🌱 Patch AM: How a new Quaker Valley fire merger could change local emergency response

Morning Sewickley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new Quaker Valley fire merger could change local emergency response
• What a hidden basement plaque in a Sewickley mansion revealed

Also on today's calendar: "Forever Young: A Bob Dylan Tribute" World Premiere and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of thundershowers, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Merging Quaker Valley fire departments seek funds for new equipment, website (triblive.com) — Fire departments in Leet, Bell Acres, and Leetsdale are merging into the Quaker Valley Fire District and seeking a $25,000 state grant for rugged laptops and a new public-facing website to improve emergency response and communication. All three municipalities are backing the grant, while Bell Acres continues monthly fire tax payments to Big Sewickley Creek Fire Department as leaders decide how funding will work after the merger.
   

• Disaster Mansion, Drippy Ceilings, and Insulating Existing Walls (finehomebuilding.com) — A national homebuilding podcast briefly spotlights a high-end renovation project in Sewickley where a contractor uncovered a historic plaque celebrating early insulation. Around that anecdote, the hosts dig into practical questions about educating contractors, fixing drippy bathroom ceilings, and upgrading insulation in older homes—useful context if you're planning work on your own Sewickley house.
   

📸 Around Sewickley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sewickley

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Samantha Sears →
  Big Sewickley Creek Brewery, 2030 Big Sewickley Creek Rd, Sewickley
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• MS Meet the Teacher Night (Gr. 6-8)
  Quaker Valley Middle School Middle School
  6:00 pm
• Water Quality Testing Walk at Churchill Valley Greenway
  Allegheny Land Trust Churchill Valley Greenway, 1000 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235, United States
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Borough Workshop Meeting →
  Sewickley Borough, PA Calendar Sewickley, PA 15143
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• ES Meet the Teacher Night →
  Edgeworth Elementary School Edgeworth Elementary
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Volunteer BYO-Boat Workday: Sycamore Island Invasives
  Allegheny Land Trust Verona Public Docks, 101 Arch St, Verona, PA, 15147, United States
  9:00 am
• TRY IT! Beginner's Mushroom Walk at Girty's Woods
  Allegheny Land Trust Girty's Woods – Irwin Lane Entrance, 499 Irwin Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Night Mart →
  Sewickley Borough, PA Calendar Sewickley, PA 15143
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• "Forever Young: A Bob Dylan Tribute" World Premiere →
  The Lindsay Theater, 418 Walnut St, Sewickley
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Moon Area Girls Varsity Soccer @ Quaker Valley →
  Quaker Valley High School, 625 Beaver St, Leetsdale
  10:00 am
• Book Discussion Group @ Ambridge →
  Laughlin Memorial Free Library, 99 11th St, Ambridge
  10:30 am
• Markets at The Strip District Terminal
  Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce 2101 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  11:00 am
• South Side Girls Varsity Soccer @ OLSH →
  Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, 1504 Woodcrest Ave, Coraopolis
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Floor Technician in Sewickley. Apply here.
• Sheetz, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Supervisor - #834 in Coraopolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sewickley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coraopolis

• Top Golf Launch Monitors Compared By Accuracy And Features (jetsettimes.com)

Moon

• How to view the August blood moon lunar eclipse (fox43.com)
• Another round of heavy rain triggers flash flood warnings around Pittsburgh (post-gazette.com)
• North Catholic to kick off '412 Football Classic' in Thursday night clash vs Neshannock (cranberryeagle.com)

Carnegie

• He brings a simple, powerful message of hope to people all over Pittsburgh (post-gazette.com)
• 'The future of school safety': Hempfield Area to launch novel weapon detection system next month (triblive.com)

Ok Sewickley! 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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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