🌱 Patch AM: Will New Berlin’s product win Wisconsin’s “Coolest Thing” crown?

Coffee in hand, New Berlin? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will New Berlin's product win Wisconsin's "Coolest Thing" crown?
• See how New Berlin golfers punched their ticket to sectionals.

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Waukesha County companies make it into top 16 in Coolest competition (gmtoday.com) — A New Berlin-based manufacturer, Permobil Inc., has reached the Top 16 in the statewide "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" contest with its Comfort Unite Back Support, currently seeded No. 2. Residents can vote once per day by email through Tuesday to help it advance to the Top 8, with the overall winner announced later this month.
   

• Milwaukee-area programs survive WIAA golf regional tournament cuts (jsonline.com) — New Berlin golfers made a strong showing at the WIAA girls golf regionals, with New Berlin Eisenhower/West's Sawyer Dassow and Ariana Vazquez advancing individually to sectional play. The roundup details how area high school teams across the Milwaukee region fared, listing scores, hosts, and which programs will continue their postseason runs next week.
   

📸 Around New Berlin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Berlin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• Tivia Night ! →
  Hideaway Pub & Eatery, 9643 S 76th St, Franklin
  6:30 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  10:30 am
• Mini-Golf & Lunch →
  Moorland Road Golf Center, 5900 S Moorland Rd, New Berlin
  12:30 pm
• Crafternoons: Creepy Crafting →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  2:00 pm
• Architectural Review Subcommittee Meeting →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  5:00 pm
• Yarn Crafters →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  5:30 pm
• Plan Commission Meeting →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  6:00 pm
• MAWT – October Monthly Meeting →
  Woodcraft of Milwaukee, 14115 W Greenfield Ave, New Berlin
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Book Babies (ages 0-24 months) →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  10:30 am
• Halloween Bookmarks →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
  4:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Burning is allowed every Wednesday →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151
• DOT ComplianceFest 2026 →
  Acrisure DE-RISKING Center, 16805 W Cleveland Ave, New Berlin
  9:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Professional Women Of WI (PWoW) | 2nd Thurs Monthly| Networking →
  New Berlin Ale House, 16000 West Cleveland Avenue, New Berlin

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I've been trying to spend more of my weekends outdoors instead of staying inside.
  A good walking or hiking trail and some fresh air can completely change the mood of a day. What's your favorite local trail or outdoor spot? (Nextdoor New Berlin)

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in New Berlin. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Specialist at Truity Partners in Brookfield, Wisconsin in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Berlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Muskego

• Enjoy Every Fish Fry: A wild ride of walleye awaits at Tail Spin Bar & Grill in Muskego (milwaukeerecord.com)

Brookfield

• Brookfield Academy starts $12M fundraising campaign for expansion (jsonline.com)
• You ask, we answer: Is this Department of State passport survey real? (jsonline.com)
• Jen Bradley Joins Lessiter Media as Managing Editor (farms.com)

Waukesha

• Waukesha County Communications Center using AI for non-emergency calls (gmtoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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