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By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park is temporarily closed after vandals once again destroyed property at the facility. It’s not the first time this year officials have had to make the tough […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking into possible mine subsidence causing property damage in Washington Township. Lauren Fraley, spokeswoman for the DEP’s Southwestern Pennsylvania division, said they responded Monday after […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] As he noticed a group of cyclists pass by on Sunday, state Sen. Jim Brewster told a crowd at McKees Point Marina that the vision of late former mayor Joe Bendel […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] If the kind of optimism expressed by officials Tuesday means anything, the renewal of Elizabeth could be gaining steam. “We’ve come a long way,” said Mayor Barry Boucher, perhaps referring to the […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] An abandoned house fire in Donora prompted an investigation by a state police fire marshal Tuesday. A vacant home on the 300 block of Van Pelt Street erupted in flames around 11 […]

Olivia McDowell, 8, and Bentley Schneider, 8, enjoyed a sweet snack Monday evening during halftime of the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer game against Thomas Jefferson. 

By Max Robinette [email protected] The newly formed Monessen tax forgiveness board appointed committee positions and resolved confusion over where previous applicants stand under the updated agreement during Monday’s meeting. To read the rest of the […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] Elizabeth Borough was awarded a $39,600 grant from T-Mobile on Monday. The funding will go toward the transformation of a downtown area affected by the 2020 demolition of a structure at 100 […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] A new entertainment group is ready to take the stage. A show choir called VoiceZ on Fire is a new program offered by the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts. To read […]

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent The work of some of the Mon Valley’s most talented artists is now on display to the public. On Sunday, members of the Valley Art Club invited their […]