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• Italian and Polish Festivals draw crowds in Western New York

  25-07-2026 05:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two festivals kicked off a weekend of celebrating culture and tradition in Western New York on Friday, with the Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival on Hertel Avenue and the Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival at Cheektowaga Town Park. Both festivals feature many local vendors with cultural food. Tom Muscarella is the [...]
  
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• Buffalo Go Green launches new Food as Medicine program

  25-07-2026 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new program improving access to healthy food for local healthcare workers is launching in Buffalo. Buffalo Go Green, Kaleida Health, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Cornell University are teaming up to launch 'Fresh Start for Health,' a new 'Food as Medicine' program designed to improve food security and support [...]
  
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• Lawsuit challenging Kensington Expressway reinstated

  25-07-2026 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A lawsuit filed by East Side residents challenging the Kensington Expressway was reinstated by an appeals court Friday. This ruling reverses a previous decision by an Erie County Supreme Court Justice, who dismissed the lawsuit in March 2025. The lawsuit says that when the expressway was constructed in the 1950s and [...]
  
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• Christmas in July brings holiday cheer to patients at Golisano Children's Hospital

  25-07-2026 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Holiday cheer arrived in Golisano Children's Hospital Friday with the return of the toy delivery program 'Christmas in July.' Local state lawmakers, including Clarence Assemblyman Paul Bologna and Cheektowaga Assemblyman Pat Chludzinski, joined Santa to bring Christmas cheer to children and teens at the hospital. Toys were collected over the past [...]
  
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