Community Corner
🌱 How does Baden’s premium gas price compare to nearby Beaver County towns?
Also check out Silent Book Club @ Monaca on the Baden Patch calendar
What's up Baden! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How does Baden's premium gas price compare to nearby Beaver County towns?
- Baden remembers former home economics teacher Merle Ritchey's life and legacy.
Also on today's calendar: Monday Movie @ Baden.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 77, low: 60.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lowest premium gas price in Beaver County hits $5.28 for week ending Sept. 19 (beaverconews.com) — Premium gas in Beaver County hit a low of $5.28 per gallon for the week ending Sept. 19, with Baden stations among those tracked in the countywide comparison. Local drivers can see how Baden's prices stack up against nearby towns like Aliquippa, Ambridge, and Beaver, and how the county compares with the statewide average amid ongoing fuel market volatility. 
• Merle A. Ritchey 1940-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com) — Baden is remembered here as the place where Merle Ritchey began her teaching career in home economics before moving on to Greencastle and later work in finance. Her life story, rooted in Beaver County and shaped by faith, family, and service to others, is shared for friends and former students who may recall her time in Baden classrooms.
📸 Around Baden
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baden
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★ Featured events ★
- Silent Book Club @ Monaca →
Monaca Public Library, 998 Indiana Ave, Monaca
4:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Duty is Ours →
Ba'Runi Grille, 3797 Duss Ave, Baden
4:00 pm - Monday Movie @ Baden →
Baden Memorial Library, 385 State St, Baden
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
📣 Baden Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Science Stroll: Foraging in Forests
Barking Slopes Lower Access, 520 Barking Road, New Kensington
5:00 pm - Director's Meeting →
Aliquippa Bucktails, 2564 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa
6:30 pm - FAHS Picture Day
Freedom Area SD Freedom, PA 15042 - Social Worker, Michael Moore @ Ambridge →
Laughlin Memorial Free Library, 99 11th St, Ambridge
10:00 am - Eden Hall Leadership Reception
B F Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa
3:00 pm - Knitting w/ Marie @ Monaca →
Monaca Public Library, 998 Indiana Ave, Monaca
5:30 pm - Middle School Picture Day
Freedom Area SD Freedom, PA 15042
7:40 am - Social Worker, Michael Moore @ Aliquippa →
B.F. Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Ave, Aliquippa
9:00 am - Ambridge at Aliquippa →
Aliquippa High School, 100 Harding Ave, Aliquippa
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Specialist at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC in Moon, Pennsylvania in Coraopolis. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ambridge
- WPIAL / PIAA Boys Soccer: Midseason standings and postseason seeding projections (pittsburghsoccernow.com)
Freedom
- Vote for the Pocono Eye Associates Athletes of the Week for Sept. 21-25 (tricountyindependent.com)
Beaver
- Blackhawk Substitute Teacher and Local Author Releases New Children's Book About the First Day of Kindergarten (beavercountyradio.com)
- REMINDER: Route 18 Frankfort Road Bridge Closure Begins Monday in Potter Township (beavercountyradio.com)
- Suspected False Allegation Leads To Shelter In Place In Beaver (midutahradio.com)
Ok Baden! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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