🌱 How 80 rescued pigs ended up on a Tarentum property
Tarentum, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Tarentum! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How 80 rescued pigs ended up on a Tarentum property
Also on today's calendar: Pastures and Perches.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm; not as hot, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• About 80 pigs were rescued from a Rostraver Township home. Pigsburgh Squealers is stepping in to help. (cbsnews.com) — Dozens of rescued pigs are now being cared for on a Tarentum property after Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue stepped in to help humane officers. Founder Blue Martin quickly expanded her Tarentum acreage with new pens and fencing, but now faces steep costs for feed, vet care, and finding carefully screened foster and adoptive homes for about 80 pigs. 
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Designing with Drinks →
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Wednesday June 17
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Pastures and Perches →
Pigsburgh Squealers, 130 Lampus Ln, Tarentum
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Pigsburgh Squealers, 130 Lampus Ln, Tarentum
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Saturday June 27
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Preserving Underground, 1101 5th Ave Basement, New Kensington
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Devon Allman Blues Summit →
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First Day of High School Summer School
New Kensington-Arnold SD Valley Junior-Senior High School -
Zoning Hearing Board Meeting →
Lower Burrell, PA Calendar, 2800 Bethel Street, Lower Burrell
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Nature Neighbors Walking Club →
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Springdale Borough Building, 325 School St, Springdale
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Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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So I realized yesterday that my current from filter has been strong so I put a sponge media to slow it down and it worked but my betta is still… (Nextdoor West Tarentum)
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🗞 Nearby News
Springdale
- Public feedback shapes some plans for proposed Springdale data center (wpxi.com)
Cheswick
- Springdale community discusses proposed data center plans with developer (wtae.com)
Plum
- Plum vacation Bible school turns church basement into rainforest (triblive.com)
- Newly retired North Allegheny superintendent lauded at final school board meeting (triblive.com)
- Mark Madden: The World Cup has landed in the U.S., but where's the hype? (triblive.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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