For the past several weeks, disability community and their allies have been expressing great concern over a major gap in workers that support the every day lives of people with disabilities.

After Tuesday night's primary elections, the November ballot for Erie County Sheriff will be crowded with a Democrat, a Republican, a Conservative and an Independent all hoping to replace incumbent Sheriff Tim Howard who is not running again.

Rene Robert, a member of the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line,” died Tuesday at a Florida hospital less than a week after suffering a heart attack. He was 72.

The Sabres confirmed Robert’s death in a statement released by the team. Robert had been on life support since being hospitalized in Port Charlotte, Florida, in the middle of last week.

The City of Buffalo reached a milestone in its 2021 infrastructure improvement plan. The Department of Public Works finished three major projects, paving Niagara Street, Main Street, and Walden Avenue. 

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has unveiled the “Renew Plan,” aimed at helping Erie County recover from the pandemic using federal aid. $123 million will go into capital repairs and improvement, county jobs, long term investments and funding the county’s Department of Health Equity. Poloncarz says while the pandemic isn’t over yet, the money should help as we get to a new normal.

“We’re not back to normal. I don't know what the new normal will be but the Renew Plan will help us get to a point that we can be proud of as we go forward,” Poloncarz said.