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The Homey Small-Town Restaurant In New York Where The Comfort Food Keeps Locals Coming Back
There’s a small village in Western New York called Akron, and it’s keeping one of the best-kept food secrets in the entire state. The Candy Apple Cafe is the kind of place that makes you question every fancy restaurant reservation you’ve ever made. Now to start with...
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Homeless for Hunger begins Friday, because 'some people really need the help out there'
City Councilman Nick Lord and his son Carson get ready for Lord's two-day Homeless for Hunger food drive that begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday outside of First Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Main St., Batavia. Photo by Joanne Beck Carson Lord was bundled up Thursday evening helping to set up tents, a reclining chair, bottles of water, and pallets for food donations. This wasn’t new for the 8-year-old to help his dad, City Councilman Nick Lord, and he planned to be along for the adventure this weekend, he
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Attica football suffers loss in football semifinals
No. 2 Attica football was upset by No. 6 Notre Dame/Byron Bergen 28-21 in the Section V Class D semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6. Attica had 253 total yards of offense, including 172 passing and 81 on the ground. The Blue Devils end the season 7-3 overall and 6-2 in Genesee Region league play.
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Holiday decorations fill the shelves at St. Joe’s thrift annex
Margaret Bowen and Linda Palaszynski, two volunteers at St. Joe's who help run the Mammoth Sale shop, amidst a large assortment of Christmas decorations they helped get ready for holiday sales. Photo by Howard Owens. Before the children get nestled in their beds with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, the right Christmas atmosphere needs to be set, and the Mammoth Sale Store at St. Joe’s has a sleigh-full of atmosphere-setting decorations for sale at bargain prices. The decorations came from donations collected over the past 12 to 18 months, volunteer Margaret Bowen said. “What we have here is every kind of Christmas standing ornament that you could think of, every kind of hanging ornament, anything that someone might think is essential for Christmas,” Bowen said. “Because people have different views, and there are different kinds of things that sell at different times during the time of the sale. And it’s interesting just to watch and to learn what people actually look for.”
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Pioneer Middle School students attend NYSSMA Festival in Alden
Pioneer students who excel throughout the year with their instruments have the opportunity to attend special events that highlight students with great skill. The New York State School Music Association Festival, for Junior High (grades 7-9) took place this year at Akron High School on Saturday, Nov. 7. Through the course of the year, students can go to different adjudications in the area, to have their playing judged in several areas and they receive a score. Students with the highest scores are invited to attend festivals like NYSSMA.
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First Student Super 7 Athlete: Lockport's Landon Pettapiece
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — First Student Super 7 athlete Landon Pettapiece, a senior at Lockport High School, is a four-sport athlete, competing in indoor and outdoor track, volleyball and bowling. "It's a great culture," Pettapiece said. "I love all the guys during all my sports. They really make it...