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Econuel Ingram

THE BEST CIRCUS EVER IS COMING TO TOWN! Econuel Ingram: UniverSoul-Buffalo Connection

ENTERTAINMENT

Pine Grill Jazz Reunion Kicks Off This Weekend!!

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

“Grandma ReRe” Thomas Comedy Roast Page 2

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Fruitbelt Neighbors Speak for Us All Page 3

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Grandma ReRe” Thomas Comedy Roast

Former Drug Addict Turned Comedian to Raise Awareness for Drug Addiction and Mental Illness to Benefit Rochester’s Sojourner Home Rochester, NY—On Saturday, August 4 at 6 p.m. local comedian Renetta “Grandma ReRe” Thomas will host a comedy roast to raise awareness for drug addiction and mental illness and to benefit the Sojourner Home, the very institution that helped her become drug-free. The comedy roast will be held at Boulder Coffee

Co., 100 Alexander Street in Rochester; the official venue sponsor for the event.

After a candid interview with ROC Awards creator Yolanda Smilez about how she became addicted to drugs as a homeless teenager, Thomas will take a seat near the stage as ‘Grandma ReRe’. Her fellow

comedians will honor her in a unique way—by making jokes about her journey to recovery and her career as a comedian.

All while incorporating comical, spot-on comments about the impact of drug addiction in the city of Rochester.

The comedy roast will feature 6 local comedians, musical

BILLS UPDATE / By GEORGE RADNEY

Bills Back for 19th Training Camp in Rochester It’s almost hard to believe that the Buffalo Bills are back for their 19th season in Rochester, NY! I can remember like it was yesterday, when a Doug Flutie/ Rob Johnson led Bills team came to St. John Fisher campus along with Eric Moulds, after the infamous “Touchdown Throw Back” loss in playoffs to Tennessee Titans.

The 2018 Buffalo Bills lacks star power but is full of up and coming stars of the future. The Bills will be made up from at least 20 Un-Drafted Free agents (UFA), due to the miss-handling of salary caps and the 2018 Draft. The Bills have no money to sign high priced free agents and can only pick up cheaper veteran players.

My “Diamond in the Ruff” category has former Alabama wide receiver Robert Foster. If he can stay healthy he could be the steal of 2018 UFA’s. I also like Clemson wide out Ray Ray McCloud III as possibly being able to help the Bills receivers corps.

The Bills may just have to start Josh Allen to see what he can do and learn in real game action on how to put a touch on the ball. He currently has no touch on his passes and is an interception machine waiting to get going. The Bills will take their lumps with him. Josh Allen reminds me of Ryan Mallett, another strong armed QB, who can throw the deep ball very well but absolutely can’t throw it 10 to 20 yards down field by taking something off the ball. Hopefully Josh can learn over the season how to drop passes into a tight space and not caving in a receiver’s chest by throwing the ball TOO hard.

The Bills might as well trade tight end Charles Clay and running back LeSean McCoy ( if legal troubles clear up ) in order to get draft picks for 2019 or quality young players for this season.

Those guys were brought in to help Bills make playoffs , which they did, but the team is now in total rebuild mode and their high salaries are hurting the team ‘s efforts to bring in more young, less expensive talent.

I have already noticed that two of my favorite picks to make the team last year are back on the roster at tight end Jason Crooms and Keith Towbridge. I would go with them and trade Clay to a contending team for draft picks. The Bills also need younger running backs, which was not addressed in the draft along with the offensive line. I will comment on the defensive unit, which does not need as much help as offense ,in next week’s edition. See photos and more on Buffalo Bills at: thechallengernews.com, twitter georgeradney@georgeradman

entertainment and a comedy set by Grandma ReRe. Guests will also have the chance to sign up for volunteer opportunities for upcoming awareness events and programs. This is the first of several events that Thomas will participate in leading up to National Recovery Month (September) to raise awareness about drug addiction and mental illness.

“Communities across the na-

tion are in crisis—especially with the nationwide opioid epidemic,” said Thomas.

“Drug addiction is one of the leading causes of mental illness and it is destroying our communities."

Tickets for the event are twenty dollars and can be purchased athttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/roast-of-grandmarere-tickets-47584931812.

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WNY @ CAO Headquarters Corner of Leroy & Halber From 9am-5pm.

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AREA BRIEFS Black Pioneers Of Niagara Falls Annual Gathering The “Black Pioneers” of Niagara Falls will have their annual picnic in Hyde Park, Niagara Falls on Saturday, August 4 from 11a.m-8p.m.

Buffalo Native Interviews Minister Farrakhan Darryl Dennard, formally a reporter at WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, is the host of radio station V103’s Chicago Speaks.

He recently interviewed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, discussing the minister's musical voyage as it has led to his recent compilation titled “Let’s Change The World.” Portions of the interview appeared in the July 17 edition of The Final Call Newspaper.

Services Set for Carl Davis A gathering will be held in memory of Carl Davis on Thursday from 2-3p.m. at Second Chance Ministry, 381 East Ferry St. Carl made his transition suddenly on July 23. Relatives and friends are invited to the memorial where the funeral service will immediately follow.

Fruitbelt Neighbors Speak for Us All in the Wake of Community Tragedy

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reative ideas, a call for unity, and a plan for action was the outcome of the “Emergency Community Meeting” held at Centennial Baptist Church last Saturday in the Fruitbelt neighborhood.

The event, which drew over 150 people, was designed to allow residents the opportunity to speak without fear as they shared legitimate concerns and collectively sought solutions.

Bishop Darius Pridgen, one of the conveners of the meeting, was accompanied by the police department’s top brass to listen, learn and respond to the community’s concerns.

Less than a month after gunmen shot and killed, 54-year old Yvette Johnson and her 17-month old grandson, shooters returned to the same Grape Street home and shot two more young men.

Neighbors called for not only an end to the violence, but the need for better police-community relations and accountability.

The biggest block to giving up “information” several speakers shared, is lack of trust of authorities to protect them.

The officers present did not argue the point and both they and Bishop Pridgen acknowledged that there was a problem. The officers did however point to current community policing efforts, as an attempt to resolve the issue.

Everyone was not impressed.

“Respect is not a one-way street” demanded one young man.

“One of the biggest pieces missing over the years is the relationship between the community and the police…you want the community to trust ya’ll but you have offices who disrespect the community… that’s the main problem.” He assured if more respect was shown to everyday citizens, officers would get a lot more people to engage in the process. “Every police officer needs to be a community police officer,” he said.

However those gathered also admitted that just as importantly, we have failed ourselves as a people and a community, “We’ve got to get back to being nosey neighbors,” encouraged Council President Bishop Pridgen. “We’ve got to be a community (again)!”

He said that as a people we also have to a get away from using the term "homicide victims." That term numbs and desensitizes us, he explained.

