Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news? Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Patches around the Pittsburgh area, so you can catch up on the goods in your town, and see what's happening with your neighbors. This week on Patch:Plum-Oakmont Patch<a href="https://plum-oakmont.patch.com/groups/schools/p/riverview-school-district-on-lockdown">Report: "Huge Misunderstanding" Caused Riverview Lockdown</a> North Hills Patch<a href="https://northhills.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/walmart-to-demo-former-sams-club-in-ross">Wal-Mart to Demo Former Sam's Club</a> North Allegheny Patch<a href="https://northallegheny.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/mccandless-residents-warned-of-refuse-collection-billing-error">McCandless Residents Warned of Refuse Collection Billing Error</a> Cranberry Patch<a href="https://pine-richland.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/mario-lemieux-helps-break-ground-on-penguinsupmc-complex-in-cranberry-pine-richland">Mario Lemieux Helps Break Ground on Penguins-UPMC Complex</a> Pine-Richland Patch<a href="https://pine-richland.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/italian-oven-founder-betting-on-new-fastcasual-concept-in-richland">Italian Oven Founder Betting On New Fast-Casual Concept</a> Dormont-Brookline Patch <a href="https://dormont-brookline.patch.com/groups/schools/p/ko-senior-in-running-for-national-merit-scholarship">KO Senior in Running for National Merit Scholarship</a> Chartiers Valley Patch <a href="https://chartiersvalley.patch.com/groups/sports/p/lady-colts-go-pink-for-a-cure_dd1a8fed">Lady Colts Go Pink For A Cure</a> Upper St. Clair Patch <a href="https://upperstclair.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/scary-spots-haunted-houses-in-the-pittsburgh-region-upperstclair">Scary Spots: Haunted Houses in the Pittsburgh Region</a>   Baldwin-Whitehall Patch <a href="https://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/groups/schools/p/help-wanted-baldwinwhitehall-bus-drivers">Help Wanted: Baldwin-Whitehall Bus Drivers</a> Sewickley Patch<a href="https://sewickley.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/leet-street-bridge-closes-indefinitely">Leet Street Bridge Closes Indefinitely</a> Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch<a href="https://foresthills-regentsquare.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/regent-square-resident-embarking-on-coasttocoast-cycling-journey">Regent Square Resident Embarking on Coast-to-Coast Cycling Journey</a>   Robinson-Moon Patch<a href="https://moon.patch.com/groups/local-connections/p/southwest-begins-nonstop-daily-flights-to-nashville-at-pittsburgh-international">Southwest Begins Nonstop Daily Flights from Pittsburgh to Nashville</a>   Peters Patch <a href="https://peters.patch.com/groups/giving/p/peters-twp-chamber-invites-folks-for-chase-5k-runwalk">Peters Twp. Chamber Invites Folks for Chase 5K Run/Walk</a> Canon-McMillan Patch <a href="https://canon-mcmillan.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/heritage-library-seeks-help-to-replace-roof">Heritage Library Seeks Help to Replace Roof</a>

Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news?

Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Patches around the Pittsburgh area, so you can catch up on the goods in your town, and see what's happening with your neighbors.

This week on Patch:Plum-Oakmont Patch

<a href="https://plum-oakmont.patch.com/groups/schools/p/riverview-school-district-on-lockdown">Report: “Huge Misunderstanding” Caused Riverview Lockdown</a>

North Hills Patch<a href="https://northhills.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/walmart-to-demo-former-sams-club-in-ross">Wal-Mart to Demo Former Sam’s Club</a>

North Allegheny Patch<a href="https://northallegheny.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/mccandless-residents-warned-of-refuse-collection-billing-error">McCandless Residents Warned of Refuse Collection Billing Error</a> Cranberry Patch<a href="https://pine-richland.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/mario-lemieux-helps-break-ground-on-penguinsupmc-complex-in-cranberry-pine-richland">Mario Lemieux Helps Break Ground on Penguins-UPMC Complex</a>

Pine-Richland Patch<a href="https://pine-richland.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/italian-oven-founder-betting-on-new-fastcasual-concept-in-richland">Italian Oven Founder Betting On New Fast-Casual Concept</a> Dormont-Brookline Patch

<a href="https://dormont-brookline.patch.com/groups/schools/p/ko-senior-in-running-for-national-merit-scholarship">KO Senior in Running for National Merit Scholarship</a> Chartiers Valley Patch <a href="https://chartiersvalley.patch.com/groups/sports/p/lady-colts-go-pink-for-a-cure_dd1a8fed">Lady Colts Go Pink For A Cure</a> Upper St. Clair Patch

<a href="https://upperstclair.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/scary-spots-haunted-houses-in-the-pittsburgh-region-upperstclair">Scary Spots: Haunted Houses in the Pittsburgh Region</a>   Baldwin-Whitehall Patch <a href="https://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/groups/schools/p/help-wanted-baldwinwhitehall-bus-drivers">Help Wanted: Baldwin-Whitehall Bus Drivers</a> Sewickley Patch<a href="https://sewickley.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/leet-street-bridge-closes-indefinitely">Leet Street Bridge Closes Indefinitely</a>

Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch<a href="https://foresthills-regentsquare.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/regent-square-resident-embarking-on-coasttocoast-cycling-journey">Regent Square Resident Embarking on Coast-to-Coast Cycling Journey</a>   Robinson-Moon Patch<a href="https://moon.patch.com/groups/local-connections/p/southwest-begins-nonstop-daily-flights-to-nashville-at-pittsburgh-international">Southwest Begins Nonstop Daily Flights from Pittsburgh to Nashville</a>

Peters Patch <a href="https://peters.patch.com/groups/giving/p/peters-twp-chamber-invites-folks-for-chase-5k-runwalk">Peters Twp. Chamber Invites Folks for Chase 5K Run/Walk</a> Canon-McMillan Patch <a href="https://canon-mcmillan.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/heritage-library-seeks-help-to-replace-roof">Heritage Library Seeks Help to Replace Roof</a>

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