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🌱 Patch AM: How Wauwatosa’s fire merger unlocked state money other cities are missing.

Also check out World War 1 Re-enactment at Old Falls Village Park on the Wauwatosa Patch calendar

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Cheers Wauwatosa! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wauwatosa's fire merger unlocked state money other cities are missing.

Also on today's calendar: World War 1 Re-enactment at Old Falls Village Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wisconsin Put $300 Million Behind Local Service Consolidation. After Round One, $228 Million Is Still Sitting There. (grantedai.com) — Wauwatosa is highlighted as a model for using Wisconsin's Innovation Grant, after it joined West Allis in consolidating fire and emergency services into the Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue Corporation. The piece explains why more than $228 million in state funding remains available and walks local governments through what contracts, cost data, and timelines they need to tap this money before March 2027.
   

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  • Unisource Insurance Associates Secure $10,000 Make More Happen™ Award Donation for Autism United of Wisconsin —Ciara Hearn Read on Patch

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  • 10/05/2026: More Starbucks Unfair Labor Practices (nlrbedge.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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