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• Police: Inmate caught trying to smuggle cocaine into jail

  17-09-2015 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo inmate is facing additional criminal charges after allegedly trying to sneak cocaine into the Erie County Holding Center.
  Police say Amarie Bolton was caught trying to swallow a plastic bag of cocaine Tuesday within the facility’s intake area, but a deputy was able to stop him.
  The inmate was searched and also found to be in possession of a lighter.
  Bolton is charged with a felony count of possessing dangerous contraband in prison and crimin
  
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• Man charged with getting unemployment benefits he wasn’t entitled to

  17-09-2015 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Police say that Joseph W. Magliazzo, 33, fraudulently obtained over $3,800 in unemployment benefits from December 2012 to May 2013 that he was not entitled to.
  They also say that Magliazzo failed to report income he earned while employed at a business in Tonawanda.
  He was arrested for grand larceny, offer to file false instrument and falsify business records. Magliazzo is due to report to the City of Lockport court on September 23.
  
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• Man arrested for not completing construction work

  17-09-2015 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Police report that Joseph Ferrante of Sunbilt Living was arrested and charged with grand larceny and scheming to defraud.
  Police say that last October Ferrante was hired to build a seasonal room and was paid over $8,500. However, no work was completed and no refund was issued, they say.
  Ferrante, 72, of Lancaster, was arrested and charged with felony grand larceny and felony scheme to defraud. He is due back in court on October 8, 2015.
  
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• Sister Johnice prepares for Papal Visit

  17-09-2015 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The much anticipated Papal visit is just days away: as the Pontiff prepares for his first official trip to the United States, people in Western New York are gearing up too.
  Sister Mary Johnice is one of a handful of local leaders going to see the Holy Father.
  Founder of the Response to Love Center on Buffalo’s east side, Sister Johnice will be making the trip to D.C. alongside Congressman Higgins and his team.
  She told News 4 meeting her mentor and leader in
  
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• Man on way to help girlfriend after car crash gets into separate accident

  17-09-2015 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – A man gets hit by another car while on his way to help girlfriend, who was in a separate accident.
  The Highway Patrol says it happened just after midnight in Winterville, North Carolina.
  Troopers say a man driving was on the phone with his girlfriend, who had been in an accident, when he noticed a stop sign. The driver ran the stop sign and ended up in a bean field.
  Troopers say when the driver tried to get back on the road, he hit another oncoming car.
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• School bus driver records difficult to obtain

  17-09-2015 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 Investigates wanted to find out more about the men and women who get behind the wheel of school buses every day. Who are they? What qualifications do they need? Who is watching to make sure they have clean driving records?
  News 4 found it exceedingly difficult to obtain bus driver records.
  Williamsville Central Assistant Superintendent Tom Maturski admited it’s challenging finding and retaining qualified drivers. “If you look around our area, not j
  
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• Kindergarten teacher suspended over empty beer cans in her classroom

  17-09-2015 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Hawkins County kindergarten teacher was suspended without pay pending investigation into empty beer cans found in her classroom.
  Assistant Hawkins County Director of Schools Nedra Jackson said two empty cans of flavored alcoholic beverages were found in the closet in a teacher’s classroom at Mt. Carmel Elementary School this past Thursday.
  The teacher, who was not identified, was on leave for that week. Another teacher at the school went into
  
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• LIVE AT 3 PM: Blackhawks set to hold press conference

  17-09-2015 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO, Il (WIVB) — Team leaders from one of the NHL’s most successful teams with one of the league’s most controversial players are set to sit down in a briefing with members of the press.
  WATCH LIVE | Click here to watch the press conference live. Delayed start expected to be 3:15 PM.  
  Chicago Blackhawks leaders, including President John McDonough, General Manager Stan Bowman and Head Coach Joel Quenneville, will make themselves available at about 3
  
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• Kane apologizes ahead of training camp for causing ‘distraction’

  17-09-2015 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO, Ill. (WIVB) — Buffalo native Patrick Kane publicly apologized Thursday during a live press conference with the Chicago Blackhawks.
  “This has been an incredibly difficult for many people,” the 26-year-old said. “I cannot apologize enough for the distraction this has caused my family, my teammates, this incredible organization and of course, our fans.”
  Kane has been at the center of a police investigation over allegations of rape. The case remains open a
  
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• American Airlines grounds flights at 3 airports over computer glitch

  17-09-2015 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  DALLAS, TX (AP) — American Airlines flights to Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in.Airline officials said they fixed their computer systems after less than two hours but were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption.
  American spokesman Casey Norton said there was no indication that the airline’s computers had been hacked.
  The midday failure affected flights on Americ
  
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• American Airlines flights at several airports grounded over technical difficulties

  17-09-2015 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) — Across the nation, American Airlines planes are reportedly on the ground as the company deals with a computer issue.
  American Airlines is responding on Twitter to concerned customers who say they can’t board their flights. The company has routinely responded by admitting to technical problems that are stopping up their flights at several airports.
  The airline company hasn’t yet said what spurred the airplane-grounding issue, but said they are working to return ser
  
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• PHOTOS: Lego Vatican created ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S.

