🌱 How a Sharpsburg grad turned 15 interviews into five job offers
Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Sharpsburg! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Sharpsburg grad turned 15 interviews into five job offers
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pitt-Bradford's first full cohort of engineering graduates is fully employed (pitt.edu) — A Pitt-Bradford mechanical engineering technology graduate from Sharpsburg landed one of five job offers after 15 Pittsburgh-area interviews, joining Sargent Electric as a project engineer. He’s part of the university’s first full engineering technology cohort, all of whom are already employed with strong starting salaries, reflecting high demand for these practical, lab-focused degrees across Pennsylvania and nearby states. 
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DMS - Math 8 Final
Dorseyville Middle School 3732 Saxonburg Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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ECHS Fly By (Prospective and Current Student)
Environmental Charter School at Frick Park Environmental Charter School, High (9â12), 1154 Chislett St, Pi
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Public Hearing - Reverse Subdivision Application - Heather Carson & Thomas Derocco
Wilkinsburg Borough Council Chambers, 605 Ross Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA, 15221, United States
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Public Hearing - Land Development & Reverse Subdivision Application - Grow Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg Borough Council Chambers, 605 Ross Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA, 15221, United States
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Council Legislative Session →
Wilkinsburg Borough PA
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Buzz Worthy Pub Trivia - Name That Tune →
The Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd, Oakmont
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School Wide Locker Clean Out
Fox Chapel Area High School 611 Field Club Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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All Elementary Clap Out
Markham Elementary 165 Crescent Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228
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Weekday Storytime (Morning, Winter/Spring 2026)
Dormont Public Library 2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Weekday Storytime (Afternoon, Winter/Spring 2026)
Dormont Public Library 2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Fairview Elem. PTO Fun Fair
Fairview Elementary School, 738 Dorseyville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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MS & HS Instrumental Show Case
Environmental Charter School at Frick Park Hosanna House, Inc., 807 Wallace Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, U
6:00 pm
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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