🌱 How West Seneca is responding after soccer fields were torn up
West Seneca, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readHello West Seneca! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How West Seneca is responding after soccer fields were torn up
- How a West Seneca parking lot figured into a national drug case
Also on today's calendar: True Honey Teas Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 58 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and cold with a shower, temps: high: 51, low: 45.
- Friday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Seneca officials say teenagers may be behind vandalism that ripped up soccer fields (wkbw.com) — Soccer fields at a West Seneca town park were badly damaged by tire tracks, and town leaders suspect local teenagers may be responsible. Officials are working with West Seneca police, adding security cameras, and shortening Harlem Road Park bathroom hours while crews repair the fields, though residents may see the scars for some time. 
• 71-year-old Huntsville man sentenced for cross-country cocaine operation using secret truck compartment (256today.com) — Federal investigators say a major 2018 cocaine and cash exchange took place in a West Seneca parking lot, tied to a cross‑country trafficking scheme using a hidden truck compartment. A Huntsville, Alabama man has now been sentenced in Buffalo federal court, with authorities seizing more than $660,000 and multiple kilograms of cocaine during the investigation.
📸 Around West Seneca
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Open Class - Wildflowers & Butterfly →
Painting with a Twist, The Southgate Plaza, 1054 Union Rd, West Seneca
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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SD/WE Chorus Music in May
Orchard Park Csd Orchard Park Middle School
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EL Chorus Music in May
Orchard Park Csd Orchard Park High School
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MS 6th & 7th Grade Spring Choral Concerts 6:30 p.m. & 7:40 p.m.
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Connect Life Blood Drive
West Seneca West Senior High School Buffalo, NY 14224
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Open Class - Happy Wishes - HAPPY HOUR DEAL! →
Painting with a Twist, The Southgate Plaza, 1054 Union Rd, West Seneca
5:30 pm -
HS AOF Graduation
Orchard Park Csd Buffalo, NY 14224
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Open Class - Another Realm →
Painting with a Twist, The Southgate Plaza, 1054 Union Rd, West Seneca
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True Honey Teas Festival →
Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
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HS- M.S. Showcase Rehearsal
Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD PAC
2:20 pm -
Each One Reach One 2026 →
Kotecki's Grandview Grove, 4685 Seneca St, West Seneca
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Leadership Enrichment Training Class In-Person
Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library Meeting Room, Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch
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HS- 50 Days Bash
Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD HS 11/12 Gym & Cafeteria
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Lackawanna
- Bob Meier & The Hitmen Horns 17 Piece Big Band: DINNER SHOW (stepoutbuffalo.com)
Cheektowaga
- Pennsylvania man charged after police chase through Buffalo and Cheektowaga (wgrz.com)
- WNY's Hi-Octane Dueling Pianos Show (stepoutbuffalo.com)
Orchard Park
- 'Why Would You Do This?': Buffalo Bills Fans Not Thrilled Over Having New Stadium Home Opener Against the Detroit Lions On Thursday Night in Week 2 (gridironheroics.com)
- Pride Comedy Showcase: 42N at the Flats (stepoutbuffalo.com)
- Hamburg man pleads guilty in kitten deaths, gets conditional discharge (audacy.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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