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McKeesport Area School District and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation have symbolically broken ground on a new effort to support local students and their families. The partnership was announced Thursday at Twin Rivers Elementary School, which will be renamed United at Twin Rivers beginning next year. Adam Reinherz reports: http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2744

The northbound lane of the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will close this weekend so that crews can continue repairs on the road surface and approach ramps. A district spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said the closure will begin 7 p.m. Friday and continue through 5 a.m. Monday morning, weather-permitting. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2745

After 76 years in the blooming business, the Breitinger family is hanging up its pruning shears. On Wednesday, Breitinger’s Flowers in White Oak announced plans to wind down operations next month. The business is for sale: http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2743

If Kennedy Park on McKeesport’s Lysle Boulevard is looking a little shinier these days, thank a group of Boy Scouts from North Huntingdon Twp. Members of Troop 251 spent Saturday performing a variety of fix-up chores. They were organized by Larry Goughnour, who is working on his Eagle Scout rank: http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2742

On this day in 1980 Joy Division singer and guitarist Ian Curtis hanged himself in the kitchen of his house in Macclesfield, England at the age of 23. Curtis ha...d the Iggy Pop album 'The Idiot', playing on his stereo and left a note that said, 'At this very moment, I wish I were dead. I just can't cope anymore.' Joy Division released the critically acclaimed debut album Unknown Pleasures in 1979, and recorded their follow-up 'Closer' in 1980. Join us tonight starting at 7:00 pm EST for an exciting all new show broadcasting live from The Tube City Center for business and innovation In McKeesport Pa. with your favorite DJ’s Punk and Judy of The Electric Crush only on WMCK.FM Tube City Online Radio (The new sound of the Mon-Valley) a service of Tube City Media. tubecitymedia.com To listen in there are several ways to do so, you can download the free Tunein app http://tunein.com/radio/WMCKFM-McKeesport-s256079/ You can also use the Streema app http://streema.com/radios/WMCK.FM_McKeesport You can use the WMCK.FM media player http://wmck.fm/mediaplayer.html VLC, iTunes, Winamp, etc. And you can use your favorite streaming player (iTunes, Winamp, Quicktime, VLC, etc.) and enter this url: http://listen.wmck.fm:8000/listen.pls Shoutcast You can find us on Shoutcast here: http://www.shoutcast.com/Search?query=WMCK.FM%20McKeesport http://www.wmck.fm/mediaplayer.html And the newest option to listen http://wmckfm.radio.net/ and also here https://tubecityonline.out.airtime.pro/tubecityonline_a See more

In City Farms is looking not only at creating jobs in Duquesne but also addressing the problem of food insecurity. The Minnesota company recently purchased 25 acres of land at RIDC’s City Center of Duquesne to open an aquaponics facility. Construction is expected to begin soon, writes Jason Mignanelli. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2162

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Duquesne City Council has approved a budget for 2021 that includes a boost in spending of about $73,000. Nick Zurawsky reports that according to city officials, increased expenditures will be paid for by a combination of a wage tax increase, a property tax increase, and improved water bill collections. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2151

Take a break from everything and tune in tonight starting at 7:00 pm EST for an all new live show featuring the music of and an interview with the very talented... Anthony Porter of Three Chord Money. We will be playing an exclusive new song by Anthony to get everyone in the Christmas spirit and the set-list is hand picked by him with bands like Mighty Joe Castro And The Gravamen, Rebel Queens, Soraia and The Borstal Boys so you know this is going to be a great show with your favorite DJ’s Punk and Judy on The Electric Crush on WMCK.FM the new sound of the Mon-Valley. To listen in there are several ways to do so, you can download the Tunein app http://tunein.com/radio/WMCKFM-McKeesport-s256079/ You can also use the Streema app http://streema.com/radios/WMCK.FM_McKeesport You can use the WMCK.FM media player http://wmck.fm/mediaplayer.html VLC, iTunes, Winamp, etc. And you can use your favorite streaming player (iTunes, Winamp, Quicktime, VLC, etc.) and enter this url: http://listen.wmck.fm:8000/listen.pls Shoutcast You can find us on Shoutcast here: http://www.shoutcast.com/Search?query=WMCK.FM%20McKeesport And the newest option to listen http://wmckfm.radio.net/

A former McKeesport city councilwoman is encouraging supporters to voice their displeasure after Wednesday’s council meeting was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video posted to Facebook Live, Fawn Walker-Montgomery said she planned to file a complaint against the city for allegedly violating the state’s Open Meetings Law. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2160

Hey, W.B. Mason Co., did you really ship us this entire empty box for one tiny printer cartridge? According to UPS, we have four more boxes coming with the other printer cartridges. What's up with the waste of fuel and space? JT

A strong odor reported by residents of McKeesport, North Versailles Twp. and White Oak on Tuesday night was not a natural gas leak, a spokesman said. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2159

State Rep. Austin Davis is urging the U.S. Congress to take action to extend funding for the federal CARES Act before it expires Dec. 30: Residents’ livelihood and the future of Pennsylvania’s small businesses depend on it. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2120

Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department. Not all arrest records are published. An arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime. All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2118

What would have been on your Christmas or Hanukkah gift list in 1978? This week 42 years ago, McKeesport-based G.C. Murphy Co. was offering a Radio Flyer wagon for $7.77, a Polaroid One-Step Instant Camera for $29.94, and boys’ jeans in Murphy’s own Big Murph brand name for $5.97: http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=2119