-Do You Know Where Your Children Are?Most agreed that we need to know where our children are and what they are doing and if they’re doing anything wrong, we need to intervene.

“It’s the community who is going to make it (the violence) go away,” said a youth worker. “Many of the kids creating the crimes are related to someone in this room.” He encouraged parents to please “moniter your children.”

“We’ve got to rethink some things,” he added. “We got people being killed every day.”

One senior asked emotionally, “how can you sit back and see this kind of damage and not say something?”

In addition to more active parenting and better police-commu-

Death of India Cummings Meeting and Discussion

A Message From The Youth

Community meeting and discussion concerning the death of India Cummings and the Erie County Holding Center will be held on Thursday, August 2, from 6-7:30p at the Delevan Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. Please join Erie County Legislator April Baskin at this important meeting to discuss the report of the NYS Commission of Correction’s Medical Review Board, which investigate in-custody deaths. For information please contact Leg. Baskin at 716-895-1849.

Community activist Nate Boyd also spoke to the press following the community meeting. Boyd, who is a member of The Most Valuable Parents peace movement founded by Neal Dobbins, said there has been some conversation with many of the young men in the community who, when asked what they wanted, said they would like to see three things happen in order to help stem the violence: a music studio to relive tension thru music instead of guns. The site they suggested is the Apollo Media Center on Jefferson Avenue. “They literally said they would battle with music and not guns,” said Nate. Second they want decent jobs.

And third something to do’ in their spare time like being able to go to a state of the art community center. Both the community center and music studio would offer conflict resolution classes.

“This is straight from the young people in the community,” said Nate Nate Boyd makes a point.

BLACK FACTS

UNITED WE STAND: Council Member Bishop Pridgen held a brief press conference following an “emergency community meeting” at Centennial Baptist Church last Saturday. Among those pictured with him are Assembly Member Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Bishop T. Anthony Bronner of Elim Christian Fellowship and historian and educator Eva Doyle.

nity relations, other suggestions coming from the meeting included: •The need for both home security cameras and strategically placed cameras throughout the neighborhood, which would be the city’s responsibility. Bishop Pridgen said he would look into finding funding to help reduce the cost for those who wanted cameras.

•The importance of having Block Clubs on every street so that folks are meeting and talking to their neighbors. Pridgen’ said his office will also be looking into helping that become a reality.

•The school to prison pipeline needs to be seriously addressed, a former educator urged. “Stop pushing our Black male students out of school – there is another way to deal with them!”

•If you have information about a crime and you don’t trust calling the police, call your pastor or elected official. Another suggestion was for the department to designate a high level, trusted person to take the information .

“When you feel like you’re out there alone its tough,” acknowledged Bishop Pridgen. “That’s the reason for this meeting.”

"As a community we have to show a united front. Our message must be, ‘We’re united together and we won’t be silent!' " At the end of the meeting Rev. Alan Core, host pastor of Centennial Baptist, announced that three major churches in the Fruitbelt, New Zion, Promise Landand Centennial, were hosting a community healing party on August 25 on Peach Street all the way to Mulberry Street.

The joint effort will be a first.

COMMUNITY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CELEBRATIONS! CAO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2018 This year marks the 35th Annual National Night Out which is a unique crime prevention event. We will be organizing a “special” event just for our community Tuesday, August 7 from 12noon- 8p in the parking lot at 1423 Fillmore Avenue.

National Night Out at the Johnnie B Wiley Sports Pavilion The Johnnie B Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion will participate in the National Night Out activities Tuesday August 7 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. For more information, or to offer support, or donations, please contact our Event CoordinatorMs. Theresa Land at (716) 444-2179.

FRUITBELT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT The Fruitbelt Coalition will host a 2018 National Night Out featuring free food Free activities and Free games on Tuesday, August 7 at 137 Mulberry Street from 4-8:30 p.m. Please bring a dish to pass & lawn chair.716-893-6428

Northland Corridor National Night Out!

The Northland Beltline Taxpayers Association is hosting a National Night Out event for the Northland Corridor on Tuesday, August 7, from 4-7pm. The event will take place at 537-541 E. Delavan Ave.

1739 September 9: The Cato revolt was the first serious disturbance among enslaved Africans. After killing more than 25 Whites, most of the rebels, led by an enslaved African named Cato, were rounded up as they tried to escape to Florida. More than 30 Blacks were executed as participants.

1770 March 5 : Crispus Attucks, an escaped enslaved African, was among the five victims in the Boston Massacre. He is said to have been the first to fall.

1772 : Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black man, decided to build a trading post near Lake Michigan, thus becoming the first permanent resident of the settlement that became Chicago.

1775 April 19: Free Blacks fight with the Minutemen in the initial skirmishes of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

1775 June 17: Peter Salem and Salem Poor were two Blacks commended for their service on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

1777 July 2: Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery.

November 1. The African Free School of New York City was opened.

December 31. George Washington reversed previous policy and allowed the recruitment of blacks as soldiers.

Some 5,000 would participate on the American side before the end of the Revolution.

1787 April 12. Richard Allen and Absalom Jones organized the Free African Society, a mutual self-help group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

July 13. The Continental Congress forbade slavery in the region northwest of the Ohio River by the Northwest Ordinance.

September 1787 The Constitution of the United States allowed a male slave to count as three-fifths of a man in determining representation in the House of Representatives.

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THE BEST CIRCUS EVER!

UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS RETURNS TO BUFFALO TO CELEBRATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIG FUN UNDER THE BIG TOP AUGUST 8-19

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hen the UniverSoul Circus returns to Buffalo for two weeks beginning Wednesday, August 8th to celebrate its “We Are One 25th Anniversary Tour,” it will also be a milestone for Buffalo’s own Econuel Ingram. Econuel, who is celebrating a quarter of a century with the circus, is the person responsible for making his hometown a destination for one of the nation’s top rated family entertainment events.

UniverSoul Circus sets up its single ring big top at Outer Harbor Buffalo (325 Fuhrmann Blvd), August 8th thru 19th for an unforgettable journey of electrifying, edgeof-your-seat performances on weekday mornings and evenings, and three shows on the weekends.

The Circus has forever transformed the world’s urban entertainment landscape with a powerful combination of music, laughter and extreme thrills. The show features a multicultural conglomeration of performers from virtually every corner of the globe, in-

cluding South Africa, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Colombia, Russia, Guinea, Gabon and Mongolia. Three new acts are featured this year, including a Ballerina, Perch Pole, Trampoline, and an amazing Aerial act – all from Cuba.

“One of the most exciting parts about this 25th anniversary circus,” said Econuel, "is that it’s a milestone that an African American owned production has become one of the number one family entertainment entities in the country.”

