Signs of normalcy as Covid wanes, a state of emergency ends and politicians move on By Maki Becker and Harold McNeil News Staff Reporter Mar 4, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 1 of 2 Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will lift state of emergency on Saturday. Derek Gee / Buffalo News Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks Friday at a groundbreaking ceremony of the Olympic Avenue Apartments. Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Maki Becker and Harold McNeil News Staff Reporter The stated reason Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Buffalo Friday was to celebrate an affordable housing project.kAmqFE :EVD H92E D96 H2D?VE 96C6 7@C E92E H2D ?@E6H@CE9Ji $96 925 32C6=J 2?JE9:?8 E@ D2J 23@FE r@G:5\`h]k^AmkAm$96 5:5?VE H62C 2 >2D<] }@C 5:5 @E96C 5:8?:E2C:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 |2J@C qJC@? qC@H? 2?5 $E2E6 $6?] %:> z6??65J[ @C >@DE @7 E96 4C@H5 H9@ 82E96C65 :?5@@CD H:E9 ?@ H@CC:6D 23@FE D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8 :? 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Watch now: Gov. Hochul announces affordable housing project in Buffalo Gov. Kathy Hochul announces construction of a $19 million affordable housing development in the former P.S. 78 building on Buffalo's East side.
Hochul lifts school mask mandate effective Wednesday Counties, cities, school districts and individual schools still can choose to keep a mask rule in place, and parents are free to send their ch…
The school mask mandate is ending everywhere, even Buffalo The announcement reverses a declaration by Buffalo school officials Monday night that masks must continue to be worn. New York City schools ar…
