🌱 Crash on Ohio River Blvd may disrupt Avalon commutes tonight
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In today's newsletter:
- Crash on Ohio River Blvd may disrupt Avalon commutes tonight
- How Avalon firefighters rallied around families after last week’s apartment fire
- Former Avalon officer helps shape a new kind of police K-9
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with variable cloudiness, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 40.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy; windy, cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Multi-Vehicle Crash on Ohio River Blvd Prompts Safety Alert (thelegaladvocate.com) — A multi-vehicle crash was reported Thursday night at 612 Ohio River Blvd in Avalon, and drivers are being urged to use extra caution in that area. First responders say details on injuries and damage are still unavailable, but traffic disruptions are possible as crews respond and investigate. If you regularly use this stretch of Ohio River Blvd, consider extra travel time. 
• Local firefighters give donations to victims of apartment fire that happened in Avalon (wpxi.com) — Avalon families displaced by last week’s apartment fire along Ohio River Boulevard are getting a boost from local firefighters and the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club, who delivered donations and gift cards. Members of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department and assisting departments joined the effort, aiming to support neighbors directly affected by the blaze.
• Middlesex Township hopes to deploy new police K-9 by late May (butlereagle.com) — Middlesex Township is moving ahead with plans to add a new police K-9 focused on mental health support and tracking missing people, aiming to deploy the dog by late May. The new handler, Natalie Richards, previously served in several Allegheny County departments, including Avalon, bringing local experience to this community-focused role.
📸 Around Avalon
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Upcoming Events in
Avalon
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MS/HS Musical
Middle/HS Auditorium Middle/H.S. Auditorium
7:00 pm -
MS/HS Musical Matinee - Senior Citizens - free admission for matinee
Middle/HS Auditorium Middle/H.S. Auditorium
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MS/HS Musical
Middle/HS Auditorium Middle/H.S. Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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50+ Walking Series with AARP: Spring's Early Wildflowers at Barking Slopes
Barking Slopes – Lower Access , 520 Barking Road , New Kensington
10:00 am -
Spring Photoshoot
Glade Run Adventures
5:00 pm -
Steel City Wine DATE NIGHT / BFF
Painting with a Twist , 5994 Steubenville Pike Ste G , McKees Rocks
6:30 pm -
MS/HS Musical
Middle/H.S. Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Crafty Saturdays
Sewickley Public Library , 500 Thorn St , Sewickley
9:30 am -
Safari Splash: Getting Little Feet WET Educator Workshop
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium , 7370 Baker Street , Pittsburgh
10:00 am -
Puppy Class
Misty Pines Dog Park Co , 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd , Sewickley
10:00 am -
Level I Dog Training Class
Misty Pines Dog Park Co , 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd , Sewickley
12:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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🗞 Nearby News
McKees Rocks
- Vote for Roman: Support McKees Rocks K-9 in bid to land spot in law enforcement calendar (westhillsgazette.com)
- High school roundup: Moon tops Chartiers Valley in baseball; Bishop Canevin notches softball win (westhillsgazette.com)
- Fame From the Practice Space to the Stage: South Arcade and Haku. (ハク.) (hypebot.com)
Coraopolis
- IUP Pulls Away from Women's Lacrosse in PSAC Action (gannonsports.com)
Pittsburgh
- Ticks Running Amok In Pittsburgh, Western PA (patch.com)
- Imminent Health Hazard Forces Closure Of Pittsburgh Restaurant (patch.com)
- Major Movie, TV Production Location Proposed For PA (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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