UniverSoul Circus is rated as one of the top two circuses in America along with Cirque du Soleil. UniverSoul’s fresh approach to family friendly live entertainment has garnered it a coveted spot as one of Ticketmaster’s top ten most requested family events, along with other shows including Sesame Street Live, Disney on Ice, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Tickets to the UniverSoul Circus are now on sale at the Community Action Organization of WNY @ CAO Headquarters corner of Leroy

Econuel Ingram (inset, right) :The BuffaloUniverSoul connection!

& Halber from 9a.m.-5p.m. starting@ $10 with no service fees (while supplies last).

Tickets are also available at Doris Records, www.universoulcircus.com or any Ticketmaster location. A special show for underserved families will take place on August 14th at 4 p.m. The circus, Mr. Ingram noted, is reaching out across the country to give all children a UniverSoul experience.

-Native SonEconuel, currently a market-

ing consultant for the City of Stockbridge, Georgia, resides in Atlanta with his wife Barbara and two sons. He was employed by the circus for 22 of the last 25 years. However for the past few years he’s worked for the UniverSoul Circus as an independent consultant for only a few cities – Buffalo (he first bought the circus here in 1998) being closest to his heart.

His roots run deep.

Born and raised in the Nickle

City, Econuel, a record-holding star athlete, was educated at East High School, Genesee Community College and Johnson C .Smith University.

His introduction to advertising and marketing began here with Astro Advertising Agency, WKBW-TV (the first African American Account Executive) and WUFO Power 96.5 radio. He honed his skills out west in California and then in Atlanta as General Manager at WAOK. Being a native son of Buffalo played a significant role in helping him land the outer harbor, and he said there were lots of people to thank who helped make it possible, including Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples Stokes, Mayor Brown and Bishop Darius Pridgen.

“The circus has really evolved,” Econuel continued. “ It’s morphed into a multicultural venture owned by a visionary Black man -Cedrick Walker –with acts from around the world!” - one of the changes Econuel has long envisioned. ‘If we invite the world then they’ll come!”

This year, for the first time, one of the UniverSoul Circus tours is Europe (Scotland).

-Circus Ring of FameA great honor was recently bestowed upon UniverSoul Circus Founder and CEO Cedric Walker. The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation, Inc. selected Walker for 2018 enshrinement into its prestigious Circus Ring of Fame in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to circus arts and culture.”

“This has been an amazing journey and a fantastic ride,” said Walker. “Generations have witnessed our growth and have evolved with us.

We want our fans to know they will always be a part of the UniverSoul Circus family.

Consider us a communityminded, family-oriented, spiritually-uplifting entertainment revival for families across America.”

For more information, tickets, show times and schedules, visit universoulcircus. com. Follow us on Facebook, @universoul, Twitter @universoulcir and Instagram @ universoulcircus.

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Superfoods For A Healthier Life Thank you for Rising Up Right this week.

Let's get right into the highlights.

- Buffalo Bills News The Buffalo Bills training camp started on Thursday with a bang as Sean McDermott, Brandon Beane, and LeSean McCoy had some very in depth press conference talks with myself and the media. The interviews were very informative. The experience on the field was beyond remarkable.

The Buffalo Bills look very focused on training camp. The standout players on the first day of training camp were Rod Streater and Tremaine Edmonds. I was very impressive by Edmonds speed and agility. I also very excited to see Streater catching everything that was thrown to him no matter who was the quarterback. Speaking of quarterbacks, I was quiet excited to see that we will have an intense, and watch worthy competition between Josh Allen, AJ McCarron, and Nathan Peterman. My advice to the Bills Nation would be to keep an eye out on Robert Foster from Alabama. He is showing a lot of potential. He has good hands and good speed that with time could make him a reliable resource to the wide receiver corps. Get Ready as the training camp moves from St.John Fisher College to New Era Field on Friday August 3rd. Tickets will be required to attend this event.

-Buffalo Bisons NewsThe Buffalo Bisons entered a short four game homestand on Monday against Lehigh Valley. This is a very important home stand as the Bisons will need to pick up the pace in the wins column if they want to make the postseason. The Bisons after the homestand will be at war on the road against a Scranton Wilkes Barre team that currently has an 8 game lead on the Bisons. When was the last time the Bisons made the postseason? The best hitters like Darnell Sweeney, Rowdy Tellez, and Danny Jansen will need to load up the hits if they have any chance. The Bisons play today at 5:35pm for Game One of a doubleheader and tomorrow at 1:05pm.

-Buffalo Sabres News For the last couple weeks major attention has been put on negotiating 23-year-old Sam Reinhart's contract. Reinhardt is the last remaining unsigned free on the team. Reinhart has played 249 games with the Sabres. In those games he has complied 65 goals and 140 points. Sam carries a 0.26gpg and a 0.56 ppg. Hopefully the Sabres will re-sign Reinhart with the young talent this Sabres has because he could be a great role model to some the rookies coming into the franchise. What moves will the Sabres make next as we get closer to the preseason?

For more highlights follow Andre Robinson and Rise up Family on Facebook or The Official website is riseupfamily.com or on thechallengernews.com

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WNY @ CAO Headquarters Corner of Leroy & Halber From 9am-5pm.

Starting@ $10 w/No Service Fees (While Supplies Last). Tickets also at Doris Records, WWW.UNIVERSOULCIRCUS.COM or Any Ticketmaster location

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FAITH & FAMILY

Save the Dates! Vacation Bible School at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Starting on Monday, August 13-17 Vacation Bible School will be held at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, located at 701 East Delavan Avenue, where the Rev. Dr. William Gillison is Pastor.

Breakfast and lunch will be served each day. The Program will begin at 8:00 am and end at 1:00 pm. Children as young as 2 years old and up to teenagers may attend. Registration is available at the church office Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. (895-7494) NOTE: Monday and Tuesday, August 13th &14th Pastor Gillison will be teaching at 6:30 pm. Come out and be blessed.

Zion Missionary Baptist Church News Zion Missionary Baptist Church announces: **Prayer Line every Monday at 8a.m. **Watch us on Spectrum Channel 20 every Saturday at 3p.m. & Sunday at 9:30p.m. **Women's Ministry Line Dance Fellowship -FREE **Social Media Paint Night $35 Zion Missionary Baptist Church is located at 179 E. Ferry St., For more information contact the church office at 886-1362.Rev C.M. Jenkins II is Host Pastor.

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Metropolitan UM Church NEWS

657 Best St.. Pastor Angela R. Stewart • (716) 891-5652 Vacation Bible School The Metropolitan United Methodist Church located at 657 Best St. invites children, young adults and adults to join us for our Vacation Bible School which will be held the week of August 13 - August 17, 2018, from 5:30 pm - 8 pm. A Light Dinner will also be served, and applications are now being taken. There is no charge so please come and join us. For an application or more information please contact the church office at (716) 8915652. is Pastor.

Church & Community Cook Out The Metropolitan UM Church Community Cook Out will be held Saturday, August 18 from 12 Noon - 6 p.m. (Herman Street will be blocked off from Best to North Streets). All are invited to an afternoon of FREE food, games, Zippedy the Clown, face painting and lots of fun. Don’t forget your chairs! Questions?

