Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on April 4, 2023
A child may have been injured in an accident in Corfu around 6:30pm on Tuesday. At the site of 8966 Alleghany Rd a Chevrolet sedan left the road and hit a driveway where it went airborne and then rolled 3 to 4 times before it came to a stop. The driver may have fallen asleep. There was a child in the car who was taken to ECMC by Mercy Flight with a possible back injury. The father was transported to the hospital by ground ambulance with a head injury.
Medaille University is closing. After 80 years of operation Medaille University will be merging with Trocaire College and no longer existing as it’s own entity. The interim president of Medaille, Dr Lori Quigley, said that the reason for the closure is that fewer students are attending college since the Pandemic. Classes will remain at our Agassiz Circle campus. Trocaire would use Medaille campus to provide the academic programs currently offered by Medaille. The university will close on July 31.
Each year in April, the Office for Victims of Crime helps lead communities throughout the country in its annual observances of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which will be observed April 23- 29. This year’s theme is “Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.” In Genesee County, the annual observance will include an event open to the public on April 24 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Genesee Community College. It will feature a morning full of presentations and speakers on various topics, including those surrounding crime victims’ rights. It will be held inside the Conable Technology Building at Genesee Community College. The cost is $10 per person or $5 per student or senior. Register by April 14 by calling Sharon Burns at 585-344-2550 ext 3929.
One step closer towards a new chapter for the Buffalo Bills franchise. All parties involved in talks for a new Bills taxpayer-funded stadium have now completed their negotiations. All documents involving the development of the stadium have now been signed and will be submitted to Erie County lawmakers for review. The plan includes $600 million in state funding, $250 million from Erie County and $550 million from the Bills. The 62,000-seat open-air stadium will be located across the street from the team’s current stadium in Orchard Park, which opened 50 years ago. The plan is to complete construction on the new venue by 2026. Early work on the stadium is slated to begin next month
The Sabres lost their game against the Florida Panthers 2-1. The Panthers have won four in a row to move into a tie with the New York Islanders for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost 5-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Devon Levi made 34 saves and Dylan Cozens scored the lone goal for the Sabres. Alex Tuch had a goal overturned in the first period for offsides. Buffalo will next be playing at 7pm on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit.
On Tuesday the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park began a year-long celebration of the 80th anniversary of the christening and launch of USS The Sullivans. The ship launched on April 4, 1943, and was named in honor of George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan. They were five brothers who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. When it launched in April 1943 it was sponsored by Alleta Sullivan, the mother of the five brothers. A “re-christening” of USS The Sullivans took place Tuesday and continued a family legacy, with Albert Sullivan’s great-granddaughter, Kelcie Loughren, named as the ship’s sponsor.
