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🌱 Patch AM: Dormont’s former fire chief just took over Pittsburgh’s top job.
And check out Rest, Renew, & Restore: Relaxing Sound Baths on the Dormont Patch calendar
Hello again Dormont! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Dormont's former fire chief just took over Pittsburgh's top job.
Also on today's calendar: Rest, Renew, & Restore: Relaxing Sound Baths and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mat Davis becomes Pittsburgh's new fire chief (wtae.com) — Dormont readers may be interested to know that former Dormont Fire Department chief Mat Davis has just been named Pittsburgh's new fire chief. Davis, who started his firefighting career in Dormont in 2014, has been serving as acting chief since June and now officially leads the city's Bureau of Fire after his predecessor's retirement. 
📸 Around Dormont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dormont
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- Field Hockey - Middle School Girls vs. North Allegheny High School
North Allegheny Intermediate School
4:00 pm - Soccer - Freshman Boys vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School (Home)
Seymour Field
4:00 pm - Soccer - Junior Varsity Girls vs. Bethel Park High School (Home)
Mt. Lebanon High School
6:00 pm - Soccer - Varsity Girls vs. Bethel Park High School (Home)
Mt. Lebanon High School
7:30 pm - Volleyball - Mellon Middle Girls vs. Chartiers Valley MS/HS (Away)
Chartiers Valley Middle School
4:00 pm - HS College Fair
Bethel Park High School
6:00 pm - Field Hockey - Junior Varsity Girls vs. Pine-Richland High School
PIne Richland High School
6:00 pm - Volleyball - Junior Varsity Girls vs. Pine-Richland High School (A
PIne Richland High School
6:00 pm - Soccer - Junior Varsity Boys vs. Bethel Park High School (Home)
Mt. Lebanon High School
6:00 pm - Doggie Storytime (2026)
Dormont Public Library, 2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh
6:30 pm - Volleyball - Varsity Girls vs. Pine-Richland High School (Away)
PIne Richland High School
7:30 pm - Rest, Renew, & Restore: Relaxing Sound Baths →
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Rd, Pittsburgh
6:30 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Monday October 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Carnegie
- Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 2-4 (triblive.com)
- Deluzio, Lee Announce $11 Million More in Federal Funding for Safety Upgrades at Pittsburgh Airport (house.gov)
- District college football weekend preview: Saint Francis starts rebuilding project at Division III level (triblive.com)
Ok Dormont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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