Archives for December 25, 2002

'"I just think we need to know the facts," she said. "I don't think any citizen likes to hear about something after the fact, and I think that before commitments are made and promises are made, it's my responsibility to inform the Legislature and the public what it's actually going to cost (the public), and what does this really mean."'

'The fifth annual annual gift-giving program is a partnership with the Buffalo Police Department and Rob Ray of the Buffalo Sabres to distribute gifts and food to needy families across the city before Christmas. Tuesday morning, 11 police officers and nine Buffalo Sabres volunteered to go to the homes of 30 families and handed out about $6,000 worth of food and $3,000 in toys, said Jim Goodwin, an employee of a Tops affiliate who organized all the donations.'