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The Tube City Almanac covers #McKeesport and Duquesne, Pa., and the surrounding area. Tube City Online and The Tube City Almanac are trademarks of Tube City Community Media Inc.

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Members of #McKeesport Model Railroad Club have been rolling along for 75 years. This week on "Two Rivers, 30 Minutes" we asked, what is the appeal of model railroading in a digital world?

Next week, our guest is local poet and songwriter Bob Pajich.

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December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Kevin Kovach and Arla Payne have been sworn in and taken their seats as #McKeesport Area School Board members, along with returning School Directors David Donato and Jason Pavlecic.

School Director David Seropian is the board’s new president:

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December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The #McKeesport Little Theater Juniors are off and running with a lively production of "Shrek: The Musical," writes Bonnijean Adams. She caught up with the young cast and the crew:

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#theater #arts #shrek #Pittsburgh
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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McKeesport’s 40th Annual Festival of Trees opens at 12 noon today (Dec. 4) with more than 90 hand-decorated trees on display through Monday.

Additional activities take place at the #McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center and the Garden Club:

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December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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When #McKeesport Model Railroad Club opens its doors this weekend for its annual train show, there's one piece of its Mon-Yough Valley Railroad you won't see. (Hint: It wouldn't fit inside the building.)

The club is celebrating its 75th anniversary:

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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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A former nurse’s aide at Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport has been accused of stealing more than $8,200 from a patient who entrusted her with his debit card. The theft was discovered in October:

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November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Coincidental phone calls led to a local collaboration between two successful #McKeesport native drag queens, resulting in “Dragsgiving” this Friday at McKeesport Little Theater.

Bonnijean Adams has a preview:

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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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With the promotion of a new captain of patrol, #McKeesport police have a new leadership team in place that will be responsible for building community-department relations, the city’s mayor said:

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Police Chief Josh Alfer, new Captain of Detectives Nick Matthews and Mayor Michael Cherepko. (Tube City Almanac photo) Fran Angert (center), shown with Mayor Michael Cherepko and Police Chief Josh Alfer, has been promoted to captain in charge of McKeesport police’s patrol division. (Tube City Almanac photo)
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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This week on "Two Rivers, 30 Minutes," we're talking turkey with Beth Kocsis from the Allegheny County Extension office at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social Greater Allegheny.

Before you cook a big holiday meal, here are tips to keep your kitchen safe:

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November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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#McKeesport’s 60th annual Salute to Santa parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 22) along Fifth Avenue, Downtown.

Weather-permitting, Tube City Community Media will carry live video on its YouTube channel:

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November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Duquesne City Council is considering closing Center Street between Pine Alley to Oak Street during bad winter weather to conserve salt. Tom Leturgey has a round-up of items from the recent council meeting:

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November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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#McKeesport officials are working on a plan to reopen Spring Street between Jenny Lind and Cornell streets.

A quarter-mile stretch of road that closed in 2009 has now been reconstructed. But the intersection at Cornell Street will need to be rebuilt:

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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Dramatic before and after photos show the transformation of a 1920s bungalow in #McKeesport by Pittsburgh-based ACTION-Housing. The agency is offering assistance to entice first-time homebuyers to the city’s Library District. Stacy Alderman has this story:

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November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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A group of internationally known community planners has begun its third day of meeting with city residents and business owners as they begin the process of developing a strategy for reinventing #McKeesport’s Downtown:

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November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Although two federal judges have ordered the U.S. Government to pay supplemental nutrition benefits to about 42 million Americans, the funds remain frozen.

We talked to two local residents who are trying to make ends meet:

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#SNAP #USGovShutDown
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Duquesne officials are frustrated that Eos Energy has apparently abandoned its plans to build a new factory in the city without telling anyone — and that state and county officials didn't provide the city with any notice, either:

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October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A nationally known group of economic development specialists will be in the city for three days next week to develop a proposal for reinvigorating #McKeesport’s moribund Downtown business district. The public is invited to two events on Nov. 6:

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October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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State Rep. Dan Goughnour has distributed a list of emergency food resources for people affected by the ongoing federal government shut-down, now nearly one month old:

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October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Neighborhood food banks are not going to be able to meet the demand caused by the end of SNAP benefits, local advocates said. Nearly 2 million Pennsylvania residents receive SNAP, including 714,000 children and 697,000 senior citizens:

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October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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At a time when many Americans are struggling to feel a sense of unity and purpose, Mon Valley Initiative and its partners are creating "lasting impact." The organization held its 37th annual awards banquet at the Palisades in McKeesport:

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October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Local food banks are sounding the alarm over the end of SNAP benefits for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities. Funding has run out due to the federal government shut-down:

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October 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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When Larry Newcomer decided to open a bakery at his North Versailles Twp. catering business back in May, pastries soon started flying off the shelves.

Now business for Apple Harvest Bakery & Catering is booming, writes Stacy Alderman:

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October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Tube City Community Media Inc., the non-profit publisher of The Tube City Almanac and operator of Tube City Online Radio, is accepting applications from people interested in serving on its board for 2025-26.

Deadline is Nov. 15, 2025. Details:

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October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Why are we the "new sound" of the Mon Valley? Because Tube City Online Radio plays independent and alternative artists from around the world. These are just some of the artists we've added this week.

Find us on TuneIn, Streema or Radio.Garden, or visit our website: www.tubecityonline.com/radio
October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Police allege that a Monroeville teen-ager charged with stealing $108,000 worth of merchandise in the burglary of a North Versailles Twp. vape shop bragged about the crime to his friends in chat messages, “gonna be lit ... look at all the weed”:

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October 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM