🌱📱 Police Misconduct + ECC Library Moving? + 43North Winners

Good morning, friends. It's Monday in Buffalo and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Hope you all have a great day! Today, you'll find news about these stories...

• 📚 ECC may be combining space with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
• 🏅 Follow-up on who won the 43North contest
• 🖌️ Screen-printing Biennial Symposium coming to Buffalo

...and more!

☀️ But first, today's weather: Mild with plenty of sun. High: 70. Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories in Buffalo today:

1. After being suspended by Buffalo police, a corrections officer has been hired by the Erie County Sheriff. Former corrections officer, Jason C. Stachowski, was suspended after sneaking in a cellphone for an inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility. Stachowski was also suspended in 2012 for physically fighting with a fellow jail guard. Learn more about police misconduct via Charlie Specht's article in The Buffalo News.
2. Erie Community College has expressed interest in collaborating with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. By combining libraries, ECC would benefit from additional freed-up space, while the public library would benefit from the additional resources. However, skeptics are concerned with how moving the library several blocks from the city campus would affect disabled, low-income, and immigrant students. Read more at WGRZ 2.
3. The 43North competition winners were announced last Thursday. Each of the five winning companies will receive $1 million to kickstart their business and accelerate the local economy. The competition is sponsored by the Buffalo Billion. Among the winners are a 3D content company, a love app, a company that allows college students to use their dining dollars on take-out, a small medical-camera startup, and a supply chain company. Read about the winning start-ups at The Buffalo News.
4. Mirabo Press is bringing the 2022 Screen-print Biennial Symposium to Buffalo next month. Some of the featured events are screen-print demonstrations, collection tours, and exhibitions. If you're interested in attending, Rachel Shelton of Mirabo Press says,“Entry is free, and we’d really love to get the community out to see screen-print work from all over the world, learn some new techniques, and get a better look at the Buffalo printmaking community." Learn more about the events of the symposium at Buffalo Rising.
5. A pollinator garden is coming to Silo City to attract people, bees, wasps, butterflies, and beetles. The garden, which was designed by Dara Friedman and Josh Smith, will include nectar and pollen rich flowers such as sunflowers, pink bee balms, and hyacinths. It will be shaped like a labyrinth. Find out more about the project at The Buffalo News.

Today in Buffalo:

• Arts for Learning ArtWorks Program! Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. October 24th, 4:00 P.M. Details!
• African Consciousness Workshop! Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. (various library locations will have this event today). October 24th, 4:00 P.M. Details!
• Haunted Networking! Iron Island Museum. October 24th, 6:00 P.M. Details!
• In Flames! The Rapids Theatre. October 24th, 7:00 P.M. Details!

Buffalo Chatter:

• Rec Room Joke: "Haters are going to say this is photoshopped🤨 ⁠ ⁠ @recroombuffalo" (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Giveaway Alert: "*GIVEAWAY ALERT!* We're teaming up with A'mano Fresh Pasta Kitchen to give away a Date Night For Two at the New A'mano Fresh Pasta Kitchen ($200 value)! ⁠ ⁠ This prize includes two $100 gift cards to be used at the new A'mano Fresh Pasta..." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Pumpkin Patch Pup: "A trip to the PUPKIN PATCH 🎃 ADOPTION OPPORTUNITY pic 2 @brewdogsandfewines @cityofbuffaloanimalshelter 🐶 #dogsofbuffalo #pupkinpatch #pupkin #pumpkinpatch #dogsandpumpkins #adoptdontshop #adoptionopportunity #buffaloadopts #adoptasenior" (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)
• Rhinos at the Zoo: "Beautiful weather to come say hello to Georgia and Tashi this weekend! 🦏☀️🦏" (The Buffalo Zoo via Facebook)
• Elmwood Village Home: "Lincoln Parkway - Elmwood Village" (Buffalo Homes via Instagram)
• BOOtanical Gardens: "#BOOtanicalCelebration is well underway! There is so much to see and do at the Botanical Gardens! Complete an activity book and scavenger hunt, play and learn about bugs and fossils, learn with @hawkcreekwc, @hahnshoneybees, @penndixiefo..." (Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this week off right! See you tomorrow for another update.