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🌱 How would a 3.9% tax hike hit Tonawanda homeowners?
And check out Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the Tonawanda Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How would a 3.9% tax hike hit Tonawanda homeowners?
- Tonawanda husband admits killing wife; faces up to life in prison.
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Comfortable with sunny spells, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Decreasing clouds, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
- Thursday: Cloudy, breezy; a p.m. shower, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tonawanda supervisor proposes tax increase in 2027 town budget (wivb.com) — Town of Tonawanda residents are looking at a proposed 3.9% property tax levy increase in the 2027 budget, as Supervisor John Flynn says higher costs and public safety needs make it necessary. He argues the hike stays below local inflation and could prevent steeper jumps later. Board workshops in October will determine whether the plan moves forward.
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• Upstate NY man pleads guilty to killing his wife with a hammer (syracuse.com) — A 37-year-old Tonawanda man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing his wife with a hammer at their Cleveland Drive home earlier this year. Prosecutors say the victim died from blunt force trauma, and the case was ruled a homicide. He now faces up to 25 years to life when sentenced in November.
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📸 Around Tonawanda
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tonawanda
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3512 Clinton St, West Seneca
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Fall 2026 Cardinal O'Hara Open House →
39 O'Hara Road, Tonawanda - Psychic Development Circle: Awaken Your Psychic Senses with Susan Schueler →
112 Heritage Road, Tonawanda - Alden at Tonawanda →
Tonawanda High School, 150 Hinds St, Tonawanda
7:00 pm - Cami Clune at Joey's Place →
Joey's Place, 83 Niagara Street, Tonawanda
8:00 pm - Joey's Place (solo) →
Joey's Place, 83 Niagara Street, Tonawanda
8:00 pm - Trust Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Caregiver Training- Fall 2026-Day 1 →
First Trinity Lutheran, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda
8:30 am - Darci Lynne →
Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St, North Tonawanda
7:00 pm - Akron at Kenmore East →
350 Fries Rd, Tonawanda
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Thursday October 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Empowering financial wellness workshop: identity theft protection →
Northwest Bank, 1035 Payne Avenue, North Tonawanda
5:00 pm - Buffalo 101: How History Shaped the Queen City - Session 1
The Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Court, Buffalo
6:00 pm - Sound, Spirit & Elemental Alchemy →
Ambient Sound Healing, 7225 Campbell Boulevard, North Tonawanda
7:00 pm - Kenmore West College Planning Night 6 PM
Kenmore-Tonawanda UFSD Buffalo, NY 14223
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Grand Island
- Soccer Preview: Two Teams Coming off Routs: Grand Island and North Tonawanda Try to Reset (maxpreps.com)
- More experts join calls to move Niagara Falls family from contaminated property (newsnationnow.com)
University at Buffalo
- Scammers Are Using Docs' Images, Voices in Deepfake Videos (medscape.com)
- 2026 AIAA 30/30 Recipients Announced: Space and Missiles Category (aiaa.org)
- Week Ahead: U.S. Jobs Report; U.S., Eurozone, Australia, SK and Tokyo Inflation Reports; RBA Meeting; Central Bank Speeches from the Fed, ECB, and BOE (christophe-barraud.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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