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🌱 Midwinter plays Preserving Underground tonight

New Kensington, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up New Kensington! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Midwinter plays Preserving Underground tonight
  • Penn State New Kensington enrollment drops sharply ahead of closure
  • Charges advance in New Kensington duplex fire case

Also on today's calendar: Chicago Transit - A Tribute to Chicago (21+ Event) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 52, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 41 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Grab Your Midwinter Tour Tickets! (us.com) — Midwinter is listed to play Preserving Underground in New Kensington tonight, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The ticket page includes the local show among three tour stops and notes that prices and availability can change, with fees depending on the ticket provider.
   

2. Penn State faces $124M budget hole, steadying enrollment challenges (triblive.com) — Penn State New Kensington has 161 students this fall, down 225 from last year, as the campus approaches its planned closure at the school year's end. Across the university, declining enrollment helped drive a $124 million budget shortfall that officials plan to address through spending reductions that cannot include personnel cuts.
   

3. Pittsburgh man held for court on attempted homicide, arson in connection to New Kensington fire (triblive.com) — Charges against a Pittsburgh man accused of setting a New Kensington duplex fire will proceed to county court after Tuesday's preliminary hearing. Anthony Mohamed faces attempted homicide and arson charges stemming from the March 29 blaze at Freeport Road and McCargo Street. Everyone escaped, but one resident suffered serious injuries.
   

4. Gunpoint Phone Store Heist Ends With New Kensington Man Facing 12 Years Behind Bars (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A New Kensington man will serve four to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to an armed robbery at the AT&T store on Tarentum Bridge Road. Trey Bell, 32, stole about $47,000 in electronics in 2024. Investigators used license plate readers and DNA evidence to identify him.
   

5. DEP: 25 Data Center Projects In Some Stage Of Permitting In PA, None Have Signed A Consent Order Saying They Will Comply With GRID Standards Under Governor's Executive Order (blogspot.com) — Pennsylvania has 25 data center projects in permitting, but DEP says no developers have signed agreements committing to the governor's GRID standards. The statewide update lists air-permit comments and an issued stormwater permit for TECfusions Keystone's New Kensington project among examples of ongoing regulatory activity.
   

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Ok New Kensington! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in New Kensington

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.