Gorski hopes home runs, playing 1st base make a lasting impression on Pirates

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February 28, 2025

Gorski hopes home runs, playing 1st base make a lasting impression on Pirates

By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive

BRADENTON, Fla. — All of Matt Gorski’s hits in spring training games had been home runs, so Derek Shelton was surprised when the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder had to settle for a sacrifice fly.

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By SARAH PELLIS

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Fallowfield seeking new engineer

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 10, 2025

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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

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Billy Price Band to open Monessen concert series

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

March 14, 2025

The first show will take place June 29 at City Park. It’s official: the Billy Price Band will rock out in Monessen City Park Amphitheater this summer. At Thursday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to ...

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More allegations against NBV’s former assistant fire chief

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

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Highmark Health reports $209M in 2024 losses

By By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive

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Federal judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings

By By JANIE HAR Associated Press

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings acro...