Please contact the church office at (716) 891-5652. Pastor Angela R. Stewart is Pastor.

Laughter Brings Healing Comedy Showcase D.I.V.A.S. for Christ Inc., presents Laughter Brings Healing Comedy Showcase for the whole family. 7p.m. at Zion Missionary Baptist Church 179 East Ferry August 3. Free will offering to benefit hospice and veteran residence.

Mt. Hope Community Church 7th Anniversary Mt. Hope Community Church would like to invite the entire community as we celebrate the 7th Anniversary/Revival of Pastor Charles H.Walker II. Revival will begin August 3 at 6:30 with Bishop Jeff Mustafa Pastor of Ruach Healing Temple. The Thursday speaker will be Bishop James Foye Jr Pastor of Kingdom Dimension Ministries, Friday's speaker will be Dr. Cleveland Southern Pastor of True Word Anointed Ministries. Saturday will be our church picnic as we will baptize 5 new members at Evangola state park and Sunday will culminate the week with Pastor Robert Tucker of The Light Church. Come and celebrate this awesome event with us as we honor our Pastor Charles H.Walker II and all that has taken place thus far!

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LEGAL NOTICE PB-133382 Estate of Wright SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE –CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against Acea M. Mosey, Erie County Public Administrator as Limited Administrator to the estate of Norma Wright, Lisa M. Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Norma Jean Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Brandon M. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Jonathan A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael T. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Olivia J. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rodney Z. Hardwick, aka Ronald Z. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Reginald W. Hardwick, Jr. as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah D. Mink, as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah Wright Adkins as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sam Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Havel Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Shirley Ann Jester as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Walter Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Audrey Rucker, as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Arnold Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Crystal Muhammad a/k/a Crystal Mann a/k/a Crystal Clay as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Tadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, United States of AmericaInternal Revenue Service, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, The People of the State of New York c/o/ Chief Clerk of the City Court of Buffalo, Erie County Department of Social Services, Midland Funding LLC dba in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC, Credit Acceptance Corporation, CACV of Colorado, LLC, Harper’s Auto Service, Inc., Capital One Bank (USA), NA., Capital One Bank, Riverside Federal Credit Union, Erie County Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of GE Capital-Sam’s Club; AND Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright; Nathan Beard as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muham-

mad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated are unknown to plaintiff, Defendants-Index no. 600267/2017. Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County where the property is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This Supplemental Summons and Amended Complaint are being filed pursuant to an Order of the Court dated May 11, 2018.

HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE; New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process.

Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully.

You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-2690990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are

individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed.

State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Dennis E. Ward, J.S.C. dated May 11, 2018. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 143 Mohican Avenue, Buffalo, NY located at Section 89.84 Block 1 and Lot 23 Dated: May 22, 2018 Pincus Law Group, PLLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, By: Margaret Burke Tarab Esq., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556 516-699-8902.

LEGAL NOTICE

Bank of NY Mellon v. Simpson

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“Putting the Neighbor back in the Hood”

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n Saturday August 4th Masjid Nu’Man will host its 22nd Annual “Putting the Neighbor back in the Hood” Community Walk and Carnival. For nearly three decades Masjid Nu’Man has invested in servicing the community at large along the Fillmore Ave corridor on the East side of Buffalo.

The concept of putting the “Neighbor” back in the hood started to combat the concept that living in the “Hood” experiencing thug life, violence, drugs, debris and disrespect was a badge of honor?! Being a “good neighbor” not only comply with Islamic and religious principles, it also reflects the motto of the City of Buffalo.

Prior to our first walk Imam W. Deen Mohammed the son of The Honorable Elijah and Clara Mohammed challenged all those who supported his leadership to “Build Model Communities.” This effort was to be a collaboration not only amongst Muslims but to work with all good people who are stakeholders in the community. The goal was to work with neighbors, block clubs, business, elected officials, police and fire departments, as well as religious Imam Fajri and community based organizations.

ANSARI Putting the Neighbor back in the Hood promotes family life and respect for parents. The African American community has a historical legacy of neighbors looking out for one another that was more than the slogan “It takes a village to raise a child.” Many of those traditional values of “respecting all adults, respecting all mothers, taking care of your own property, putting in a full hard day’s work to provide for your family” are being challenged. The feeling of entitlement and the lack of self-responsibility is counterproductive to “Building Model Communities.”

We value and congratulate all the families and block clubs who are holding on to the legacy and values by keep their block and neighborhood intact.

We feel that it’s important that houses of worship interact and get to know the neighbors in their community where they are located. Most religious organizations have the ability to advocate and facilitate valuable information to its neighbors concerning education, health, employment opportunities and or how to work with the City to address neighborhood concerns and issues.

We invite those who share in being good neighbors and creating healthy environments to grow and cultivate our future generations to come walk with us! On Saturday August 4th, we will meet in Martin L. King Park at the statue near the Rose Garden at 11:00 a.m. We will walk along Fillmore Ave. to Box Ave. Games, refreshments, rides and entertainment will be held at the Box Ave. Playground until 5pm.

Slow Roll Buffalo Upcoming Ride & Block Party Event in Fruit Belt On Monday August 6 Slow Roll Buffalo brings its free community bike ride back to the Fruit Belt thanks to the welcome of Slow Roll member and F.B. Land Trust board member Earle McCarley. The Block Party will be on Mulberry between Carlton & Virginia. The ride starts at 6:30 p.m. for the 10 mile route through Allentown, Grant-Ferry, Elmwoood Village, downtown and along major city streets, guided by the slow roll squad. All are encouraged to join and arrive early for free pre-ride velcro bike bag giveaway, live music by Fruitbelt's own Preach Freedom. All are welcome to

LEGAL NOTICE BID COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS MISC CULVERT REPAIRS GROUP 2 PROJ# BR-MISC18-2018 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for culvert rehabilitation, repair, and replacement construction project. Sealed proposals received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY at 10 am, Thursday, August 9, 2018. Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $50,000. required with bid submittal. Minority Workforce goal, NYS Apprenticeship, EC MWBE goals and Local, Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http://www2.erie. gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

join us for food, drinks and fellowship.

Slow Rolls Mission is to Connect Communities across boarders through free guided

bike rides for all ages and skill levels. For info go to www. slowrollbuffalo.org to read full details on this and future events.

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HOT TIME IN THE SUMMER ! PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION IS BACK!

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he 29th Annual Pine Grill Jazz Reunion will rock Martin Luther King Park for the first two exciting Sundays August 5th and August 12th starting at 3 p.m.

Party Over Here

September 29

Remember the tune “Hot Time in the Summer?” Well that’s what these two days will be like with one of Buffalo’s largest jazz concerts in our community! This year’s jazz reunion is dedicated to musician Reynold Scott.

