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Greetings Milpitas! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How fake Amazon gear helped thieves pull off a Milpitas burglary.
• How a Milpitas High grad became a national scholar-athlete standout.

Also on today's calendar: Calling All Superheroes: HERS 27th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser & Community Expo is September 26th! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thief in Amazon Delivery Disguise Scouts House Before Returning With Friends to Rob It (pulptastic.com) — A Milpitas homeowner is warning neighbors after thieves posing as an Amazon delivery driver scoped out her house, then returned with accomplices to steal a safe holding $70,000 in valuables and family heirlooms. Police say the crew used a side gate, shattered a glass door, disabled cameras, and fled in a Chevrolet Cruze, and they're now analyzing license plate data to identify the suspects.
   

• SJSU's Norwood Named Semifinalist for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy® (sjsuspartans.com) — A Milpitas native is earning national recognition on the college football stage: San José State linebacker John Norwood, a Milpitas High graduate and near-4.0 student, has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy. His academic honors and on-field impact highlight a local success story that's putting Milpitas on the map in the Mountain West Conference.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milpitas

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Calling All Superheroes: HERS 27th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser & Community Expo is September 26th! →
  Quarry Lakes Regional Park, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont
  7:00 am
Friday October 2
• Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event →
  Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Wife Appreciation Day / Family Harmony Day @ Sai Parivar Temple Milpitas →
  1221 California Circle, Milpitas
• Guided Breathwork, Meditation, and Sound Healing Circle →
  200 Pacifica Way, Milpitas
Tuesday September 29
• Pulse Professional Networking Mixer →
  573 East Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas
• Blue Note Lounge Blues Jam →
  The Blue Note Lounge, 765 E Capitol Avenue, Milpitas
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Brick or Treat →
  Milpitas CA
• 2026 IEEE Electronic Design Process Symposium (EDPS) →
  673 South Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas
Saturday October 3
• Agami Annual Fundraiser 2026 Bay Area →
  212 Ranch Drive, Milpitas
Sunday October 4
• FabMo Artisans Market →
  Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos
  11:00 am
• Kozue & Ricardo Live in our Tasting Room →
  Big Dog Vineyards, 4545 Felter Road, Milpitas
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Peninsula and South Bay Green@Home Tour 2026 →
  San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Outback Steakhouse - Out West Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Milpitas. Apply here.
• City of Milpitas California posted a job opening for Police Officer (Lateral) in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Clara

• Watanabe Presses 49ers on Stadium Money; Team Says Santa Clara Got $30 Million in Two Years (svvoice.com)
• Sr. Design Quality Engineer (jnj.com)
• Clinical Sales Representative- Monarch Urology- Delta Plains (jnj.com)

Sunnyvale

• Sunnyvale: Resource fair for county residents set for Saturday (mercurynews.com)
• West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes detected in Sunnyvale, treatment scheduled (ktvu.com)

Fremont

• Suspect Robs Woman At Gunpoint Outside Fremont Bank: Police (patch.com)
• Driver Follows People Home, Pepper Sprays Them After Road Rage Incident In Fremont: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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