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In today's newsletter:

• Could that nearby crypto ATM be a scammer’s favorite tool?

Also on today's calendar: Cruisin' Santa Claus and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 45 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 26, low: 20.
• Saturday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Detective Warns About the Danger of Cryptocurrency Kiosks (aarp.org) — A Greenfield Police Department detective is warning residents about scammers using cryptocurrency kiosks across Wisconsin to steal large sums of money. He explains how these scams typically work, what red flags to watch for, and why he believes state lawmakers should add basic consumer protections to better shield people from fraud at these machines.
   

📸 Around Greenfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenfield

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Thursday December 18

• Cruisin' Santa Claus
  , Greenfield
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• No School - Winter Break
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
• No School-Winter Break
  Greenfield SD Milwaukee, WI 53220

Tuesday December 23

• No School - Winter Break
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
• No School-Winter Break
  Greenfield SD Milwaukee, WI 53220
• Board of Public Works Meeting
  Greenfield, WI Calendar
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Legislative Committee
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar , Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd. , Elm Grove
  8:30 am
• Joint Review Board
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  3:00 pm
• Open Gym (Open to the Public)
  Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center , 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd , Whitefish Bay
  6:00 pm
• CANCELLED - Landmarks Commission Meeting
  New Berlin, WI Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Swimming & Diving: B/V
  Brookfield Central High School
  6:00 pm
• Swimming & Diving: B/JV
  Brookfield Central High School
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two right lanes are cleared on the I-43 southbound on-ramp from Brown Deer westbound in Milwaukee County due to a fire.
  7:28PM on Dec 16: All lanes are blocked on the I-43 southbound on ramp from Brown Deer westbound due to a fire. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Greendale

• Milwaukee County EMS blood transfusion program looks to expand (spectrumnews1.com)

West Allis

• Wisconsin prosecutors play role in man's 20-year drug sentence (jsonline.com)
• Homeowners distraught over insurance company's actions after major disaster: 'There's nothing we can do' (thecooldown.com)
• Breaking Ground: Axis Apartments in West Allis (biztimes.com)

West Milwaukee

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-- The Patch AM Team

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