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🌱 Patch AM: How Waukesha families are stretching grocery budgets before the 2026 vote
Coming up: Cosmic Questions: Answers & Mysteries on the Waukesha Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Waukesha families are stretching grocery budgets before the 2026 vote
- Why a Sussex man is taking Waukesha County deputies to federal court
Also on today's calendar: Cosmic Questions: Answers & Mysteries and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Waukeshafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Waukeshafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cold; some afternoon snow, with a high of 21 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 19, low: -3.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and frigid, with a high of 10 and low of 7 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Milwaukee shoppers frustrated by grocery prices as election year nears (jsonline.com) — Waukesha residents Karen and Lee Veldboom say they’ve cut back on beef, sweets, and other groceries as prices stay stubbornly high, and they expect the economy to shape how people vote in 2026. Their experience mirrors other Milwaukee-area shoppers, as a Journal Sentinel price check shows most staple items cost more than in 2024 and voters across Wisconsin remain worried about inflation and affordability. 
• Sussex man sues Waukesha County Sheriff's deputies over traffic stop (jsonline.com) — A Sussex resident has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Waukesha County, alleging sheriff’s deputies unlawfully arrested and jailed him after he filmed a traffic stop and refused to show ID in a private parking lot. The suit claims deputies lacked probable cause and that a later internal memo acknowledged limits on enforcing traffic laws on private property. County officials dispute the allegations but declined detailed comment due to pending litigation.
📸 Around Waukesha
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waukesha
- Cosmic Questions: Answers & Mysteries
Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium , Madison St , Waukesha
11:00 am - Dynamic Earth
Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium , Madison St , Waukesha
1:00 pm - Country Christmas Drive Through
The Ingleside Hotel , 2810 Golf Rd , Pewaukee
5:00 pm - Holiday Hours
Humane Animal Welfare Society , 701 Northview Rd , Waukesha
9:00 am - Country Christmas Drive Through
The Ingleside Hotel , 2810 Golf Rd , Pewaukee
5:00 pm - Emerging Leaders Meet & Greet
Les Paul Middle School , 325 Carroll St , Waukesha
2:30 pm - Country Christmas Drive Through
The Ingleside Hotel , 2810 Golf Rd , Pewaukee
5:00 pm - Job Fair - Now Hiring for Summer 2026!
Western Lakes Golf Club & Event Venue , Oakton Rd , Pewaukee
9:00 am - Country Christmas Drive Through
The Ingleside Hotel , 2810 Golf Rd , Pewaukee
5:00 pm - Defying Gravity: It Is Rocket Science
Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium , Madison St , Waukesha
11:00 am - South High School - Open House
South High School , 401 E Roberta Ave , Waukesha
5:30 pm - West High School - Open House
West High School , 3301 Saylesville Rd , Waukesha
5:00 pm
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Thursday January 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- #reunited family has been found!
Hello all. A lost beagle was found by my boss’ wife a short time ago. He’s safe with them for now until we can track down his people. He was found in… (Nextdoor Singing Hills) - There isba black cat in our neighborhood that c looks injured.
We have been trying to lure it over to trap and get it looked at. Last night it was on greenway terrace and Manhattan. Has anyone else seen this… (Nextdoor Greenway Terrace)
- Home Depot posted a job opening for Warehouse Maintenance Associate in Waukesha. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Part time Merchandise Associate in Waukesha. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waukesha here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pewaukee
- Waukesha County man charged in road rage attack on older man (wisn.com)
- Aggressive flu strain ruins Pewaukee family's Christmas as cases rise statewide (tmj4.com)
- Community continues to come together to raise money for Bass Bay Brewhouse employees after devastating fire (tmj4.com)
New Berlin
- Sell It Now Store - New Berlin, WI Patch (patch.com)
- < Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025 (npr.org)
Milwaukee
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