Good morning, Buffalo.

Community Nutrition Partnership serves 725 people every week with food boxes and nutrition support, and it plans to reach 1,000 residents by year-end (2026) to help more families eat better.

Badding Farm Market in East Amherst offers fall fun with Scarecrow Village, an indoor straw maze + seasonal produce, continuing its legacy from a simple roadside stand.

The family-run market will later expand holiday offerings with Christmas trees and wreaths, inviting families to make new memories together.

Yesterday, the John R.

Oishei Foundation and Perrin Associates held the inaugural Power & Possibilities Summit on the East Side to discuss how local leaders can team up for long-term neighborhood investments – a forum designed to strengthen existing community power. Organizers said the summit will shape future redevelopment efforts.

At Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, parishioners pray for Pope Leo, recovering in Rome after lung surgery for cancer.

Pastor LiPuma (the basilica leader) urged visitors to pray at Father Baker's Tomb to support his healing.

A fundraiser honoring longtime West Seneca firefighter Scott Windover is scheduled for Saturday, Nov.

7, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the East Seneca Volunteer Fire Company (100 Lein Road) to support his family; tickets are $25 and include food, drinks, and raffles.

Pending regulatory approval, National Fuel will split into two companies—one focused on utility operations serving roughly 1.1 million customers and a new firm on natural gas drilling; the move, which also expands its Ohio presence, is expected to finalize in the second half of next year.

Buffalo Bills Public Art Program chose Buffalo State assistant professor Shasti O’Leary Soudant to create a new art piece called BILLS WIN! at Highmark Stadium—she arranged 498 football forms to mark every season win from 1960 through 2025, and the installation now brightens a large atrium.

Country star Zach Bryan will perform at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on June 2 as part of his 'Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour' (with special guests John Fogerty and Fey Fili).

Presale tickets open 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and additional concerts by Metallica and Kenny Chesney are scheduled.

Buffalo Public Schools is revising its proposed closure plan after community feedback, shifting the merger of two high schools to East Community High School and moving programs at Riverside Academy while expanding transfer options at PS 33; a public meeting is set for today at 5:30 p.m. at Renovation Church.

The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% cost-of-living increase starting in 2027 that will add about $75 a month to benefits for older adults & people with disabilities.

Local resident Jaime Jakubczak said rising living costs in Buffalo may make the boost fall short.

Rising measles cases in 22 counties including Erie led Gov. Hochul to declare a state of emergency last week – local paramedics, pharmacists, and nurses can now administer the MMR vaccine to help curb the outbreak.

Experts stress vaccination is critical given the disease’s high contagion.

Buffalo football (victory by 23 to 8) beat Toledo at the Glass Bowl on Oct.

6, snapping Toledo’s nine game home winning streak and boosting the Bulls to an even record. Senior running back Messiah Burch rushed for 137 yards and scored on an 87 yard touchdown.

The Sabres lost in Montreal Tuesday but earned 3 of 4 division points, according to WGR gameday host Brian Koziol — he noted the team is showing promise in division play.