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🌱 Patch AM: Which book topped New Berlin library checkouts this year?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which book topped New Berlin library checkouts this year?
Also on today's calendar: CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in New Berlinfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Some afternoon snow; cold, with a high of 21 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 19, low: -2.
- Thursday: Bitterly cold with some sun, with a high of 15 and low of 11 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• < Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025 (npr.org) — New Berlin’s public library readers helped make Kristin Hannah’s novel “The Women” one of the most-checked-out books in the country this year. A national look at 2025 borrowing trends shows genre fiction, thrillers, and self-help dominating library lists, with librarians celebrating that people are reading in every format, from e-books to braille. 
📸 Around New Berlin
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Berlin
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★ Featured events ★
- CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance
Schmidty's Bar and Grill, 16755 W Lisbon Rd, Brookfield
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Burning is allowed every Wednesday
New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151 - Burning is allowed every Saturday
New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151 - Alderman Harenda Open Office Hours
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11:00 am - Burning is allowed every Wednesday
New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151 - Architectural Review Subcommittee Meeting
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5:00 pm - Plan Commission Meeting
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6:00 pm - CANCELLED - Community Development Authority
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8:00 am - Finance Committee
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6:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wrestling: B/V
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9:00 am - Wrestling: G/V
Waukesha West High School , Field House , Brookfield
9:30 am - Wrestling: B/JV
Waukesha West High School , Field House , Brookfield
9:30 am - Swimming & Diving: B/V
Homestead High School , Tennis CourtsPool - All , Brookfield
10:00 am
Tuesday December 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fire incident on I-43 Northbound at Sunny Slope Road in Waukesha County has cleared.
2:42AM on Dec 29: Alert for fire on I-43 Northbound at Sunny Slope Road, right lane blocked. (Nextdoor )
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in New Berlin. Apply here.
- DSV Road Transport posted a job opening for Supervisor, Quality Assurance in New Berlin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Berlin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Muskego
- Sell It Now Store - Muskego, WI Patch (patch.com)
- Community continues to come together to raise money for Bass Bay Brewhouse employees after devastating fire (tmj4.com)
Brookfield
- 10 special New Year's Eve events in Milwaukee for 2025 (jsonline.com)
- Arrowhead goaltender Jack Adair voted Piggly Wiggly athlete of the week (jsonline.com)
- More questions than answers remain in Wisconsin hanging death (finalcall.com)
Milwaukee
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-- The Patch AM Team
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