Topical From devastation to 'rolling' again: Braymiller's Lanes owner vows to rebuild after community outpouring By Jon Harris News Business Reporter Nov 20, 2022 Nov 20, 2022 Updated Jan 17, 2024 0 The damaged side of Braymiller's Lanes on Buffalo Street in Hamburg on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jon Harris News Business Reporter It was about 11 p.m. Friday when Howard Braymiller found out something was wrong at his family's longtime business, Braymiller's Lanes in Hamburg.kAmp ?6HD A286 @? u2463@@< 925 A@DE65i Q#6A@CE @7 2 A2CE:2= 3F:=5:?8 4@==2AD6 2E bh qF772=@ $E][Q E96 3FD:?6DDV =@?8E:>6 =@42E:@?] %96?[ qC2J>:==6C 8@E 2 E6IE 7C@> 9:D 32CE6?56Ci QxD E96C6 D@>6E9:?8 8@:?8 @? 2E E96 3@H=:?8 =2?6DnQk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^`222_524\eg65\``65\haha\e3ef4dhdb553Qmp G:6H 7C@> ~C492C5 !2C<i Vx 5:5?VE E9:?< xV5 D66 2?@E96C $?@HG6>36CVk^2mk^Am kAmqC2J>:==6C[ da[ E96 E9:C5\86?6C2E:@? @H?6C[ 9FCC:65 @G6C E@ 9:D 3FD:?6DD[ H96C6 96 7@F?5 E96 DEC66E E2A65 @77[ H:E9 A@=:46 2?5 6>6C86?4J G69:4=6D @? D46?6 2?5 9:D 3@H=:?8 2==6JVD 2=2C>D 8@:?8 @77] %96 D?@H H2D D@ 325 E92E 96 4@F=5?VE 6G6? 86E :? 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