🌱 How would Tallmadge’s proposed 1% school income tax hit your wallet?

Hello Tallmadge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How would Tallmadge's proposed 1% school income tax hit your wallet?
• Tallmadge and Portage County families remember beloved neighbors who recently passed

Also on today's calendar: VOTE ON OR BEFORE November 3rd, 2026! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 65, low: 44.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• November 2026 Voters Guide presented by The League of Women Voters (theportager.com) — Tallmadge residents will see a proposed 1% earned-income tax for Tallmadge City School District operating expenses on the November 2026 ballot, alongside many Portage County levies and state races. This nonpartisan guide lays out key dates, candidate statements, and plain-language explanations of statewide issues so you can prepare now and understand exactly what your yes or no vote would mean locally.
   

• Portage County obituaries for Sept. 28-29, 2026 (theportager.com) — Portage County families are mourning several longtime residents, including Lina Pugliese of Tallmadge, whose 94-year life journey ended peacefully on Sept. 22 surrounded by family. The obituary roundup also remembers community members with deep ties to local farming, churches, and area schools, and shares details for an Oct. 3 memorial service in Windham for friends wishing to pay their respects.
   

📸 Around Tallmadge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tallmadge

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• VOTE ON OR BEFORE November 3rd, 2026! →
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Back-to-School Night
  Tallmadge City School District Tallmadge, OH 44278
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Re-election Campaign Kickoff for Mayor Carol Siciliano-Kilway →
  Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Rd, Tallmadge
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Family Storytime at the Tallmadge Recreation Center
  Tallmadge Branch Library -
  10:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting →
  46 North Ave
Saturday October 17
• Fall Street Festival →
  Tallmadge Recreation Center, Tallmadge
Sunday October 18
• Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: Fun Factory →
  Summit County Fairgrounds, 229 E Howe Rd, Tallmadge
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  46 North Ave, Tallmadge

📣 Tallmadge Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Family Storytime @ Ellet Community Center
  Ellet Branch Library -
  10:30 am
• Baby & Toddler Storytime
  Mogadore Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• Line Dance →
  Springfield Township, OH Calendar Akron, OH 44312
  10:30 am
• Storytime A Go Go
  Reed Memorial Library -
  11:30 am
• Knit & Crochet Club at Danbury Senior Living
  Tallmadge Branch Library -
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Munroe Falls. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Kent. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tallmadge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mogadore

• Mary B. Jewett, M.D. - The Woman who Stepped Up (havenmagazines.com)
• Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for Sept. 28, 2026 (beaconjournal.com)
• Over 2,000 Mogadore FirstEnergy customers without power Wednesday morning (kentucky.com)

Stow

• Flock license-plate cameras help Stow police in 80 investigations (cleveland.com)
• Stow capital plan 2027: Roads, stormwater and the AMP (cleveland.com)

Ok Tallmadge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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