Garbage rates to rise in North Belle Vernon

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

The Mon Valley Refuse Authority recently agreed to a deal with a new sanitation provider.

North Belle Vernon residents won’t see an increase in their tax bills next year, but the same can’t be said about their garbage.

The borough operates under the Mon Valley Refuse Authority, which recently awarded its 2025-27 garbage contract to ProWaste LLC.

The current deal with County Hauling expires Dec. 31.

The new agreement with ProWaste LLC, based out of Rillton, Pa., is more expensive, but officials i...

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PHRC asks Charleroi residents to find community in one another

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

November 15, 2024

Representatives from the organization stopped there Thursday on a statewide tour. During a visit to Charleroi Thursday, representatives from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission asked residents...

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Veterans dispose of flags in traditional burning ceremony

By SARAH PELLIS

November 15, 2024

More than 1,500 American flags from five area cemeteries were burned. American Legion Post 28 and VFW Post 1190 held their annual flag-burning ceremony Thursday afternoon at the Herman Mihalich Memori...

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SATURDAY

November 15, 2024

Don’t miss our weekly food page and Real Stats property transfers in Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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Judge refuses to prevent closing of Corelle plant

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 15, 2024

His ruling states that the requirements of federal anti-trust law were not met. The closure of a historic glass-making plant in Charleroi will move forward. On Thursday, a federal judge said he will n...

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Monessen council discusses rise in trash bills

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

November 15, 2024

Residents could see a 26% increase after the Mon Valley Refuse Authority awarded a 3-year deal to a new company. Monessen residents will see an increase in their garbage bills next year, but it’s yet ...

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Donora hears dog complaints

By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI

November 15, 2024

The animals are reportedly frightening people in the 1200 block of Thompson Avenue. Residents of the 1200 block of Thompson Avenue have been asking Donora Council for months for help with a situation ...