robert Shannon – California, Pa.
Dennis Robert Shannon, 71, of California, Pa., passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Born on May 11, 1948, he was the son of the late Charles and Rita Kearney Shannon. He was Catholic […]
Arthur F. Trilli – North Belle Vernon
Arthur F. Trilli, 98, of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. He was born on March 13, 1921, to parents Ippolito and Maria Florio Trilli, who preceded him in death. Arthur […]