🌱 Patch AM: Why petitions now target New Berlin’s mayor over a treatment center

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In today's newsletter:

• Why petitions now target New Berlin's mayor over a treatment center

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: A bit of morning rain, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Monday: Brisk and cool, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Petitions filed to remove New Berlin mayor for misconduct connected to proposed drug treatment center (tmj4.com) — Two petitions filed at New Berlin City Hall seek the removal of Mayor Dave Ament and Community Development Director Greg Kessler over their handling of a proposed 120-bed Milwaukee Rescue Mission drug treatment center in the city. Petitioners allege misconduct, lack of transparency, and questionable zoning decisions that allowed the facility to qualify as a church, intensifying an already heated debate over leadership and development in New Berlin.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Berlin

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Friends of the Library Book Sale →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• Project Connect: Mindful Movement & Meditation →
  Tricia's Troops Cancer Connection, 21415 W Greenfield Ave., Suite 102, New Berlin
  9:00 am
• Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  9:30 am
• Mini-Golf & Lunch →
  Moorland Road Golf Center, 5900 S Moorland Rd, New Berlin
  12:30 pm
• Board of Public Works Meeting →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  4:30 pm
• Recreation Commission Meeting →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Summer Wednesday Running Session (2nd & 4th Wednesday May - September) & Train Repair Shop →
  Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club, 2721 South Calhoun Road, New Berlin
  1:00 pm
• General Meeting and Social Gathering →
  Hoeppner-Horn Bros VFW Post 5716, 17980 W Beloit Rd, New Berlin
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Project Connect: Thursday Group Workout →
  Tricia's Troops Cancer Connection, 21415 W Greenfield Ave., Suite 102, New Berlin
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GDI Integrated Facility Services posted a job opening for Janitor & Custodian in New Berlin. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Muskego

• Molaison reigns supreme at County invite (gmtoday.com)
• St. Paul's Church to host grand opening in Muskego (gmtoday.com)

Brookfield

• Generac makes $8 billion deal with Amazon to support its data centers (jsonline.com)
• Fun things to do this weekend in Waukesha County: September 17-20, 2026 (gmtoday.com)
• Council OKs key steps for Brookfield Public Market (gmtoday.com)

Milwaukee

• Flood Watch, High Swim Risk In Effect As Heavy Rain Targets South Central Wisconsin (patch.com)
• Here's How Much Snow WI Can Expect This Winter, Old Farmer's Almanac Predictions Say (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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