Evening News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on June 22, 2021
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced that the county and the buffalo Bills have no agreement about building a new stadium. He says that the Bills and the county have met and talked but there is no agreement. There are lease negotiations and the Bills have hired a consultant to explore options. Poloncarz said he had to make this announcement to dispute reporting that there was an agreement to build a new stadium on Abbott Road in Orchard Park.
Independence day travel is expected to be up 40 percent compared to last year. AAA is expecting 47.7 million Americans to drive or fly over the July 4th weekend. The top destinations are Orlando Florida and Anaheim California. If you are driving expect delays because the vast majority, 43.6 million travelers, are planning on driving this year.
A good Samaritan helped out a struggling motorist in need in Warsaw on Monday after a car on Ryan rd went off the road and became wedged over the edge of a deep embankment. Another driver stopped and assisted the driver out of the vehicle. The driver was not injured and an accident report was completed. Valley Sales and Service was able to remove the vehicle from the ledge without further incident. The stuck vehicle was precariously perched against a tree which was all that stopped it from tumbling down over 20 feet.
Starting July 1st Northgate Free Methodist Church will be offering free youth pickleball this summer for students in both middle school and high school on Thursdays at 1 p.m. at their south campus at 350 bank street. There is no cost, no equipment or knowledge of the game required to attend.
