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🌱 What Pitcairn council decided on its controversial ICE police partnership

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

In today's newsletter:

  • What Pitcairn council decided on its controversial ICE police partnership
  • How the 25th District race could shape Pitcairn's economic future

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pitcairn council declines to rescind police partnership with ICE (post-gazette.com) — Pitcairn residents packed a borough council meeting as members declined to undo a new partnership allowing local police to perform certain ICE immigration functions. The 287(g) agreement, signed without full council awareness, has sparked concerns about transparency, local control of policing, and how immigration enforcement will affect the borough's roughly 3,200 residents and neighboring Wilmerding.
   

• Plum Republican focuses on affordability in her bid to unseat 4-term state Rep. Brandon Markosek (triblive.com) — Pitcairn voters are part of a closely watched race for the state House's 25th District, where Democrat incumbent Brandon Markosek faces Republican challenger Amy Noone. Both emphasize economic concerns and affordability, but differ on how to spur business growth and ease tax burdens across Monroeville, Plum, Pitcairn, Turtle Creek, and neighboring communities.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Monroeville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Monroeville

  • Senior residents on fixed incomes urge state senators to pass House Bill 1250, ensuring rent doesn't have to go up (triblive.com)
  • Plum Republican focuses on affordability in her bid to unseat 4-term state Rep. Brandon Markosek (triblive.com)
  • Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13, 2026 (triblive.com)

Duquesne

  • Steelers Head Coach History: Timeline of Pittsburgh Coaches, Including Mike Tomlin, Mike McCarthy (sportsnetpittsburgh.com)

McKeesport

  • High school sports schedules for Sept. 14, 2026 (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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