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🌱 How a Cheektowaga mentor’s killing has his family pleading for help
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- How a Cheektowaga mentor’s killing has his family pleading for help
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- Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading
• 'Sean did not deserve this': Loved ones of slain Cheektowaga man seek justice (wkbw.com) — Loved ones are mourning Sean Butler, a Cheektowaga resident and youth mentor who was fatally shot at a Buffalo basketball court on April 8. Family and friends held a vigil and are pleading for witnesses to contact Buffalo police so the shooter can be found. 
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Wasabi, a cat who went missing in Cheektowaga, NY, has been safely reunited with their family after 15 hours, 45 minutes. Message from Owner: … (Nextdoor Cheek-Sloan)
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