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🌱 From the archives: An Alden child's race for a liver transplant

Alden, New York Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • From the archives: An Alden child's race for a liver transplant

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 54 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 45, low: 33.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cold, with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Team of doctors fights storm for Buffalo girl's liver transplant (buffalonews.com) — In November 1973, 3-year-old Lisa Klingelsmith of Alden underwent a rare liver transplant after specialists rushed a donor organ from Buffalo through a snowstorm. This republished account follows the race to reach Manhattan and the eight-hour operation, after which doctors reported her condition as good but cautioned that recovery remained uncertain.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Elma

  • Events at Elma, New York Library- Schedule-November 10 to November 28, 2026 (boredommd.com)

Clarence

  • What a surprise: Another $1 million-plus home sale in Clarence (audacy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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