Westmoreland County has played an important part in the development of Pennsylvania and the nation, so it seems natural that many of its sons and daughters have made major contributions of their own. As 2023 comes to a close — and with it, the 250th anniversary of the founding of
Balancing a checkbook. The basics of taking out a business loan. The impact of a home mortgage. For the average high school student, these don’t sound like exciting concepts. And in adulthood, they don’t get much more exciting. But they are essential. And state legislators want all high school students
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The Monessen High School auditorium hummed with conversation and anticipation Saturday evening, when nearly 100 alumni and community members gathered to celebrate the first class of inductees into the school
Long before he beat Evander Holyfield to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1994, Michael Moorer would cross the Monongahela River from his home in Monessen to his grandfather’s house in neighboring Charleroi, where he would cut the grass and help plant an annual garden. He can still remember