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• Diocese of Buffalo announces 2 education department appointments

  14-05-2025 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Diocese of Buffalo on Wednesday announced two new appointments to its Catholic education department.Father Steven Jekielek, the Vicar Forane of the Niagara/Orleans Vicariate, was named as the deparment's finance manager and Michael Baumann, the chief operating officer at Cardinal O'Hara High School, was appointed the human resources manager.Jekielek started his role in April and before priesthood, he worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Grand Island for 19 years.
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• Retired police officer sentenced to probation for shooting 14-year-old in leg

  14-05-2025 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A retired Buffalo police officer was sentenced to five years of probation Wednesday morning after he shot a 14-year-old in the leg during a suspected burglary last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Antonio Roman, 66, approached a group of individuals outside of the Marine Drive Apartment Complex on Feb. 8, suspecting that they were stealing items from vehicles. Roman intentionally shot the 14-year-old before the individuals drove away in a stolen
  
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• Shake Shack announces opening day for Amherst location

  14-05-2025 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Shake Shack's first traditional brick-and-mortar store in the Buffalo area is set to open next week on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst.The location at 1531 Niagara Falls Blvd. Ste 300 – situated in the same plaza as burger chain Five Guys, less than a mile from the Boulevard Mall – will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. starting on Wednesday, May 21.Western New York's only other Shake Shack is a location inside the Angola thruway rest stop on I-
  
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• Buffalo marks 3 years since Tops tragedy with day of service and remembrance

  14-05-2025 18:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Wednesday marks three years since the mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue that claimed 10 lives and forever changed the lives of three survivors. In response, the community is coming together to transform a day of tragedy into one of unity and healing.The “5/14 Day of Service & Remembrance,” organized by the Clementine Gold Group, began this morning with volunteers participating in acts of service across Buffalo. Starting at 9 a.m., participants
  
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• 5/14 victims to be honored 3 years after shooting

  14-05-2025 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wednesday marks three years since the racist mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue that left 10 people dead. The Buffalo community is set to honor the victims.There will be a ceremony at the 5/14 Honor Space beginning at 2 p.m. There will be a moment of silence at 2:28 p.m. to honor the 10 who died, followed by remembrance bells:
  Roberta Drury, 32Margus Morrison, 52Andre Mackniel, 53Aaron Salter, 55Geraldine Talley, 62Celestine Chaney, 65Heyward Patterson, 67
  
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• 5/14 victims honored 3 years after shooting

  14-05-2025 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wednesday marks three years since the racist mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue that left 10 people dead.
  The Buffalo community honored the victims in a ceremony at the 5/14 Honor Space at 2 p.m. There was a moment of silence at 2:28 p.m. followed by remembrance bells to honor the 10 who died:
  Roberta Drury, 32Margus Morrison, 52Andre Mackniel, 53Aaron Salter, 55Geraldine Talley, 62Celestine Chaney, 65Heyward Patterson, 67Katherine Massey, 72Pearl Young, 7
  
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• Inflation refund checks to be sent out this fall: Gov. Hochul

  14-05-2025 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) – Inflation refund checks will be sent out to New Yorkers this fall, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.The checks are part of the $254 billion state budget, which passed last week. The refunds range between $150 and $400, depending on income, according to Hochul. Here's the breakdown of how much New Yorkers are expected to get:
  Single filers earning a maximum of $75,000: $200Single filers earning over $75,000 with a maximum of $150,000: $150Joint filers earning a ma
  
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• Taste of Buffalo announces participating restaurants for 2025

  14-05-2025 12:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Taste of Buffalo on Tuesday announced the participants for this year's festival, the 42nd anniversary of the nation's largest two-day food festival, which will be held on July 12 and 13 on Delaware Avenue and in Niagara Square.A total of 40 restaurants and food trucks will be taking part in this year's festival, including 12 first-time participants. Additionally, four wineries will be present.This year's Taste will feature the return of the Best New Item Award, for wh
  
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• Nursing home workers at Ascension Living reach tentative 3-year agreement

  14-05-2025 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Nursing home workers at Ascension Living Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston reached a tentative three-year agreement with their employer on Tuesday night, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced.The workers withdrew their 10-day strike notice following the tentative agreement. Fourteen facilities are still set to strike next week if a new labor deal cannot be reached, which was announced Saturday.
  It comes after months of workers' requests for better pay, staffing le
  
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• Town supervisor, experts react to Hamburg home explosion

  14-05-2025 03:09 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the investigation into what caused a home explosion in Hamburg that left a wife dead and her husband fighting for his life remains ongoing, the Hamburg town supervisor spoke highly of the two residents and praised the emergency response.Authorities confirmed Tuesday that 78-year-old Joene Pease died in the explosion. Her husband, 78-year-old John Pease, was rescued from the rubble by a nearby police officer and remains in critical condition at ECMC.The officer, wh
  
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• Judge denies motion to dismiss hate crime count against Tops mass shooter

  14-05-2025 02:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss one of the hate crime counts the Tops mass shooter is facing.Payton Gendron's attorneys previously filed a motion to dismiss the charge tied to the people who were at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue during the racist attack on May 14, 2022, but not killed or injured.They argued that it was not directed at a specific, identifiable victim, and therefore should be dismissed.Judge Lawrence Vilardo ruled that the count does ref
  
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• Neighbors react to Hamburg house explosion

  14-05-2025 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Residents of West Lane in Hamburg are still in shock after a house on their street exploded on Monday night, killing one person and injuring another, who is now in critical condition.According to Hamburg police, 78-year-old Joene Pease died in the house explosion and 78-year-old John Pease was taken to ECMC. There were no other injuries reported.Police received calls about the explosion just before 9 p.m. One person said the explosion practically shook their house."I&rsqu
  
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