🌱 What changes with Brackenridge’s new garbage contract in 2026?

Hello Brackenridge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What changes with Brackenridge’s new garbage contract in 2026?
• How far behind is Brackenridge’s Salvation Army kettle goal?
• Why one lifelong Brackenridge Steelers fan switched sides for Patrick Mahomes

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 33, low: 24.
• Saturday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Brackenridge garbage rates remain steady but residents to pay for oversized items (triblive.com) — Brackenridge residents will keep their current $70-per-quarter garbage rate in 2026, but will start paying small fees for oversized items under a new contract. Borough council chose Shank Waste Service as the new hauler, keeping unlimited household pickup while locking in three years of predictable costs for the town.
   

• Salvation Army still under half its goal regionwide, over half in Indiana (wfmz.com) — Brackenridge’s Allegheny Valley Salvation Army site is among several Western Pennsylvania locations seeing sharp year-over-year drops in Red Kettle donations, leaving the division more than $1.3 million short of its goal. With just two weeks until Christmas Eve, officials say more donations and volunteers are urgently needed to keep local assistance programs running across the region.
   

• One measure of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' popularity can be found in ... obituaries (kansascity.com) — Brackenridge gets a fun shout-out as classic Steelers Country, where one longtime fan shocked her family by ditching black-and-gold Sundays to cheer passionately for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Her obituary, like many around the country, now lovingly records that unlikely fandom shift, showing how Mahomes has won hearts even deep inside rival territories.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• The Shiners Acoustic
  Voodoo Brewery New Kensington , 956 5th Ave , New Kensington
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas in the Woods
  Kotecki Memorial park , 700-764 Wildlife Lodge Rd , Lower Burrell
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• TCA Fort Pitt Division Train Show & Sale
  The Pittsburgh Shrine Center , 1877 Shriners Way , Cheswick
  9:00 am

Monday December 15

• Deadlands: Winter Tour 2025
  Preserving Underground , 1101 5th Ave Basement , New Kensington
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Hearing Board Meeting
  Lower Burrell, PA Calendar , 2800 Bethel Street , Lower Burrell
  7:00 pm
• South Allegheny Girls Varsity Basketball @ Deer Lakes
  Deer Lakes High School , 163 E Union Rd , Cheswick
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Connect & Collaborate
  The Corner , 701 5th Ave , New Kensington
  5:30 pm
• Lower Burrell Municipal Authority Meeting
  Lower Burrell, PA Calendar , 2800 Bethel Street , Lower Burrell
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Planning Commission Meeting
  Lower Burrell, PA Calendar , 2800 Bethel Street , Lower Burrell
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Solstice of Shadows Beerfest Fundraiser
  Tortured Souls Brewing , 715 Craigdell Rd , New Kensington
  2:00 pm
• Solstice of Shadows Annual Fundraiser for Knead Community Cafe Beer Fest
  Tortured Souls Brewing , 715 Craigdell Rd , New Kensington
  2:00 pm
• Christmas Sing A Long at Concordia
  931 PA-910 , Cheswick
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Multiple fire crews respond to a fire in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County.
  8:30PM on Dec 9: Multiple fire units responded to a structure fire in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, on Tuesday night, with significant damage… (Nextdoor )

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Tarentum. Apply here.
• Fortrex posted a job opening for VASP Team Member in New Kensington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brackenridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tarentum

• Preliminary hearing moved for former Highlands teacher accused of sex assault (triblive.com)
• Asked and Answered: Dec. 9 (steelers.com)
• Horizon Market officially opens in New Kensington (cbsnews.com)

New Kensington

• Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 12.10.25 (blogspot.com)
• Springdale Zoning Heard Board approves requests from data center developers (triblive.com)

Oakmont

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-- The Patch AM Team

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