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The Buffalo Police Department has announced restrictions to vehicle traffic and parking on certain days as city leaders eye changes in the name of public safety in downtown Buffalo's entertainment district.
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BTPM NewsOn Tuesday, D'Youville administrators and staff participated in a campus-wide heat preparedness session, bringing greater awareness to heat-related health risks while also raising awareness on climate change. -
Realbotix/InstagramClassrooms in the Salamanca City Central School District will have a unique aide on hand this upcoming school year.
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The governor is giving $1 million to local agencies in Erie and Niagara counties following the violence during the Fourth of July weekend. -
Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education nominated former police investigator Roscoe Henderson to fill the vacant North District seat after Cindi McEachon's June resignation. -
Governor Kathy Hochul discussed her moratorium on the construction of data centers in New York State.
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On this episode of What’s Next?, Dr. Marcus Watson, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Buffalo State University, discusses the history of Juneteenth, its significance in the American story, and why understanding this history remains important today.
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In his speech, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer announced the Family Grocer and Farmer Relief Act, which directs the Federal Trade Commission to break up corporate power in the meatpacking industry. -
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
Democrats hold cash lead over GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman. -
Clients, families and professionals urged OPWDD to improve housing, care coordination and other services as Commissioner Willow Baer heard concerns at a Buffalo forum. -
In a social media post, Trump called it a “terrible decision” that will send jobs and tax revenue elsewhere. -
More than 600 cyclists are riding 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany on the annual Erie Canal Bike Tour, braving wildfire smoke while retracing one of New York's most historic routes.
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New York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so. -
The move makes France the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids. -
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. -
Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. -
In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a White House report earlier this month that also criticized her.
Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: Anthony's trip to NYC this month and the "Holiday Magic" tour in December. Locally FOOLS AND FOES (Shakespeare in Delaware Park's Touring show) and AN OLD FASHIONED FAMILY MURDER at Desiderio's Dinner Theater.. See listings (which also include Shaw Festival).
- Theater Talk: Shawfest in Niagara-on-the-Lake presents HEARTBREAK HOUSE which Shaw called his "fantasia in the Russian [Chekhov] manner on English themes.” Tim Carroll directs an all-star cast. Heading to Broadway? Anthony suggests reading the NYTimes and Playbill.com to keep in the know.
- Theater Talk: Shakespeare in Delaware Park's PERICLES makes for a fun 2 hour picnic outing, Shawfest is up and running and so is the Stratford Festival for some first rate theater right over the border.
- Theater Talk: PERICLES at SiDP off to a fun start; A FEW GOOD MEN and GIRL ON AN ALTAR, both excellent, close this weekend; YALLA BITCH continues a touring show; deadline to join Anthony at Shawfest for FUNNY GIRL is July 8; deadline to enter drawing to see Broadway's Josh Groban in Canandaigua is June 30 (see listings for details).
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