🌱 What a 2022 New Freeport water leak means for your tap.

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• What a 2022 New Freeport water leak means for your tap.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fracking study finds low radium, raises salt concerns (spotlightpa.org) — Residents of New Freeport are reminded of a June 2022 gas well leak that contaminated the town's drinking water, as new research examines fracking's impact on private wells in southwestern Pennsylvania. The study found low radium levels in limited samples but raised concerns about salty groundwater, pipe corrosion, and the difficulty of tracing contamination in heavily drilled areas like Washington and Greene counties.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• WC V SOC G @ McGuffey High School →
  Central Greene SD, 86 McGuffey Drive, Claysville
  5:30 pm
• WC V VLB G @ Chartiers-Houston Jr/Sr High School →
  Central Greene SD, 2050 W Pike St, Houston
  6:00 pm
• WC MS SOC B vs Chartiers-Houston Jr/Sr High School →
  Central Greene SD, 30 Zimmerman Drive, Waynesburg
  6:00 pm
• WC V SOC B @ McGuffey High School →
  Central Greene SD, 1339 N. Sunset Beach Road, Claysville
  7:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Open Gym at The Way →
  The Way Community Center of Greene County, 209 W High St, Waynesburg
  4:00 pm
• WC V FB B @ Southmoreland School District →
  Central Greene SD, 2351 Route 981, Alverton
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Time: TBA -WC JV VLB G @ OPEN (Brownsville JV Tournament) →
  Central Greene SD, 1 Falcon Drive, Brownsville
Monday October 5
• WC MS SB G @ Albert Gallatin North MS →
  Central Greene SD, 1119 Township Drive, Uniontown
  4:00 pm
• WC V VLB G @ Frazier High School →
  Central Greene SD, 142 Constitution Street, Perryopolis
  5:00 pm
• WC V SOC B @ California Area High School →
  Central Greene SD, 11 Trojan Way, Coal Center
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Time: TBA -WC V SOC B vs Seton LaSalle HS →
  Central Greene SD, 30 Zimmerman Drive, Waynesburg
• Time: TBA -WC V XC BG @ McGuffey High School →
  Central Greene SD, 86 McGuffey Drive, Claysville

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Elior North America posted a job opening for Cashier in Waynesburg. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waynesburg

• Waynesburg OKs seeking bids for new waste agreement with Franklin Twp. (observer-reporter.com)
• 'Last man standing': What happens when coal companies buy up entire village? (triblive.com)
• High school notebook: PT's Froelich goes 2-for-2 in cross country (observer-reporter.com)

Carmichaels

• Croftcheck brought winning determination to Carmichaels, WVU (observer-reporter.com)
• Trulieve IPM Technician I in Carmichaels, PA (cleveland.com)
• Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) vs. CB Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) Head to Head Review (defenseworld.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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