Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 30th of August.
Good morning, Buffalo.
🏘️ Community
Hood Taste of Buffalo will return in September after being canceled due to missing permits.
Organizer Julio Cannon has tentatively set the new date for the popular food event to bring the community together.
Erie County’s homelessness crisis has reached record levels as rising rents + scarce housing force more evictions and shelter shortages in both city and suburbs.
🎓 Education
The Buffalo State Child Care Center on campus serves students, faculty and families with full + part-time care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.
Accredited since 1975 and staffed by qualified educators plus supported by campus partnerships, it offers meals and learning from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Buffalo Schools recently inked an $81 million contract with NFTA to improve student bus passes and transportation security (including details on contract termination and NFTA's response to strong-arm accusations).
The agreement is set to modernize transit operations for the district.
🏛️ Government
Marilla town supervisor Earl (Skip) Gingerich Jr. died in a farming accident, leaving behind decades of dedicated leadership and service for local residents.
🏥 Health
Jericho Road Community Health Center in Buffalo responded to catastrophic flooding on Wednesday in Hagam, Nepal, where its clinic opened in 2022 now struggles to reach victims because blocked roads force reliance on helicopters & clinic staff are safe despite personal losses.
Roswell Park is reviewing bids for a new electronic health record (EHR) that could boost care collaboration among Western New York providers.
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