🌱 Patch AM: How far will Plum Council go to fight seniors’ rent hike?

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In today's newsletter:

• How far will Plum Council go to fight seniors' rent hike?
• How was a Plum warehouse tied to a multimillion-dollar THC pipeline?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Friday: Decreasing clouds; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Plum Council responds to senior citizen outcry over increasing rent (triblive.com) — Plum seniors at Clover Commons are pushing back against an 11% land-rent hike, and Plum Council has unanimously passed a resolution backing them and urging state senators to move House Bill 1250. The bill would cap annual rent increases in modular home communities, a change residents say is critical as many widows and fixed-income neighbors already struggle to afford food, medicine, and housing.
   

• 143,000 illegal THC products seized in statewide trafficking investigation, Pennsylvania authorities say (cbsnews.com) — A major narcotics investigation has tied more than 11,000 suspected illegal THC products to a warehouse in Plum Borough, one of three hubs across Pennsylvania. State investigators say undercover buys at the Plum site uncovered gummies, vapes, and pre-rolled joints that mostly tested positive for illegal THC, part of a network accused of moving millions of dollars in product and cash.
   

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Friday September 18
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Thursday September 17
• Fairview Elem. Fall Family Night
  Fairview Elementary School, 738 Dorseyville Rd, Pittsburgh
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Plum EMS- Car Seat Safety Check
  Plum Borough Public Works Department, 2001 Mike Thomas Wy, Pitts
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• 78th Annual Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival
  Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Rd, Pittsburgh
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• HS Marching Band Allegheny Valley Band Festival
  Shaler Area High School, 381 Wible Run Rd, Pittsburgh
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Canceled - Public Hearing - Harshbarger Plan of Lots →
  133 East Union Road, Cheswick
  6:00 pm
• Public Hearing - Data Center Ordinance →
  133 East Union Road, Cheswick
  6:30 pm
• Board of Supervisors Regular Business Meeting →
  133 E Union Road, Cheswick
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• FBLA Mtg--LGI
  Fox Chapel Area High School 611 Field Club Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15238
  7:30 am
• Fairview Elem. Fall Family Night
  Fairview Elementary School, 738 Dorseyville Rd, Pittsburgh
  5:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Collaboration Beer Release - Homebrew Challenge Winning Brew →
  Verona Brewery & Taproom, 751 E. Railroad Ave., Verona
• Class of 2030 Welcome Breakfast--Cafeteria
  Fox Chapel Area High School 611 Field Club Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15238
  7:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Cheswick

• Municipal leaders stuck with costly decision over winter road salt (triblive.com)
• The Stroller, Sept. 14, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley (triblive.com)

Oakmont

• Oakmont Carnegie Library partially reopens Monday after flooding (triblive.com)
• USGA names Lancaster Country Club host of 5 women's championships through 2044 (pennlive.com)
• What do Haverford residents want out of their local economy? A new survey says multi-vendor markets and walkability. (inquirer.com)

Pittsburgh

• Nation's Pediatric Hospitals Ranked: See How UPMC Children's Hospital Fared (patch.com)
• FBI Accuses Pittsburgh-Area Man Of Plotting Terrorist Attack (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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