🌱 What did residents demand about the ICE site near Tremont Township?
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In today's newsletter:
- What did residents demand about the ICE site near Tremont Township?
- Ready to join Tremont’s free weekday indoor walking club?
- How could ICE’s massive detention plan reshape tiny Tremont?
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Sunny, warm and less humid, temps: high: 88, low: 62.
- Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Residents pack meeting to talk ICE facility, data centers, BRADS Landfill (republicanherald.com) — Schuylkill County residents, including people from Tremont Township, packed Wednesday’s commissioners meeting to protest a proposed ICE detention center at the former Big Lots warehouse, new data centers, and a BRADS Landfill expansion. Speakers warned about traffic, environmental risks, and infrastructure strain, while officials defended data centers as potential tax stabilizers and outlined generally strong county finances. 
• Calendar: June 12, 2026 (republicanherald.com) — If you’re 50 or older in Tremont, you can join a free weekday Indoor Walking Club at the Tremont Borough Building gym, with registration through the Tremont Senior Community Center. The wider county calendar also highlights exercise classes, medical clinics, food pantries, reunions, and social events in nearby towns, many running today and throughout the summer.
• ICE's Plan for Detention Centers Faces Resistance in US Towns (bloomberg.com) — Tremont Borough and Township are at the center of a national ICE plan to convert the former Big Lots warehouse into a detention center holding up to 8,500 people—far more than the local population. Residents and officials worry about water, sewage, emergency services, lost tax revenue, and quality of life as Pennsylvania regulators and federal agencies battle over whether the project can proceed.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2026 | Night #9 | Regular Show →
Big Diamond Speedway, 392 Forest Ln, Pottsville
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Paint your own Strawberry Tumbler →
The Chopping Block, 370 S Centre St, Pottsville
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SB Committee of the Whole Meeting
Blue Mountain El West Sch Blue Mountain District Office Conference Room
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WV Viking Foundation - Monthly Meeting →
Williams Valley SD Board Meeting
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Regular Board Meeting
Pine Grove Area SD Middle School Library
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School Offices Closed
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Mosaic Lamp Workshop →
Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W Market St, Pottsville
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Strawberry Festival — Camp Swatara →
Camp Swatara, 2905 Camp Swatara Rd, Bethel
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July Afternoon Tea →
The Maid's Quarters Bed, Breakfast & Tearoom, 402 S Centre St, Pottsville
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Sewing 101 with Sew to Succeed →
Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W Market St, Pottsville
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2026 Black Rock Sporting Clays Tournament →
Valley View Gun Club, 50 Gun Club Rd, Valley View
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The Coal Fired Ramblers at Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train →
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train, 1900 Oak St, Ashland
10:00 am
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Thursday June 18
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Saturday June 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Miter Brands - MI Windows and Doors, LLC posted a job opening for Shipping - 3rd Shift - Hegins Plant in Hegins. Apply here.
- GIANT Food Stores posted a job opening for PT Deli Associate - 6030 in Pottsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tremont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pine Grove
- June 10, 2026: Around the Region (republicanherald.com)
- Calendar: June 10, 2026 (republicanherald.com)
- Pine Grove Area goes back-to-back defeating Sharon 7-1 (2822news.com)
Minersville
- Republican Herald honors 2025-26 Athletes of the Week (centredaily.com)
- Fresh produce available for eligible seniors (republicanherald.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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