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More than three months after William “Danny” Rosenmund was arrested while criticizing Springdale leadership during a borough council meeting, the district attorney’s office dropped all seven charges the police brought against him ([link removed]) .

Rosenmund was talking about the borough police’s agreement to assist ICE when two officers pulled him away from the podium April 21. Wednesday, after the charges against him were withdrawn, he said he felt he’d been “defamed by the local government ([link removed]) .”

New today: A video produced by 100 Days in Appalachia and Public Source journalists documents the Allegheny Valley’s reaction ([link removed]) to a plan to build a hyperscale data center in Springdale.

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


** ICE, A DATA CENTER AND A TOWN DIVIDED
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** DA drops charges against Springdale man forcefully arrested at council meeting ([link removed])
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** Video: How Springdale data center moved Allegheny Valley residents ([link removed])
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** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is August 6.

2 years ago, 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate; Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the runner-up for the role. (Post-Gazette)

20 years ago, 2006: Mayor Bob O’Connor, previously diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma, underwent an unscheduled operation to drain fluid from his brain; Yarone Zober was appointed deputy mayor. (Post-Gazette)

81 years ago, 1945: The U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. (AP)


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🇮🇹 Little Italy Days ([link removed]) Aug. 13-16 | Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield

🪷 Vintage mixer night at Phipps ([link removed]) 5 p.m. Aug. 20 | Phipps Conservatory, Oakland

🚲 Pedal PGH ([link removed]) Aug. 30 | Allegheny Commons Park West, North Side

👋 Thanks for reading today’s newsletter! I hope you feel more informed about Pittsburgh and your community. For any questions or comments, feel free to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
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