🌱 Patch AM: How a Cranberry Township grad’s $100K gift could erase BC3 debt

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• How a Cranberry Township grad’s $100K gift could erase BC3 debt

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Energy exec gives alma mater BC3 $100K (butlereagle.com) — A Cranberry Township resident and Butler County Community College alumnus has donated $100,000 to fund 125 one-time scholarships for BC3 students in the 2026-27 academic year. The gift, the largest of its kind for single-year scholarships at BC3, will support both high school seniors and current Pennsylvania students, potentially allowing many to attend or graduate with little or no debt.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Social Worker @ Monaca!
  Monaca Public Library , 998 Indiana Ave , Monaca
  1:00 pm
• Sports Performance
  Country Strong , Inc. , Industry
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Chippewa CLOSING EARLY @ 2 pm
  Chippewa Library Information Center , 2811 Darlington Road , Beaver Falls

Thursday December 25

• Chippewa CLOSED
  Chippewa Library Information Center , 2811 Darlington Road , Beaver Falls

Saturday December 27

• Family Stem @ Monaca
  Monaca Public Library , 998 Indiana Ave , Monaca
  1:00 pm
• Fellowship Dinner
  707 5th St , New Brighton
  5:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Beaver WIC Kids in the Kitchen
  Beaver Valley Mall , 570 Beaver Valley Mall , Monaca
  5:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Beaver County Heathen Festival
  Hookstown Fair , 1198 PA-168 , Hookstown
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Beaver

• WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 21, 2025 (centredaily.com)

New Brighton

• Quaker Valley head coach Mike Mastroianni reaches 600 career wins (timesonline.com)

Beaver Falls

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-- The Patch AM Team

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