karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Kenmore mechanic heralded for saving lives by breaking into school during blizzard
"We watched the video surveillance and witnessed people taking care of people," the police posted. "There was a freezer full of food but no one touched it. They only ate what was necessary to stay alive..."
[This is the person who left a note in a #Cheektowaga school apologizing for breaking in during the storm.]
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: 'Everybody needs love': With hammers and chisels, Buffalonians help birds stuck in ice
[This story is both heartwarming and heartbreaking]
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Nice story about two kids who helped shovel out the entrance to a dog shelter.
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: In storm's aftermath, a cop who has seen the worst looks toward courage, decency
"McDonald said it is impossible to describe the sickening frustration when desperate people call for help and there is no way to get to them."
karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Shoppers dig out to find hit-or-miss grocery store shelves
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews - Schumer: Multiple federal agencies should aid Blizzard of '22 recovery efforts
"the Senate majority leader said he already has secured a level of authority from President Biden – called Direct Federal Assistance – that would allow multiple agencies, not just FEMA, to respond to the blizzard"
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: A real life Christmas angel saves a life
"She looked out the window and saw a man being blown around by the wind and the snow. She sent her boyfriend, Trent, outside, and he carried the half-frozen man into their house."
[Another article that illustrates both kindness and how official emergency response was completely overwhelmed during the storm]
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Buffalo Airport #BUF set to reopen Wed 12/28 at 11am after 'worst ever' snowstorm
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Buffalo family assists people trying to rescue a family member, and then shelters stranger's body at their home for a day after she dies in blizzard
[Tragically, official emergency response was completely overwhelmed during the storm. Note that the original headline doesn't fully describe the events in the article.]
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews -
Barbershop becomes blizzard shelter: 'People told me I saved their life'
"Come one, come all.
That has been C&C Cutz barbershop owner Craig Elston's message since Friday morning, when he opened his shop at 707 Fillmore Ave. to those seeking shelter from the arctic weather conditions."
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews posted power outage numbers on 12/27 at 8:25am EST
Nearly 4,000 households in Buffalo remain without electricity
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews posted 12/26: Wegmans, Tops begin reopening WNY stores after blizzard
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews posted 12/26: 120 people taking refuge in church in Lovejoy neighborhood
“We’ve got heat, electricity and we’ve been feeding people three meals a day,” Robinson said. “We’re unofficial, but we’re helping people. For some reason, Lovejoy got hit really hard by the storm ... so many people without power."
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: In the middle of a blizzard, with help from one dad-to-be, two doulas and Facebook, a child is born
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karen · @geekaren
555 followers · 2722 posts · Server mstdn.social#BuffaloNews: Need groceries? Tops, Wegmans work on plans to reopen, but restocking shelves will take time
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karen · @geekaren
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#BuffaloNews: Stranded motorists have blizzard slumber party at Target on Walden Avenue
"Workers scraped store windows, which kept icing over, in order to watch for more people in need. They kept coming, even as late as Sunday. The store ended up providing refuge for about 25 people who had been stranded in their cars, including an elderly man and a woman with muscular dystrophy."
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karen · @geekaren
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#Buffalonews.com (5:30am EST, Sat 12/24): What to expect in 48 hours: City of #Buffalo bearing brunt of storm; 4 to 5 feet possible.
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