Plum-Oakmont Daily: What You Need To Know Today (Fri, Sep 3)

Good morning, Plum-Oakmont! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in Plum-Oakmont.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Plum-Oakmont:

Plum School District's Air Force JROTC has a new instructor (TribLIVE)

Man dies after being hit by drunk driver in Monroeville, police say (WPXI Pittsburgh)

Some Verona residents upset over presence of armed 'militia' at Hula Bar (TribLIVE)

Phantom Fall Fest Halloween event coming to Kennywood (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

Debate continues over possible Amazon site in Churchill (TribLIVE)

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Today in Plum-Oakmont:

Plum-Oakmont Patch Notebook

• Allegheny County Parks: " Photo of the week comes from Erin R while at South Park. Learn more about South Park at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #alleghenycounty #alleghenycountyparks #southpark #nature #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #naturephotography #hiking #e..." (Instagram)
• Renton Volunteer Fire Department: "As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a local company has organized an event for the families of the hero’s lost that day. The company had memorial cards printed with each persons name and company on them. The cards ar..." (Facebook)
• Plum Borough Community Library: "We are excited to announce beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 7 we will be returning to our normal hours. We want to thank everyone for being so patient the past 18 months as we navigated all the changes. We can't wait to see all of our users m..." (Facebook)
• Monroeville Area Chamber Of Commerce: "FYI for anyone traveling inbound on the Parkway East. There also are lane restrictions outbound. Posted at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday (9/1)." (Facebook)
• Monroeville Area Chamber Of Commerce: "Thank you to Alice Rathjen with Monroeville Public Library for the amazing presentation at today's MORE Meeting! Alice talked all about the Discovery Gardens of Monroeville project and Love Your Library Month. To learn more about the pro..." (Facebook)
• Plum Chamber Of Commerce: "No they are not chamber members but this is a perfect example of a great business in Plum!!!!!" (Facebook)
• Oakmont Carnegie Library: "Spice of the month bags are in the lobby and ready to go. This month's spice is sumac!!" (Facebook)

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About me: Patch Pittsburgh Field Editor Eric Heyl has three decades of experience as a reporter, editor and columnist. From 1999 to 2016, he was the lead metro columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, where his work won numerous national, state and local awards. He's the former president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and current president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation, which provides scholarships to collegiate newspaper columnists. Heyl lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two daughters.

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