McKeesport secures funds to support revitalization

When Mayor Michael Cherepko introduced the McKeesport Rising Project, it renewed enthusiasm for neighborhood improvements and economic development. Now, over the course of a six-year grant period McKeesport will receive $2.7 million for these efforts.

When McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko introduced the McKeesport Rising Project with the city’s 2018 budget, it was presented with visions of a resilient phoenix rising from the blight of a tired Rust Belt town to reveal a renewed enthusiasm for...