🌱 Corrections Officer & Contraband + Bills Stadium + Baby Delivered

Good morning, Buffalo. I'm here in your inbox this morning to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Today's issue includes updates on:

• A corrections officer brought contraband into a prison.
• Firefighters delivered a baby on the west side.
• Buffalo National College Fair

But first, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; breezy. High: 44. Low: 39.

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Here are the top five stories in Buffalo today:

1. Corrections officer Jason Cross resigned from his position after being arrested and charged for bringing contraband into a prison. The 38-year-old has been charged with three misdemeanor counts and is likely to be decertified. (WGRZ 2)
2. State funding for the new Bills stadium has been cleared, and construction work is expected to begin in June under the oversight of Steven Ranalli who currently oversees Canalside through the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. While the project hopes to create local jobs, there is no guarantee that the stadium will only use the local workforce. (The Buffalo News)
3. Earlier this week, four firefighters delivered a baby to an unhoused mother on the city's west side. This uncommon birth follows the death of one of the department's workers in the four-alarm downtown fire earlier this month. Firefighter Tyler Barrie commented, "you lose one brother but then you bring in another life in the world that's pretty awesome." (WGRZ 2)
4. Today and yesterday, the Buffalo National College Fair is downtown at the Convention Center. The fair hasn't occurred in the past three years due to the pandemic. Today, it runs from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM. (WKBW 7)
5. A man from Rochester has plead guilty to slashing tires during December's blizzard and for stabbing two people on Letchworth Street in a separate and later incident. The 23-year-old man, Saquan Young, faces up to four years in prison. (WIVB 4)

Today in Buffalo:

• Wellness Walks! Tifft Nature Preserve, 10:00 AM
• Henry’s Gardens Planting Station! Fairgrounds, 10:00 AM
• Collections Live: A Botanical Legacy! Buffalo Museum of Science, 12:30 PM
• Lexington Co-op Owner Cooking Class Series with MAP! Massachusetts Avenue Project, 6:00 PM
• My Vinyl Thursdays! Days Park Tavern, 8:00 PM

From my notebook:

• UB Pups: "Gotta love those #UBuffalo pups 💙🐶" (University at Buffalo via Instagram)
• Giveaway: "*GIVEAWAY ALERT!* We're teaming up with Hides-N-Seek Home & Gifts to give away the Ultimate Cowhide Gift Box and a $50 Shopping Spree ($350 value)!⁠ ⁠ This prize includes a genuine cowhide and leather wallet and make up bag." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• #TongueOutTuesday: "Happy #tongueouttuesday from #adoptable Roscoe! Roscoe was surrendered to the shelter by no fault of his own and was pretty confused by the environment at first, but is coming out of his shell." (City Of Buffalo Animal Shelter via Instagram)
• Irish Food: "Craving some good ol’ Irish food? Check out all of the best local spots to get your fix at our link in bio 🇨🇮⁠" (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Incoming #SpringExhibit: "On March 15 and 16 the Botanical Gardens will be closed so that our horticulture team can set up our beautiful #SpringExhibit. The conservatory will be filled with over 30,000 fragrant blooming bulbs! We hope to see you this weekend!" (Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.