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• See the new, $20 million ice arena in the Town of Tonawanda

  25-03-2024 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In just a couple weeks, the new $20 million Paddock Chevrolet Ice Arena, in the Town of Tonawanda, will open where the former Brighton Pool once stood. And News 4 received a tour of the space ahead of that grand opening.
  "Pools just are not as popular as they were when I was a kid," Councilman Carl Szarek said.
  Town of Tonawanda Councilman Carl Szarek and Councilman Tim Hennessy showed News 4 the new arena. Szarek said the former pool needed $2 million in upgrades, and
  
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• See inside the new, $20 million ice arena in the Town of Tonawanda

  25-03-2024 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In just a couple weeks, the new $20 million Paddock Chevrolet Ice Arena in the Town of Tonawanda will open where the former Brighton Pool once stood. News 4 received a tour of the space ahead of its grand opening.
  "Pools just are not as popular as they were when I was a kid," Councilman Carl Szarek said.
  Szarek and Councilman Tim Hennessy showed News 4 the new arena. Szarek said the former pool needed $2 million in upgrades, and with pool popularity draining, they decid
  
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• Town of Tonawanda buying office building from indicted political donor

  25-03-2024 20:48 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - News 4 was first to report that the City of Buffalo used taxpayer money to hire a politically-connected consultant who is under federal indictment.
  Once we learned of the revelation, that consultant resigned from the job.
  And now, a local town is using your money to buy property from this same political donor.The property is located at 2060 Sheridan Drive. This building is owned by Hormoz Mansouri, the president of E.I. Team who is under federal indictment. The T
  
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• Comedian Tom Segura coming to Buffalo in September

  25-03-2024 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Comedian Tom Segura will perform at KeyBank Center this September during the second leg of his global tour.The tour, Tom Segura: Come Together, will make a stop in Buffalo on Friday, Sept. 27 as one of more than 20 additional shows added across North America.
  Segura has sold out shows worldwide and had his most recent of five Netflix specials debut at No. 1 on the streaming platform in July 2023.
  Tickets will be available via pre-sale starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and th
  
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• Buffalo Museum of Science holds 'Eclipseapalooza' during spring break

  25-03-2024 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Western New York is counting down the days til April 8, when the Total Solar eclipse will be hovering over our community.While many are making their plans for the day, the Buffalo Museum of Science is holding an "Eclipseapalooza" in the week leading up to the Eclipse, as there's still some time to learn more about what a total solar eclipse will be like, and what to expect."I'm very excited," Dr. Holly Schreiber, Chief Scientist of the Buffalo Museum of Science, said. "We a
  
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• Wellsville man charged in connection with shots fired incident, standoff

  25-03-2024 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Wellsville man accused of firing a weapon inside a house that prompted a two-hour standoff with police was arrested Saturday and faces multiple charges, the Wellsville Police Department announced.Police said they responded to the residence of 37-year-old William T. Wojehowski at 295 West State St. for a report of shots fired inside the duplex around 4:50 a.m. on March 18. After law enforcement arrived, officers witnessed a “shot fired from inside the house to the
  
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• Forest Lawn Cemetery to close to visitors on day of total solar eclipse

  25-03-2024 14:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Forest Lawn Cemetery and Hamburg's Lakeside Cemetery will be closed to visitors on April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse, to ensure safety and privacy for funeral services, Forest Lawn Cemetery and Crematory Group announced Sunday.The group said both cemeteries could attract significantly more visitors on the day of the eclipse, and they are not "designed as a venue for large gatherings."
  Additionally, as both cemeteries are active, the group wants to eliminate any
  
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• March scholar-athlete: Maryvale's Dylan Parsons

  25-03-2024 13:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It’s not every day that you have a student who plays a sport in each season and also ranks second among all other students in his class. Dylan Parsons, a senior at Maryvale, is just that. A model student and athlete who has just as much admiration for his school work as he does for athletics. “School always comes first, and athletics comes second," Parsons said. "My entire life, I've always tried in the classroom. My parents have always pushed me
  
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• Early morning fire causes over $120,000 in damage to Amherst home

  25-03-2024 13:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An early Monday morning fire caused over $120,000 in damage to a home in Amherst, fire officials announced.Officials said they received a call around 1 a.m. about a fire in the attached garage of 329 Sundridge Dr., with flames coming through the garage's roof. The caller stated that all occupants were out of the building.Crews arrived within minutes and saw the fire was extending from the garage to the house, according to officials. It was later deemed under control at 1:
  
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• Teen in police custody after allegedly making social media threats toward Buffalo schools

  25-03-2024 12:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 15-year-old is in police custody after they allegedly made threats toward multiple Buffalo schools in a social media post, the Buffalo Police Department announced Sunday.Police said they conducted several interviews and a search of the teen's home following the alleged post, and they don't believe the threats were credible. Police did not specify what schools were mentioned in the post.The teen was charged with multiple misdemeanors, according to police.Buffalo Public S
  
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• 'Beyond excited': Impactful teammate accompanies Daemen women's basketball team on Elite 8 trip

  25-03-2024 05:26 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Embarking to Saint Joseph, Missouri among eight elite teams competing this week for the NCAA Division II women's basketball championship, the Daemen Wildcats are elated to have an impactful teammate join their travel party.Lauren McElrath, a 12-year-old from Cheektowaga added to the roster last spring, made the trip with her grandmother to attend Monday's quarterfinal game as part of the Team IMPACT program that Daemen has worked with over the past decade.
  "It was re
  
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• Sabres blow out Flames, split 4-game trip out west

  25-03-2024 05:20 via wivb.com
  
  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday night.JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Connor Clifton also scored to help Buffalo improve to 34-33-5 and finish 2-3 on a five-game trip.Peterka gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead with 8:56 left. Thompson stepped out from behind the net to feed Peterka in the slot for his 24th goal.Thompson extended his points streak to a season-high five games wit
  
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