
Ben Tsujimoto
Reporter at Buffalo News
Reporter covering Buffalo Public Schools and sometimes other things for @thebuffalonews. Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
buffalonews.com | Ben Tsujimoto
The Buffalo School Board will vote Wednesday night on a resolution urging the selection of Buffalo-based law firm Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC to conduct the independent investigation into comments made by Buffalo Police Detective Richard Hy on a podcast that accuse the district of covering up instances of sexual assault, attempted abduction and domestic abuse.
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3 days ago |
buffalonews.com | Ben Tsujimoto
In a tense May meeting when the Buffalo School Board voted on the district budget, school counselors, social workers and psychologists – whose positions appeared on the chopping block – were caught in the crossfire between board members debating their worth. "We're waiting until the 11th hour to begin this nonsense?" School Board President Kathy Evans-Brown asked after pounding her gavel at least three times in an attempt to restore order.
Rethinking Victory: OLV Human Services explains new educational setup for students with disabilities
5 days ago |
buffalonews.com | Ben Tsujimoto
Stephanie Guadagna embraced a challenge when she accepted OLV Human Services‘ top educational position in 2019. OLV had operated five schools in South Buffalo and Lackawanna – each with their own communities, philosophies and leadership – to which special education departments in districts across Western New York referred students with intellectual, mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities.
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1 week ago |
buffalonews.com | Ben Tsujimoto
Mini farmers markets that put 24,000 shares of fresh produce, meat and dairy – for no cost – onto dinner tables throughout Buffalo for the last 18 months will not continue following a grant's expiration and a philosophical shift by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Through the NY Food for NY Families initiative, Buffalo Schools, its families, the surrounding community and 10 local producers will reap benefits over the next two years. Who is involved?
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1 week ago |
buffalonews.com | Ben Tsujimoto
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Shabrina Grant, a 28-year-old Buffalo woman, was identified as the person who died in a crash Thursday night on the Skyway, Buffalo police said Saturday. Grant was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 27-year-old Lackawanna man in the wrong direction on the inbound Skyway, police said. They collided with a vehicle driven by a 46-year-old Buffalo female.
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RT @ByJonHarris: 🚨Journalism job alert 🚨 @TheBuffaloNews is hiring a general assignment reporter. This is a @BuffaloGuild position, with st…

The News' Editorial Board today wrote positively about Buffalo Schools Superintendent Tonja M. Williams Knight's three-year run at the helm. They praised her for her willingness to listen to the community's complaints and desires. https://t.co/N0ivK01J8M

Doesn't mean Colvin still isn't a little husky.

New tonight: Following a nearly 3-hour public hearing, Tonawanda Town Board voted down a proposed "road diet" that would have shrunk driving lanes, restricted parking and added bike lanes on Colvin Blvd. Back to drawing board now, officials said. https://t.co/mHiuXQ9je8