DAP Multimedia Group and DAP Entertainment presents Back In The Day: Old School Jam . Remember Sylvester’s Padlocks , The Delwood, The Revelot Cotton Club . Event will be held at Arthur’s Pub 596 Genesee 7pm -12am and free before 8pm $5 after. finger good available . Event Hosted by David Allen with special guest Papa Trini

August 5th will feature the following: • Saltman Knowles, originally known as “Soulservice,” has recorded and released seven original jazz cds.

•Bill Easley, the brother of Buffalo’s Madeline Scott, joined the George Benson Quartet in January of 1968 and traveled with the great guitarists for the remainder of the decade. Accompanying Mr. Easley will be Akiko Tsuraga, famous B3 organ musician who has been under the tutelage of Lonnie Smith.

•Blues Bluesman Ray Schinnery will grace the stage with his swinging foot stomping, hand clapping blues guitar. After hearing B.B. King Schinnery decided to make blues his life’s work &he has done just that.

•“King” Solomon Hicks is a 23 year old guitarist/vocalist from the upper Westside of New York City aka Harlem. At the age of 13 Solomon started playing with the Cotton Club’s 17 piece band as lead guitarist and still continues to perform there. He is nationaly renowned and his first major release on the Mascot Label group will hit the streets in the Fall of 2018.

-It Started In The RainIt’s been 29 years since the first Pine Grill Reunion event, which was in the rain. The artist was Jimmy McGriff. Cultural Center Executive Director Agnes M. Bain recalls how “He was so excited about the number of people who came out in the rain,

even though he couldn't perform because it was too wet to turn on electricity, he volunteered to come back the next week!"

When McGriff came back the following week in 1989, it rained too. He performed in the park anyway, near the bust of Martin Luther King Jr., and people sat on the concrete under umbrellas to listen.

Hosted by the African American Cultural Center, it's grown tremendously since then, and enjoyed by thousands each year..

Bring your chairs and be ready to Party. Meet and Greet old school mates, lost relatives, and friends, be ready to have a smile on your face the entire day.

For additional information please contact Paulette D. Harris, Coordinator at 884-2013 Ext. 103 or paulrobesontheatrebuffalo@ gmail.com

see you at the events!

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ON STAGE

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque : Arriving From The Newport Jazz Festival and Jazz At Lincoln Center! JazzBuffalo is excited to present, in association with Pausa Art House, 3 times Grammy® Nominee for Best Latin JazzAlbum, Jane Bunnett.

In the past few years, the groundbreaking all women band, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque have forged a path in presented the sounds of Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz to the world. The band consists of Jane and an ensemble of Cuban performers performing a vibrant sound made magical…Friday, August 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm and Saturday, August 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth Street $25.

SUPPORT THE ARTS!

A HOMECOMING OCCASION!

Kentrell Harris, the pianist, a Buffalo Native will return Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •May 9, 2018 to his birth place for a Homecoming Musical and Poetry Show. This special performance will take place on Friday, August 3 with shows at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.,at 515 Main St. (Main St. Gallery). Advance tickets are on sale now.

Admission is $25.

For tickets call Lodina at 716-578-1702; Benjamin at 716-602-9564; Frances at 716-310-2812.

Another Buffalo native that will be returning home for this event is Archie Barlow “The Messenger/Poet”.

Other talented artists from the city who will be performing include “JY” The Vocalist, Benjamin Clyburn, David “Teaspoon” Hulett and Gabby Parsons. Come out and welcome them back home!“Remember, with God, All things are possible!”

VINYL RECORDS Top Dollar Paid! for LPs, 45s, 12” Records Looking For Soul, Jazz, Gospel and DJ Collections (hip hop, dance) Please Call 716-930-1319

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Buffalo Boogie & Dance Party Asks Creative Dancers to Create the “Buffalo Boogie” Three 2 Go Music Alliance, with sponsorship from The Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Board, is hosting a Buffalo Boogie & Dance Party on August 13th at 6 p.m. at the Central Terminal. But do you know what the “Buffalo Boogie” is?

Neither do we!

We need creative dancers of all stripes to create their version of the “Buffalo Boogie.”

This is not a contest, and there is no compensation. It’s a fun, community-inspired offering to find the 2018 “Buffalo Boogie” that you think Buffalo deserves!

The evening of the Party, we will call all dancers to perform their version of the “Buffalo Boogie” to the song “Lance Party,” from local legend Lance Diamond’s Gold CD. The song can be found on YouTube, at this link: https://youtu. be/k8mTcNYh6Mk or on the Van Taylor Production YouTube channel.

Dancers may record their dances and upload them to YouTube – make sure to share your link with our Three2Go Music Alliance page! Use of the song “Lance Party” for the creation of your “Buffalo Boogie” is free and open to the public. Please Note ** Dance participants will be filmed during the event and shared via social media dancing to Lance Party.

Don’t forget to purchase tickets to the Buffalo Boogie & Dance Party at https://www.BuffaloBoogie.bpt.me. Tickets are $10, and group discounts are available.

All proceeds will benefit the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park for their expansion for the African American Veteran’s Monument.

This event is brought to you by RWMVP, Three2Go Music Alliance, Grand Slam Promotions, Music On The Frontlines, Taylor Made Jazz, and Melissa Kate Productions. For more information contact Van Taylor at 716- 855-1754 or vantaylorproductions@gmail.com.

15 Year Old Ahmad R. Pleasant Shocks The Crowd at Buffalo’s Got Talent !

On Friday July 20th Ahmad R. Pleasant ,15 year old rising Saxophone enthusiast shocked the crowd during the final round of the 2018 Buffalo’s Got Talent competition! The competition is held annually as a way to show apfor the gifted individuals who populate the city.

Out of over 70 contestants Ahmad proved victorious, rigorously playing his tenor saxophone stretching his musical capabilities even further for a winning performance while his faithful family who is always there to support him looked on.

Raised in the city of Buffalo, Ahmad started the hobby of contemporary instrumental performance and the tender age of 5 years old with piano lessons from the late-great James “Pappy” Martin , which later evolved into tutelage from Gregory Treadwell afterwards.

Following the footsteps of his older brother, a young trumpet performer by the name of Andrew Pleasant Jr., Ahmad felt as if he was destined to play saxophone to accompany him in the future.

His brother was mentored by Clarence Lott; and Ahmad also received trumpet lessons, coaching, gaining further experience and performances through Mr.Lott .

Ahmad’s family who fully supports his dream also found tutelage from the legendary Carol McLaughlin; an amazing band leader who found a passion in teaching the youth in the science of music through private lessons.

Within a mere year and a half, Ahmad began to play with his older brother on multiple occasions and by the age of 8 become not only a member of the Larry Salter Soul Orchestra but the youngest member to ever join the Colored Musicians Club at the time. Now in high school receiving perfect scores and 1st Saxophone chairs in every Erie County competition he’s ever entered, Ahmad has also found like-minded peer to play a band called The Progressions, and currently in the process of making an album named Project 148. Congratulations Ahmad!