  17-09-2015 18:56 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — An epic Lego creation is beckoning the highly anticipated arrival of Pope Francis.
  APP USERS | App users click here to see the gallery.
  
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• Police: Woman arrested for drunken driving after stopping her on the wrong side of Route 219

  17-09-2015 18:40 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Reports from concerned drivers along Route 219 about a wrong-way driver led New York State Troopers to jump into action.
  Police say they “urgently” tried to locate the vehicle on Monday evening and eventually found it being driven by 47-year-old Sharon Swan in the southbound lane while traveling north.
  Troopers say they investigated Swan, who lives in North Collins, after they smelled alcohol coming from her vehicle. Swan allegedly failed sobriety tes
  
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• District Attorney Frank Sedita to run for a seat on New York State Supreme Court

  17-09-2015 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County’s District Attorney of seven years announced he may step down if he wins a race he plans to enter for a seat on New York State’s Supreme Court.
  Frank Sedita, who has been lauded for his success at times and criticized for his inaction at others, announced to his staff on Thursday morning he would run for a seat on the state Supreme Court.
  The announcement to his staff means he sent out a letter to the delegates of the democratic comm
  
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• Son of pastor, local basketball coach pleads guilty to a sexual act with a 13-year-old

  17-09-2015 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local 27-year-old who used his connection with a church to develop a relationship with a 13-year-old has pleaded guilty to committing a sexual act with her.
  Police in Cheektowaga arrested Caleb Sexton on Sept. 26, 2014, and charged him with molesting the teen. Nearly a year later, he pleaded guilty to a charge of third degree criminal sexual act in Erie County Court.
  The guilty plea convicts Sexton, the son of Hedstrom Baptist Church pastor Douglas Sexton, o
  
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• Smoke billows above south Buffalo as fire crews battle blaze

  17-09-2015 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Smoke billowed from a building with a vacant storefront as firefighters fought flames in south Buffalo Thursday.
  Firefighters rushed to the morning fire around 9 a.m. at the corner of Abbott Road and Portland Street. Multiple crews responded to the fire to jet the blaze with water and protect surrounding buildings and civilians.
  Crews utilized ladders to get a vantage on flames that appeared to be coming from the roof.
  News 4 will continue to update the story as
  
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• Larry Norton, radio staple at 97 Rock, announces his retirement on-air

  17-09-2015 14:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local radio staple announced his retirement live on two forms of on-air waves, both over News 4’s Wake Up program and during 97 Rock’s live Make A Wish charity broadcast.
  Larry Norton, the host of 97 Rock’s Norton Show announced he is hosting his last radio-thon live on-air Thursday, but promised he wouldn’t be departing from 97 Rock airwaves permanently when he retires at the end of the year. The local staple who has broadcasted for mo
  
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• Support pours in for Texas teen suspended over clock

  17-09-2015 14:01 via wivb.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Encouragement poured in from across the nation for a 14-year-old Muslim boy whose homemade electronic clock led to his detention and suspension from school, with President Barack Obama, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and a NASA scientist among those offering support.
  As word spread that Ahmed Mohamed had been placed in handcuffs after coming to class with the clock that officials at his suburban Dallas school thought resembled a bomb, the teen became a star on social
  
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• Virginia high schooler believed to be first girl in state history to throw touchdown pass

  17-09-2015 13:59 via wivb.com
  
  PORTSMOUTH (WAVY) – Cynthia Brown says she never thought she’d be known for playing football. Ironically enough, the senior kicker for the Wilson High School football team is believed to be the first girl in Virginia history to throw a touchdown pass in a varsity game.
  “I mean, it’s amazing,” said the smiling 17-year old.
  Maybe more amazing is the fact that the play was drawn up by her and a teammate during halftime of last week’s game against Deep Creek.
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• Report: GM could be hit with $1B fine for ignition switch fiasco

  17-09-2015 13:10 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A federal official says a deal expected to be announced Thursday will resolve a criminal probe into how General Motors handled defective ignition switches.
  The official spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly. The official confirmed that the deal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would include a financial penalty of less than a billion dollars.
  A U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara spokeswoman and General Motors
  
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• No major tsunami expected for Hawaii after 8.3M earthquake off Chile

  17-09-2015 12:50 via wivb.com
  
  HAWAII (MEDIA GENERAL) — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says no major tsunami is expected for the state of Hawaii after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake that occurred of the coast of Chile.
  Based on all available data a major tsunami is not expected to strike the state of Hawaii. However sea level changes and strong currents may occur along all coasts that could be a hazard to swimmers and boaters as well as to persons near the shore at beaches and in harbors and marinas.
  The thre
  
