Evening News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on May 5, 2021
Tops Friendly Markets and the Taste of Buffalo announced that Jill Pettigrew has won the grand prize in the 2021 Taste of Buffalo Tops Poster Art Contest. Pettigrew will receive 1000 dollars and have her artwork featured on the festival poster and event’s marketing materials. The 38th annual Taste in 2021 will take place on July 10 and 11. The Taste is a not-for-profit organization with more than 1,000 volunteers helping to put on the annual event.
The Toronto Blue Jays will be migrating to Buffalo for a second season this year due to COVID. Starting June 1st the Blue Jays will be playing at Sahlens Field as the Bisons continue to play in Trenton New Jersey.
Want to attend a baseball Game in NY? Cuomo has some rules for you to follow. Starting on May 19th the following rules will apply to attendees at Baseball games. If you are vaccinated normal seating rules apply, normal capacity rules apply masks must still be worn and children under 16 can accompany adults. If you are not vaccinated you must wear a mask at all times, 6 foot social distancing will apply and a 33 percent capacity will apply. Officials say there will be specific sections for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, and there will be changes to testing requirements.
A proposal by a Long Island Republican Senator Alexis Weik would have prospective drivers learn how to act when pulled over by police. Weik says that the drivers would learn about “where to park the car, what to do with the car, and for the driver to avoid sudden movements and keep their hands where the officer can see them.” Critics of the bill including the NYCLU say that the responsibility for correct action should be completely on the police and that police need to be taught to respect citizens more and deal with the problem of pulling over black and brown drivers.
COVID Update: Genesee county has 16 new cases and 20 people have recovered. Orleans county has 12 new cases and 8 people have recovered. There are 66 active cases in Genesee county and 90 in Orleans.
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Islanders again Tuesday Night in a shootout. Anders Bjork scored 2 goals and scored the shootout goal and Cody Eakin scored once. Buffalo closes out the season this weekend with two games against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday and Saturday.
