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Remembering Monessen super fan Nello Tineri

When I received word last Thursday that Nello Tineri died, my mind instantly went back to my childhood.I have literally known Mr. Tineri my entire life, and even though he lived in Florida for a while, he often crossed my mind every football season.You see, Mr. Tineri bled Monessen black and ...

Vasquez suffers KO loss to Collazo in PBC fight on FS1

Monessen native “The Sergeant” Sammy “The Who Can Mexican” Vasquez Jr. fell victim to Luis CollazoĢƵ right hook in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Thursday at the Horesehoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.Collazo dropped Vasquez at 1:27 of ...

Lady Maples too much for Monessen

Mapletown led from the start in a 64-28 Section 2-A girls basketball victory over Monessen on Thursday.The Lady Maples (3-5, 8-12) held a 21-8 lead after the first and 31-12 at halftime. The visitors extended their lead to 44-22 heading into the fourth.Mapletown's Hannah Dingle led all scorers ...

Questions about surplus in Monessen budget

In the Tuesday, Jan. 24 edition of the Mon Valley Herald- Standard, I read with keen interest the article entitled “Monessen turns deficit into fund balance.''Before we bestow sainthood on the city councilman who miraculously balanced a $700,000 deficit in four months, letĢƵ take a closer ...

Community group wants Monessen School District to merge with another

A citizens group is trying to generate enough support to convince the Monessen School Board to consider merging with a neighboring school district.Members of the Monessen Education Reform Group, or TeamMERG, have been appearing at board meetings since the fall urging board members to look into ...

Russell was part of Belle Vernon basketball history

John Russell was part of the greatest basketball team in Belle Vernon Area High School basketball history and the memories of the Leopards’ WPIAL title run in 1977-78 are still vivid to this day.After playing JV ball, Russell became a key cog for Belle Vernon in 1976-77 on a team that ...