Hundreds of thousands of households in Erie and Niagara Counties may be eligible for a federally-funded program created to make online access more affordable. Congressman Brian Higgins, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Common Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski met in one of Buffalo’s more digitally underserved neighborhoods Friday to encourage families to check whether they qualify for the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program.
'In the end, we could not guarantee all students would be transported to school safely and within a reasonable time frame,' the school district said on its website.
The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District says all schools will be closed on Friday due to staffing shortages as a result of COVID-19, particularly in the transportation department.
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“I can’t imagine what the father is going through. You take your son out on a fishing trip and it ends in tragedy,” NYS Parks Police Major Clyde Doty said. “It’s a terrible, terrible accident.'