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🌱 Patch AM: How a Robinson engineer became a trailblazing WPIAL football official.

And on the Robinson Patch calendar - Smokey Robinson: Legacy of Love Tour

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Hi Robinson! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Robinson engineer became a trailblazing WPIAL football official.

Also on today's calendar: Paws Across Pittsburgh 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off!.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Nice with high clouds, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Prep Talk: Mike and Amanda Conlon are believed to be the first father-daughter combo to ever work WPIAL football (post-gazette.com) — A Robinson resident, 29-year-old Amanda Conlon, is breaking ground as part of what's believed to be the WPIAL's first father-daughter football officiating crew, working games alongside her dad, Mike. The story follows how she went from disliking high school football to embracing officiating, navigating a male-dominated sport while balancing her career as a chemical engineer and inspiring more women to take the field in stripes.
   

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  • ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages posted a job opening for Merchandiser - Hourly in Robinson. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Derry

  • Woman killed in late-night apartment fire in Westmoreland County (cbsnews.com)
  • High school library out of running for site of Derry Area's administrative offices (triblive.com)
  • High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 6, 2026 (triblive.com)

Johnstown

  • Vision Together partners to plant trees across Johnstown area (wtaj.com)
  • 3 arrested after Johnstown high-speed chase, officer almost hit by car (wtaj.com)
  • Garfield Middle School incident sparks questions over staff response, student discipline (wjactv.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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