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• Officer and man he arrested after attempted stabbing make friends, photo goes viral

  17-09-2015 12:43 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — A Raleigh cop who made a Facebook post with suspect who tried to stab him and later turned his life around is talking about the experience and the post about it that went viral.
  Officer  J. D. Boyd’s  beat is Raleigh North Millbank Court—and last October— things got a little dangerous when a fight broke out between a man and a woman and officer Boyd tried to break it up.
  Previous story: Raleigh police officer’s Facebook post goes viral
  
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• Campaign to prove Buffalo Bills fans are loudest exceeds goal

  17-09-2015 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Even if Buffalo Bills fans aren’t proven to be the loudest yet, they may have just proved they’re some of the most supportive in the National Football League.
  In less than two days, fans helped a local man raise the $8,000 necessary to bring the Guinness Book of World Records to the Ralph Wilson Stadium. Brandon Campbell, who likes to be called “Grippy,” said he started a campaign to prove Bills fans are the loudest after experiencing the
  
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• Campaign to prove Buffalo Bills fans are loudest exceeds funding goal

  17-09-2015 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Even if Buffalo Bills fans aren’t proven to be the loudest yet, they may have just proved they’re some of the most supportive in the National Football League.
  In less than two days, fans helped a local man raise the $8,000 necessary to bring the Guinness Book of World Records to the Ralph Wilson Stadium. Brandon Campbell, who likes to be called “Grippy,” said he started a campaign to prove Bills fans are the loudest after experiencing the
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing boyfriend on Delaware Avenue

  17-09-2015 11:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A call for help rang out in the early morning hours on Thursday after a potential stabbing on Delaware Avenue.
  First responders and Buffalo Police rushed to Delaware Avenue near Chippewa Street at about 2 a.m. An ambulance rushed one man to the Erie County Medical Center from the scene outside of the Underground nightclub as police set up a small section of crime scene tape.
  Inside the perimeter, what appeared to be broken glass lay on the ground. Dozens of
  
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• Dozens of officers investigate stabbing on Delaware Avenue

  17-09-2015 11:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A call for help rang out in the early morning hours on Thursday after a potential stabbing on Delaware Avenue.
  First responders and Buffalo Police rushed to Delaware Avenue near Chippewa Street at about 2 a.m. An ambulance rushed one man to the Erie County Medical Center from the scene as police set up a small section of crime scene tape.
  Inside the perimeter, what appeared to be broken glass lay on the ground. Dozens of officers responded to the scene wher
  
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• Governor Cuomo’s aide shot before West Indian Day parade dies

  17-09-2015 05:05 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) who was shot in the crossfire between two gangs hours before New York City’s West Indian Day parade has died.
  Police say Carey Gabay (gah-BAY’) died Wednesday from his injuries. His family earlier had said he was declared brain dead.
  The 43-year-old Harvard University-educated lawyer served as first deputy general counsel at the Empire State Development Corp.
  He was shot in the head during a predawn party c
  
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• Signs stirring up controversy at UB

  17-09-2015 04:53 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students at the University of Buffalo found signs reading “White Only” posted near restrooms and water fountains Wednesday morning.
  “It brought up feelings of the past of a past that our generation has never seen which I think is why it was so shocking for us to see,” said Micah Oliver, the President for the Black Student Union.
  He said emotions were running high as the club had more than 100 students turn out to their regular meeting Wed
  
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• Fact check: Who’s right in Trump-Bush clash?

  17-09-2015 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Viewers of the second Republican presidential debate heard inflated claims about Planned Parenthood abortion practices and a dubious assertion by Donald Trump that he wasn’t interested in establishing casinos in Florida when anti-gambling Jeb Bush was running for and serving as governor.
  Some of the claims in the debate Wednesday night and how they compare with the facts:
  BUSH: “The one guy that had some special interests that I know of that tried to get me to
  
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• Pedestrian crosswalks coming soon to Scajaquada

  17-09-2015 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Traffic will soon be stopped with the press of a button along Route 198.
  By the end of November, the Department of Transportation plans to remove all of the silver guide rails they just installed along the former Scajacuada Expressway and replace them with different guide rails that are still steel but look more like wood.
  Also this fall, two cross walks will be installed; One near the tennis courts at Delaware Avenue and one near the Albright Knox Art Gallery. Pedestrians
  
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• Tonawanda residents suspect Superfund site is contaminating their neighborhood

  17-09-2015 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – When homeowner Linda Freer reported a sinkhole in the middle of her street that had become an inconvenience for her and other drivers, little did she know what that sinkhole would reveal.
  At the bottom of the 11’ deep hole on Carney Street, Tonawanda officials found coal tar, a toxic byproduct of coal gasification, a production technique used about 100 years ago.
  City officials suspect the tar has leaked underground from a an old gasification plant about a b
  
