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The Buffalo News

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Past articles by Deidre:

India Walton announces bid for seat on the Buffalo Common Council

India Walton is on the campaign trail again – this time for a Buffalo Common Council seat. → Read More

Buffalo’s ethics panel meets for first time in almost three years

Buffalo’s Board of Ethics met Thursday for the first time in almost three years. → Read More

GPS tracking of plows helped city's snow response but left residents out of loop

Overall, Mayor Byron Brown assessed the snow-removal effort as improved. → Read More

Six candidates vie for five vacancies on the State Supreme Court

Six candidates are vying this year for five seats on the Western New York bench of State Supreme Court. → Read More

Election 2022: Three Democrats, one Republican vie for Buffalo City Court seats

Voters on Nov. 8 will fill two City Court judgeships among three candidates. → Read More

Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund to begin distributing payments this month

Some eligible recipients have been notified already, but the fund's steering committee is still vetting others. → Read More

Early voting begins – again – and turnout could be low

Early voting for elections that will come to an end on Aug. 23 begins at 38 polling locations across Erie County. → Read More

About those not-so-straight double yellow lines on Forest Avenue ...

If you like your double yellow lines on roadways even and symmetrical, then by all means avoid Forest Avenue. → Read More

Grassroots group backs candidates and takes on Buffalo Common Council: 'Time to prepare to govern'

Our City Action Buffalo turned out voters to propel India Walton to a mayoral primary win last year. Now the group is leading the fight against Common Council district boundaries → Read More

Instacart expands service, waives fees for customers of Jefferson Avenue Tops

Instacart is waiving fees on 10 deliveries per customer account on orders of more than $35 at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue, as well as all Tops locations in the → Read More

City lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday on redistricting maps

Following a couple of delays, the Buffalo Common Council will hold a special session at noon Tuesday to vote on the proposed reapportionment map for new district boundaries. → Read More

Early morning Buffalo house fire does $250,000 worth of damage

Buffalo firefighters responded to a 3 a.m. call Sunday of a fire at 818 S. Division. → Read More

Buffalo police seizing twice as many ghost guns so far this year

Shootings are down 40% in Buffalo, but guns remain a big problem, Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told the Common Council’s Police Oversight Committee. → Read More

A legal battle could ensue over redrawn boundaries for Common Council districts

The Buffalo Common Council contends it cannot accept other options for district boundaries. But if the Council approves its amended version of what the city’s reapportionment commission developed, there will → Read More

Amid criticism, amended Common Council map tweaks reapportionment plan

The Common Council decided on Monday to allow at least a few more days for the public to review proposed changes to council district boundaries. → Read More

Council reverses course, delays vote on redistricting plan

After criticism from hundreds of Buffalo residents, the Common Council canceled a vote on new Council district boundaries that some say do not take into account neighborhoods or promote racial → Read More

Resident input sought on redrawn maps for boundaries of Council districts

The Common Council has until July 30 to adopt the redrawing of the districts. → Read More

East Buffalo vs. East Side: Can a different name make a difference?

A growing number of politicians and community leaders think the time has come to drop East Side from Buffalo's geo-vocabulary. Their preferred choice? East Buffalo. → Read More

Four weeks later, fear and hope on Jefferson Avenue

For the people who live near the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue and relied on it, life is far from back to normal. As the spotlight fades in the wake → Read More

Council eyes crackdown on stores accused of selling Tops shooting donations: 'People are exploiting our grief'

The warning follows reports from constituents about merchants exploiting various programs by receiving free food and supplies meant for residents and then selling them in their stores, members said. → Read More