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🌱 What the closing of Minerva Bakery means for McKeesport traditions

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In today's newsletter:

  • What the closing of Minerva Bakery means for McKeesport traditions
  • How a McKeesport scholarship fund theft case is moving forward

Also on today's calendar: Brendan's Angels In the Infield Monster Mash 5k and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: High clouds and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McKeesport's Minerva Bakery closes after 103 years (cbsnews.com) — A beloved McKeesport institution, Minerva Bakery on Fifth Avenue has permanently closed after 103 years, ending a family-run tradition that began with a Greek immigrant grandfather. Generations of local families marked birthdays, weddings, and holidays with its baked goods, and the owners are thanking the community for decades of support and memories.
   

• Woman accused of stealing $4,200 from Sean Sluganski scholarship fund headed to trial (cbsnews.com) — A McKeesport Area School District employee accused of taking more than $4,200 from a scholarship fund honoring fallen McKeesport police officer Sean Sluganski is headed to trial on six charges. Investigators say the money, meant for McKeesport Area students pursuing public service careers, was spent on personal bills and shopping, though her attorney says it has been repaid and ARD is still being considered.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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