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Cheektowaga, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Cheektowaga! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Join a Cheektowaga walk to help put food on tables
  • Where to give in Cheektowaga as Cans for Christmas returns
  • Ryan Taughrin wins Cheektowaga's Assembly seat by 570 votes

Also on today's calendar: The Election Is Over! Join the Cheektowaga Democratic Committee to Celebrate Our Victory and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 40 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Upstate man raising awareness for food insecurity with walk (spectrumlocalnews.com) — Marty Kretz plans to walk 100,000 steps starting at Cheektowaga Town Park on Nov. 21 to raise $10,000 for FeedMore WNY. The Pavement to Plates fundraiser begins at 4 a.m., and participants don't have to complete the roughly 50-mile challenge. His effort comes as FeedMore reports growing demand for food assistance.
   

2. Cans For Christmas Food Drive Returns To Western New York (wearebuffalo.net) — Cheektowaga residents can donate pantry staples at Catalyst Fitness, 770 Wehrle Drive, when Cans for Christmas begins November 16. The drive runs through December 14, with 22 drop-off locations across Western New York collecting nonperishable food for St. Luke's Mission of Mercy to help individuals and families in need.
   

3. Pat Chludzinski unseated in New York's 143rd Assembly District (wivb.com) — Cheektowaga will have a new voice in Albany after Democrat Ryan Taughrin defeated Republican Assemblymember Patrick Chludzinski by 570 votes. Chludzinski conceded Tuesday, a week after Election Day. Taughrin, a University at Buffalo assistant dean, will represent the 143rd District, which also includes parts of Buffalo and Lancaster.
   

4. NY lawmakers weigh new restrictions on license plate reader cameras amid concerns over surveillance and abuse (wkbw.com) — Allegations that three Cheektowaga police dispatchers used license plate readers to spy on a female co-worker reached a state Assembly hearing on surveillance safeguards. All three were disciplined but kept their jobs, according to the report. Lawmakers are weighing restrictions on data use and sharing, while police leaders defend the technology's investigative value.
   

5. PIN POINTS/Rochester's Steve Meyer enters elite group with 900 series at Domm's Bowling Center (videonewsservice.net) — Rochester bowler Steve Meyer rolled 36 consecutive strikes Saturday, joining a rare group that includes Buffalo's Desron Weatherspoon, who accomplished the feat at Cheektowaga's Airport Lanes in 2025. Meyer's three perfect games at Domm's Bowling Center would become the United States Bowling Congress's 45th certified 900 series if approved.
   

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    Wednesday November 11
  • Buffalo Theater: Nuts →
    Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre at Bobby J’s, 204 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga
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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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