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🌱 Patch AM: How Brian Higgins’ new Roswell Park role could shape Buffalo’s future

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Hello Buffalo! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Brian Higgins’ new Roswell Park role could shape Buffalo’s future
  • Are BMHA’s repair delays putting Buffalo public housing residents at risk?
  • Why West Side families are fighting to keep School 3 open

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Pops and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 32.
  • Friday: Snow showers; windy, colder, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Shea's President Brian Higgins Named to Roswell Park Board of Directors (newswise.com) — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo has appointed Shea’s Performing Arts Center president and former congressman Brian Higgins to its Board of Directors, strengthening ties among major local institutions. Higgins, a Buffalo native and longtime advocate for cancer research and waterfront development, will help guide Roswell Park’s mission while continuing his leadership across several Buffalo-focused boards.
   

2. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority faces scrutiny over delayed repairs, poor conditions (wkbw.com) — Buffalo’s Municipal Housing Authority is under fire from Common Council members over slow repairs, poor communication, and unsafe conditions in public housing across the city. Officials acknowledged staffing and workload challenges while residents and advocates described mold, pests, heat loss, and even tenants doing their own fixes, raising urgent questions about how more than 5,000 BMHA units are being maintained.
   

3. 'Shock and heartbreak': Buffalo community rallies to save School 3 from closure (wkbw.com) — Buffalo parents, students, and teachers are rallying to stop D’Youville-Porter School 3 on the Lower West Side from closing after a Buffalo Public Schools committee recommended shutting it and School 90. Community members say the dual-language program, neighborhood history, and support for newcomers make School 3 essential, and they’re pressing the new school board to reject the closure in January.
   

4. 'Choose Love' installation brings healing message to Oishei Children's Hospital (wkbw.com) — A new “Choose Love” art installation is now permanently displayed at Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, offering a healing message to patients, families, and staff. Created after the Tops tragedy and donated by the Ciminelli family, the piece is part of the hospital’s Healing Arts Program and aims to spread unity, compassion, and hope.
   

5. College employees flagged concerns about Gendron before mass shooting (wgrz.com) — New documents show SUNY Broome employees raised concerns about Payton Gendron’s absences just days before he carried out the racist mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo. Staff noted he’d stopped attending classes and was losing his scholarship, but records show no further outreach before the tragedy that deeply affected Buffalo residents.
   

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    Thursday December 18
  • Holiday Pops
    Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Cir, Buffalo
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I’m still offering free shoveling for anybody 55+ years old.
    If you want to tip me you can, or just a simple thank you is all I need. Money is tight for some of us and I want to help our community. (Nextdoor Bellwood)
  • Missing cat, named Aloura.
    She’s an indoor cat but must have gotten out be we haven’t seen her all day. Very friendly; she’s microchipped. (Nextdoor Military)
  • The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority is facing intense criticism from city council members over delayed repairs, poor communication and conditions... (X: WKBW)
  • The Buffalo Common Council will hold its regularly scheduled committee meetings today, December 16, 2025. All meetings will take place in Council... (X: BFLO_CC)
  • Kaleida Health posted a job opening for Materials Handler in Buffalo. Apply here.
  • McGuire posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Buffalo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buffalo here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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