10 NATIONAL LA-Bound LeBron Opens School in Akron LeBron James who this month ended his second stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers by signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, has opened a public school for challenged children in his hometown.The I Promise School initially will house 240 third and fourthgraders. The Akron school will expand each year, adding second and fifth grades next year and will have students from grades 1-8 by 2022.

White Supremacists Plan Rally in D.C. The National Park Service has approved an initial request for organizers to hold a second "Unite the Right" rally, this time across the street from the White House in August — one year after White supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Va. The National Park Service park service has the approval for Jason Kessler to hold a "white civil rights rally" on Aug. 11 and 12, in the nation’s capital. Kessler, along with White supremacist Richard Spencer and others, organized the 2017 rally, during which a woman was killed.

The park service has not yet issued a permit for the event.

The rally in Charlottesville last year drew hundreds of White nationalists and supporters who faced off in clashes with counterprotesters. A self-described neo-Nazi drove a car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters, killing 32-yearold Heather Heyer and injuring more than a dozen others.

Majority-Black Cities Called ‘Sh-tholes’ By Spokesman for GOP Senate Nominee A spokesman for Corey Stewart, Virginia’s Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, is offering no apologies after it was revealed he called several majority Black U.S. cities “shitholes” and repeatedly warned against opening businesses in Black communities.

According to The Daily Beast, Rick Shaftan is no stranger to making disparaging remarks about Black people..He has twice called the NAACP “the Black KKK … only more violent and dangerous.”

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Buff City Hoops’ 4th Annual Basketball Tournament Aug. 11 in Masten Park Buff City Hoops will hold its 4th Annual Basketball tournament in Buffalo’s Masten Park @ Best St. & Jefferson Ave., on Saturday, August 11, 2018, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. All organized teams or outdoors courts, neighborhood teams are encouraged to apply to play on the day of the tournament. Trophies, including the M.V.P.s, will be awarded to the winners in each age category and all fees associated with the tournament, including stylish jerseys and refreshments will be provided, free of charge, to the participants. The ages of the youths eligible to sign up to play in the tournament range from 7-22 years old.

All basketball coaches and those who are willing to work as paid referees, please contact Buff City Hoops Basketball Commissioner, Cecelie Owens @ Betty (716) 931-2180 or Buff City Hoops’ founder, Betty Jean Grant @ (716) 602GRANT 5877. The tournament has no rain date and will be played on the day of the competition, rain or shine. Donations of cases of water, potato chips or snacks for the players will be appreciated.

Sponsors and supporters of the 2018 Buff City Hoops Basketball Tournament include Challenger Community News; Criterion News; former Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant; 2nd District Legislator & Majority Leader April Baskin; 1st District Legislator Barbara Miller-Williams, Buffalo Common Council President & Ellicott District Council Member Darius Pridgen; Masten District Council Member Ulysees O. Wingo; University District Council Member Rasheed Wyatt; BAK, USA International; Back to Basic Ministries; and the African American Cultural Center.

LEGAL NOTICE Quicken Loans vs Johnson STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Filed: 07/17/2018 Index No.: 812766/2017 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 256 Benzinger St Buffalo, (City of Buffalo) NY 14206 QUICKEN LOANS INC.,

Plaintiff, vs.

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON if living, and if he be dead, his respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant(s) who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein;

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES O/B/O ALESHA M. LEWIS; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES O/B/O ADRIANNE LENISE TAYLOR; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES O/B/O CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, JR.; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES O/B/O DEVONTE COPELAND-JOHNSON; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK C/O CHIEF CLERK OF THE CITY COURT OF BUFFALO; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES O/B/O MARQUITA N. HUNTER; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK C/O LANCASTER TOWN COURT; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK O/B/O TOWN OF TONAWANDA JUSTICE COURT; AL DIRSCHBERGER, PH. D., COMMISSIONER ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; ACE FUNDING SOURCE, LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE-TCDCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SECTION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE-CCEDCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SECTION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,”

(Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.)

Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States

of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of February 20, 2015, executed by Christopher Johnson, a single man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc. to secure the sum of $44,184.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on February 20, 2015 in Book: 13712 Page: 5997.

That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Quicken Loans Inc. by Assignment dated July 7, 2017 and recorded on July 22, 2017 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 13819 Page: 7761.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated.

Section: 112.42 Block: 3 Lot: 8 DATED: April 11, 2018 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No. 41, Township 11, Range 7 of the Holland Land Company's Survey and according to map filed in Erie County Clerk's Office under Cover No. 9 is known as Subdivision Lot No. 7 in Block 15.

Premises: 256 Benzinger Street, Buffalo, NY 14206 Tax Parcel ID No.: Section: 112.42 Block: 3 Lot: 8

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"Yakety Yak": Old School Lyrics For Modern Day Parenting

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e come to you as school ends and summer is in full force. As parents and grandparents, it can be a challenge to transition from having teachers and school as primary care takers of our school aged children generally from September to June. We might feel like...Now what?!! Who ARE these people? Why are they in my house?

When did they grow so big AND What is this "Talking Back" all about? You probably remember that I have been a Family Court Attorney for the past 30 years and, yes I think I HAVE seen and heard just about EVERYTHING! But I've ALSO done a little substitute teaching in the Buffalo PubKatie lic Schools over the last several years. With HARROD these experiences I have seen the parenting issues from all sides. As a Mom and Grandma and as one who clearly remembers the Old School ways of raising children...there have been some massive changes! The advent of the 1960's was the beginning of enormous change. For that reason I want to take you back to a simpler more direct and effective time of parenting. The 1920's through the 1950's when my parents and grandparents were bringing up children was a whole different era and way of looking at life. A funny illustration of my point is in the lyrics of the famous 1958 song Yakety Yak by the Coasters... a young teen is told: Take out the papers and the trash Or you won't get no spending cash If you don't scrub that kitchen floor You Ain't gonna Rock & Roll no more!

Yakety Yak! (DONT TALK BACK!!)

Just finish cleaning up your room Let's see that dust fly with that broom Get all that garbage out of sight Or you don't go out Friday Night!

Yakety Yak! (DON'T TALK BACK!!)

You just put on your coat and hat And walk yourself to the Laundromat And when you finish doing that Bring in the Dog and put out the Cat Yakety Yak! (Don't Talk Back!!)

Don't you give me no dirty looks Your Father's hip he knows What cooks Just tell your hoodlum friend Outside...

You Ain't got time to take a ride!

Yakety Yak! (Don't Talk Back!!)

There are so many good parenting lessons embedded in these brilliant lyrics!