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• 4 The Fans: Previewing Bills vs. Patriots

  17-09-2015 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s a game that has hardly gone the Bills’ way over the last decade.
  The New England Patriots have seemingly removed any home field advantage from the Bills’ back pockets in their last eleven meetings at Ralph Wilson Stadium, winning 10 of 11 in Buffalo. Now Rex Ryan and a much louder Bills bunch are aiming to turn things around.
  News 4 Sports’ Josh Reed and Tom Martin preview one of the most anticipated regular season Bills ga
  
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• Recent study sheds light on kids and fast food

  17-09-2015 01:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- With the school year in full swing, for many of us hitting the drive-thru is an easy choice.
  But a recent study by the CDC shows 1 in 3 American kids eat fast food everyday. According to the study, that much fast food consumption can affect kids health and ability to perform well in school.
  Registered Dietitian at Buffalo General Katie Manis told News 4 the study isn’t shocking, but it should be taken as a warning sign.
  She said kids need whole foods, not the pro
  
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• Proposal for water park, hotel on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor

  17-09-2015 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – On the Buffalo waterfront property once used by Henry Ford to build Model T’s, there is now a $250 million dollar proposal that would include a water park and hotel rooms.
  Developer Gerry Buchheit, who is already converting the nearby shut-down Freezer Queen Plant into luxury apartments, a $40 million dollar project, says “we think it’s very doable and we think it would really work well on the Buffalo Outer Harbor.”
  Buchheit’s plan also
  
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• Local entrepreneurs create shuttle service to connect Buffalo districts

  17-09-2015 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo doesn’t have a ride-sharing service like Uber or Lyft but now there is an alternative to taxis. Buffalo WINGS Service shuttle is now the first hop-on entertainment shuttle in the Queen City. The official launch of the service is on Friday.
  “I realized it was really hard getting around town, not only just the cab service or the metro, but there really wasn’t anything connecting the eight districts together,” said Riley McFarlane.
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• Explore & More Museum headed for Canalside

  17-09-2015 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Explore & More Children’s Museum is opening a waterfront location.
  Wednesday, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation’s Board of Directors voted to accept the revised plan for the museum at Canalside.
  Explore & More Children’s Museum Canalside location renderingIt was originally slated for another Canalside location, but Chairman of ECHDC Robert Gioia said this new spot provides more space for the museum.
  The free standing building 
  
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• Man arrested after complaint of man sniffing feet under library tables

  17-09-2015 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man days after a complaint that someone was spotted crawling under library tables and smelling a woman’s feet at Florida International University.
  Miami-Dade police say 52-year-old Eddy Juan was arrested Tuesday and charged with violation of sexual offender registration, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, aggravated assault and resisting without violence.
  FIU police had previously released a notice warning students that a man was s
  
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• Local volunteer rushes to California to aid in wildfire relief efforts

  17-09-2015 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — As wildfires in California take hold of entire neighborhoods, locals in western New York are rushing to help. One Lockport resident is taking her aid to the next level.
  Officials with the American Red Cross of western New York say Diane Sargent — a Lockport resident — is heading west to aid more than 1,130 people who are displaced due to raging wildfires.
  The flames have engulfed acres of land, ravaging them and destroying buildings. Sargent will wo
  
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• Man charged with making meth after reportedly attempting to burn evidence

  17-09-2015 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Concerned neighbors phoned for help from police after they say a Jamestown man attempted to burn the evidence left behind from methamphetamine production.
  Police in Jamestown say they sprung into action on Tuesday when they received the call. They investigated two trash cans that Kyle Moore allegedly set on fire, then searched his apartment after learning they had waste products from meth production inside.
  Inside Moore’s apartment, police say they found
  
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• Dad delivers electronic gifts to kids battling cancer at Roswell

  17-09-2015 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Children battling cancer at Roswell were surprised Wednesday to receive electronic gifts that are all theirs to keep.
  Les Friendman is the man who made it all happen. Before his 19-year-old son Michael died from cancer, the teen started the Mikey’s Way Foundation with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
  Friendman says Michael was stuck in a hospital for months at a time and saw a need for cellphones, iPads and laptops to keep patients connected
  
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• Connecticut group printing 350K programs for papal Mass

  17-09-2015 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — When Pope Francis leads a Mass in Philadelphia later this month, the crowd will be following along with programs made in Connecticut by the Knights of Columbus.
  The Catholic men’s organization is printing 350,000 programs at its New Haven plant for the papal Mass on Sept. 27. Production began last Friday and is expected to be complete this Friday. The group is donating its services, which would be valued at more than $100,000.
  Knights of Columbus officials say
  
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