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• ‘Hanukkah Wonderland’ kicks of second day of celebrations

  25-12-2016 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  Sunday, Dec. 25 is the second night of Hanukkah and Buffalo kicked off the day with a special Hanukkah Wonderland.
  Families brought their children to the Chabad House of Buffalo to take part in celebrations in a more interactive way.
  Kids got a chance to do different arts and crafts, an obstacle course and eat some great traditional food.
  One food in particular was part of the interactive way to learn about Hanukkah
  “They get to decorate donuts. Donuts are a traditional food that Jewish pe
  
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• Pillow drive gives homeless community something to rest their heads on this holiday

  25-12-2016 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  You have likely heard of food drives and coat drives but what about a pillow drive?
  During the month of December, the Response to Love Center and long-time volunteers, Brooke and Mattie Woodard, have been collecting and creating new pillows for the homeless and needy.
  Brooke and Mattie came up with the idea for the drive and started with just 40 pillows. By Christmas they had collected nearly 1,000 to donate.
  Sister Mary Johnice says a fresh pillow is something we easily take for granted.
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• Shoppers buy last minute Christmas gifts before time runs out

  25-12-2016 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — For some people they start their Christmas shopping in September and are prepared weeks before the holiday.
  But for others, they started this week and some even started shopping for all their gifts on Christmas Eve.
  Last minute shoppers went straight to the malls Saturday to fulfill Christmas wish lists with the hopes of getting a good deal.
  “Pretty much every place here has at least 30 percent off which is a good savings,” said Rachel Kent, shopper
  
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• Source: Bills’ Rex Ryan believes he will be fired after OT loss to Dolphins

  25-12-2016 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)  — The Buffalo Bills’ playoff drought turned seventeen years old after a 34-31 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Christmas Eve at New Era Field.
  Now the franchise’s eighteenth head coach believes he’s soon to be out of a job.
  According to a source close to News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed, Bills head coach Rex Ryan believes this will be his final season to coach the team. Per the source, Ryan went into the game thinking this was “the
  
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• Nurses help to make Christmas special for babies in the NICU

  25-12-2016 01:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A baby’s first Christmas. It’s an exciting time for any set of parents, but having to spend it in the hospital, can be hard. Nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo are making sure every family feels the holiday spirit this year.
  The babies in the NICU are way too little to ask for presents this Christmas, but they’ve all made it on to Santa’s nice list. The big guy in red wasn’t a
  
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• City of Buffalo and West Herr donate car to family in need

  25-12-2016 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — You could call it a Christmas miracle or just a sign that Buffalo really is the city of good neighbors.
  Buffalo and West Herr New York are making the holidays a lot brighter for a family going through a tough battle.
  Juan Rodriguez’s family faced a tremendous hardship over the summer, when Juan was shot in the head on Humason Avenue.
  Juan was just 11-years-old at the time, when he was shot and seriously injured during a shootout in front of his home. Since then
  
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