Suffice it to say, children need to respect authority. They need to have the structure of regular chores around the house. They need to know Mom AND Dad are looking out for them in checking the friends they are hanging out with. Children need swift, consistent consequences for poor behavior. Give them loving, encouragement for a job well done...along with good work ethics! (take out trash = spending cash) Let's take some Old School advise from our Elders to see a turn around in this new generation. We can ask God to help us with His infinite wisdom; to raise our next generation to not just survive, but to Thrive! Have a great Summer...until next time...I can be reached at Thechallengernews.com or Katieharrodlaw@ yahoo.com

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal.

1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper

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Justice Under Attack!

here has always been an attack on the ideals of justice in America by the Powers that Be when it came to dealing with any challenges of equality or equity for citizens who were not of the power elite i.e., White male slave and land owners. Now, more than any other time in history not only are the principles of justice under attack and violated at every turn, but there is a conscious, systematic assault on any idea that proposes even the semblance of justice, fairness, equity or equality.

Any fight for the rights of Black people is met with antagonism and opposition.

Of course, in the past, when there were such attacks on Justice, in America, it was usually deflected to a specific group of people within the American social construct, to show that it wasn’t only against Black people. Now, if you are identified as a non-white or a person of color, whether you self identify or not, you are the sole target and then everybody else gets targeted after you have been neutralized, murdered or imprisoned.

Restorative Justice now is under special attack because it is the very means and methodology that could save whole generations of people of color and everybody else who might be brave enough to embrace it. To give you an example of how focused and intentional these attacks are, in May I participated in a radio talk show, hosted by The Honorable Betty Jean Grant, on a Black radio station owned by another Black Woman, Sheila Brown. During that segment of Mrs. Grant’s show as we talked about restorative justice as soon as I said that restorative justice was a social ideal that came out of Ancient Kemit, Africa, the place that Europeans called Egypt, someone called in screaming that restorative justice came from Native American, indigenous people’s culture and that I did not know what I was talking about.

That attack came as a result of me attributing a science that

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was developed and used by Black people for thousands of years before there even was an America, with an indigenous population, that unbeknownst to the caller also came from Africa before there was any place called Europe.

But that reflects the same thinking and false history that has been told, and taught in our schools, for more than fifty years about the location of Egypt and who the Egyptian people Baba were in terms of location and racial identity.

We’ve known for years White folks lied ENG and said that Egypt was not in Africa and that the ancient Egyptians were White people. Hollywood even went so far as to promote that lie by exclusive portrayals of the Ancient Egyptians as White people, using White actors like Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor etc. to portray the Ancient Egyptians as White, using White actors who couldn’t even be made up to look like the original “Egyptians.”

That being aside, the danger is present because I also referenced the research that concluded that the majority of white teachers coming from the suburbs of America to teach Black and Brown children in the inner cities of America does not work for the children and is actually toxic. Not only do those White teachers not look like or identify in any way with children of color, but they actively participate in targeting our children with charges of misbehavior based on their inability to understand even the most common behaviors and language of children of color and therefore use disciplinary and suspensions as a first response to our children who only need to be heard and related with, and to, as human beings, instead of being targeted and labeled.

(Part 2 Conclusion Next Week)

Majority Leader Baskin Tackles Foreclosure, Trump Antics, Death of India Cummings

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s the Erie County Legislature heads into its summer recess, April N. M. Baskin looks back on her first six months as Majority Leader. Since taking office in January, she has worked to pass major legislation and focused on criminal justice reform as her signature issue. In recent weeks, she has focused on preventing home foreclosures, and holding public officials accountable for the tragic death of India Cummings.

“Foreclosure auctions take a devastating toll on individual homeowners, and neighborhoods. Families lose shelter and the years of equity they have put into the home,” noted Baskin. “And the problem of vacant and abandoned properties in Erie County is made worse. The tragedy is that residents who are struggling to make ends meet can lose their homes over relatively small amounts of money.”

The New York State Mortgage Assistance Program, or MAP, provides residential homeowners up to $40,000 in 30-year, no interest loans to prevent foreclosures and will reimburse the county for unpaid taxes. Baskin worked with her fellow legislators to pass a resolution that will allow local service organizations that processes MAP applications to submit an affidavit that an applicant has been pre-screened and is eligible for the program. This resolution is already in effect, so homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes can apply before the next foreclosure auction, which is scheduled for September. If you are at risk of losing your home, please go to nysmap.org for information to apply for the program.

As committee of the Public Safety Committee, Baskin has made criminal justice reform her number one priority. She held a series of round tables this past spring, focusing on the need for bail reform, sentencing disparities and alternatives to solitary confinement. And the death of India Cummings has strengthened her resolve to reform Erie County’s jails.

“The tragic death of India Cummings demonstrates the failure of our jails, and why we desperately need to reform how they are managed,” said Baskin. “I hosted a special meeting of the Public Safety Committee last week to review the report from the Com-

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Baskin is providing an opportunity for community members to make their voices heard. She will be holding a meeting next week at the Delavan Grider Community Center.

Basking pledges to use the community’s input as she develops resolutions and local laws to reform the jail system in Erie County.

Baskin also stood up to President Trump and his opposition to a World Health Organization resolution that called on governments to “protect, promote and support breastfeeding.” There are a number of lactation rooms in county offices, and women have the option to breastfeed while on county property.

Finally, Baskin was proud to stand with representatives from labor to voice her support for public sector unions, and pledged to work with them as they organize in the wake of the troubling Janus decision, which could weaken the power of unions and protections for employees. She also voted to enhance the senior citizen property tax exemption and to provide an allowance for disabled veterans. Stated Baskin: “The changes to the senior citizen property tax exemption income limits provide much needed updates since the last updates occurred in 2004 and reflect our caucus’ commitment to the community.”

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NEW BUSINESSES LLC -LEGAL NOTICELittle Butterfly Learners will be opening by July 1st,2018.Located in Erie County at 171 E. Morris Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 171 E. Morris Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Purpose of the LLC is provide quality child care to children ages 6weeks to 12 years of age.

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Frank Grant, is often heralded as the best player the Bisons had in the 1800s. The Bisons’ manager, John Chapman, always referred to Grant as “a Spaniard,” fearful of fan and player reaction to the truth. The Bisons’ second African-American player, Luke Easter, broke the modern-era color barrier for the Herd after a long career in the Negro Leagues, the big leagues with Cleveland starting in 1949, and then with Rochester and Buffalo in the International League.

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Sankofa Heritage Night with the Buffalo Bisons The Sankofa Heritage Collective, Inc. and The Felix L. Armfield Memorial Archives and Residency of Buffalo proudly presents an evening with the Buffalo Bisons to recognize pioneering Negro ball players with a legacy of 130 years contributing to the inclusion and development in promoting talented Negro ball players.

The Sankofa Heritage Collective is continuing their research of the Buffalo Bisons professional Negro ball players lending to Sankofa’s local history archives and preservation projects. Research includes rediscovering Negro players and ball parks to align Buffalo with the national sports narrative.

