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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Board members skip Arizona trip; pro rugby eyes Buffalo

Plus, Station 12 opens its first stores and a flood-loan office in Tonawanda has a deadline.

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Buffalo School Board members drop their Arizona conference trip after backlash

$3,500saved by keeping board members home, from about $15,000 in total cost

Other district employees will still go to the conference this weekend.

Source: WIVB News 4

Three Buffalo School Board members are skipping a vendor conference in Arizona after questions about travel spending while the district considers closing schools. Board President Kathy Evans-Brown announced Thursday that no board members will attend. She, Stephon Wright and Lewis “Muki” Hawkins had planned to go, and the special meeting set for Friday on the trip was canceled.

Board member Larry Scott had called the trip “shameful”, noting the district has a multi-million dollar contract with the vendor, . “I believe that we need to set the example of being responsible with how we’re spending our money,” Scott said.

  • Where: Woz Ed conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, starting Saturday
  • Still going: district staff who run Woz Ed in classrooms
  • School closure vote: no date set yet

The trip was dropped two days before the conference

  1. Nov. 5Board President Evans-Brown announces no board members will attend.
  2. Nov. 6Special meeting on the trip resolution, set for Friday, was canceled.
  3. Nov. 7 conference starts in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Sources: WIVB News 4, WBEN

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Major League Rugby signs a letter of intent with a Buffalo group aiming for 2028

If you follow rugby, here's one to watch. announced Thursday that it signed a letter of intent with a Buffalo group led by Joe DiPasquale and Mark Winokur. The group, called the Buffalo Thunderbolts, is an expansion candidate hoping to start play in the 2028 season.

2028season the Buffalo Thunderbolts hope to start play

The league calls the letter of intent the “first formal step,” and a spot isn't confirmed yet.

Sources: WBEN, WIVB News 4

Mayor Sean Ryan said he's proud to support the effort. DiPasquale told WBEN Buffalo has a 60-year rugby club heritage and can draw Canadian fans, now that the league's Toronto and New York teams are gone. He's also hoping, as always, that the Sabers are still playing in April.

  • Next steps: finalize ownership, venue and business plans
  • League today: five teams, aiming for 12 by 2031
  • Season: March through June, per DiPasquale

Buffalo's rugby history stretches back 60 years

  1. 1966Buffalo Rugby Club starts play.
  2. 2018 launches.
  3. 2023Toronto Arrows and Rugby United New York disband from the league.
  4. 2028Buffalo Thunderbolts hope to start play in the league.
  5. 2031Men's Rugby World Cup is held in the United States.

Sources: WBEN, WIVB News 4

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News Notes

City Hall

Buffalo City Hall is set for more than $200 million in improvements over the next five to eight years. The Ryan administration is pursuing National Historic Landmark status to help fund the work, and the building turns 100 in 2032. WKBW

Small business

County Executive Mark Poloncarz signed a local law Thursday that guarantees priority for Erie County-based small businesses on contracts worth less than $35,000. The law aims to help small businesses compete for government contracts and keep more dollars in the local economy. Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard, who first proposed it, says the priority now is getting businesses comfortable with the proposal process. Buffalo Toronto Public MediaWGRZ

Flood loans

If the early September floods damaged your home or business, the SBA has a temporary office at Tonawanda's Ellwood Fire Department until the end of day Nov. 16. It's helping eligible nonprofits, businesses, renters and homeowners in Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties apply for low-interest disaster loans. Buffalo Toronto Public Media

Station 12

in Amherst opened its first five stores Thursday: Warby Parker, Evereve, Just Salad, The North Face and ALO. It sits at 3097 Sheridan Drive on the former Northtown Plaza site. WGRZ notes the project opened after years of delays. WKBWWGRZ

Bills

The Bills' injury report includes 18 players, and left tackle Dion Dawkins missed practice Thursday with a rib injury. Right tackle Spencer Brown was limited with the back injury that kept him out of Sunday's win over the Ravens. Minnesota named Carson Wentz its starting quarterback for Monday night instead of Kyler Murray. WGRZDemocrat and ChronicleBuffalo News

The Bills have 18 players on their injury report

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Sources: WGRZ, Democrat and Chronicle

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Daily Buffaloto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Board members skip Arizona trip; pro rugby eyes Buffalo

Plus, Station 12 opens its first stores and a flood-loan office in Tonawanda has a deadline.

The TLDR

  1. Buffalo School Board members drop their Arizona conference trip
  2. Pro rugby takes a first step toward Buffalo for 2028
  3. SBA flood-loan office in Tonawanda closes Nov. 16
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