The Sankofa Heritage Night with the Buffalo Bisons is Thursday, August 9th at Coca Cola Field - downtown Buffalo at 7:05 pm. Tickets are $9.00 each and may be purchased directly through the Bisons weblink through August 2: https://groupmatics./event/ Sankofaheritage5 For additional information, contact thesankofacollective1@gmil.com.

-LEGAL NOTICELESLIE'S BOUTIQUE, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on MAY 09, 2018. Office in Erie County.

SSNY is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1474 Fillmore Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

July18,,25, August 1,8,15,22 NOTICE of FORMATION of a DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CanaBelle Books, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Dept of State on April 9, 2018. Office in Erie County. The llc designates the following as its registered agent upon whom process against it may be served within the State of New York is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. The Secretary of State, SOS, is designated as agent of the llc upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or w/o this state to which the SOS shall mail a copy of any process against the llc served upon him or her is: CanaBelle Books, LLC 161 Marine Dr., Apt 8H, Buffalo, NY 14202. Purpose of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE The County of Erie, New York is currently seeking Proposal Statements from qualified vendors interested in providing Housekeeping and Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Services levels I and II to clients of the Department of Senior Services Case Management program.

Proposers interested in providing PCA services are invited to respond to this request. The Department strives to provide efficient social model Home Care services covering the expanse of the County of Erie. The Requests for Proposals can be found at: http://www2.erie.gov/purchasing/index.php?q=requests-proposalsamp-construction-bids and a complete copy of packages can be obtained by contacting Timothy R. Hogues 716-8586046. All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with Timothy Hogues. Proposals are due to the Erie County Department of Senior Services, by 4:00 PM, (EST), Monday, August 27, 2018, as described within the RFP package. Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality. Timothy R. Hogues, Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Senior Services.

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LEGAL NOTICE Wells Fargo v. Bodie Index No.: 809802/2015.

Date Filed: 07/25/2018.

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Erie County as the Place of Trial.

Designation of Venue is based upon the situs of the Subject Property.

Subject Property: 263 Evane Drive, Depew, New York 14043.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF ERIE WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1, Plaintiff, -againstMICHELLE BODIE AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF DEBORAH KEICHER, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or window, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $90,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of ERIE on March 30, 2007, in Book number 13343 Page number 2004, covering premises known as 263 Evane Drive, Depew, New York 14043 – SBL #: 92.18 – 15 – 15.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to

satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises.

TO the Defendant Michelle Bodie as Heir to the Estate of Deborah Keicher, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Joseph R. Glownia of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Erie, dated June 15, 2018.

Dated: July 25, 2018 New Rochelle, NY MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC /s/_________________ Matthew Smith, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 914-636-8900 914-636-8901 facsimile HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay your taxes in accordance with state and local law.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to "save" your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner's distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Index No.: 806817/2016 REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE Citizens Bank, N.A. f/k/a RBS Citizens, N.A. f/k/a Citizens Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Charter One Bank, N.A. f/k/a Charter One Bank, F.S.B. Plaintiff, v.

Anthony Lewis as Administrator of the Estate of Lateyfa Lewis Anthony Lewis, individually LaShawn Antionette Lewis Jermaine Habeeb Jameel Habeeb Carol Dankert, Commissioner of Erie County Dept. of Social Services Erie County DA on behalf of Salleh Dubaishi State Tax Commission The People of the State of New York People of the State of New York United States of America – Internal Revenue Service Enviro-Care, Inc. Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled foreclosure action dated June 28, 2017 and to be entered in the office of the County Clerk of Erie County, I, the undersigned Referee named in said judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on August 8, 2018, at the foreclosure alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, in Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York, at 10:00 a.m., the premises described in said judgment as follows: SEE SCHEDULE “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Property known as: 97 Orange Street, Buffalo, New York 14204 TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagors, if any, in and to the land lying in the streets and roads in front of and adjoining said premises to the center line thereof.

TOGETHER with all fixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in connection with the said premises.

Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, to covenants, restrictions and easements, if any, to violations, zoning regulations and ordinances of the city, town or village in which the premises lie, to the rights of the public and others in and to any part of the premises that lies within the bounds of any street, alley or highway, to any state of facts an inspection would disclose it being understood that the property is sold in an “as is” and “where is” condition, to any and all tenancies, possessory interests and/or leases affecting the premises which have not been extinguished by this foreclosure action, and to any right of redemption of the United States of America.

Judgment Amount: $23,507.57 Dated: June 25, 2018 /s/ Franklin R. Pratcher Franklin R. Pratcher, Esq.Referee Harris Beach PLLC Kelly C. Griffith, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 333 West Washington Street Suite 200 Syracuse, New York 13202 315-423-7100 SCHEDULE “A” ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No. 27, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company’s Survey, further bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Orange Street, distant 244.95 feet northerly from the northerly line of Virginia Street; thence northerly along the easterly line of Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence easterly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet; thence southerly parallel with Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence westerly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet to the point or place of beginning.

City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency Request for Proposal The City of Buffalo (“City”), through the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (“BURA”), is seeking proposals through the federal HOME Investment Partnership Program to assist in the development of affordable housing projects in the City of Buffalo. Through this program, activities have been undertaken to enhance ongoing neighborhood revitalization efforts. For the funding period covered by this application the City will assess proposals received that address the goals outlined in the City's Consolidated Plan.

Applicants must be incorporated for-profit or non-profit entities to undertake affordable housing activities within the boundaries of the City of Buffalo.

It is the policy of BURA, that all local Minority/Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE’s) be encouraged to submit proposals. BURA continues to ensure that all locally owned M/ WBE’s are afforded the maximum opportunity to participate as Applicants or Sub-Applicants in the provision of goods and services for BURA. BURA encourages the award of at least thirty percent (30%) of the total dollar value of this project directly or indirectly to M/WBE’s.

Proposal Submission Deadline: September 19, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Request for Proposal submissions are due to: Nona Watson, Executive Director City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency 65 Niagara Square Room-920 City Hall Buffalo, N.Y. 14202 RE: City of Buffalo HOME Investment Partnership Program RFP Submission (No. 2018-1H) A full copy of the Request for Proposal can be picked up in 315 City Hall or 920 City Hall, 65 Niagara Square Buffalo NY 14202, the Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo NY 14203 and http://www.citybuffalo.com/BuraBids or http://www. city-buffalo.com/bids .

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EM PLOYM ENT ILC – Independent Living Specialist:This position will coordinate independent living skills, evaluations and training for persons with disabilities. To assist in the personal adjustment of an individual's disability and maximize community participation. Must possess Bachelors or a 2 year degree related to human services. Resumes and Cover letter to: Tina Brown, CHRCO 3108 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org

PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE MANAGER CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC (CHBWV) (West Valley Demonstration Project) is recruiting for this FT position. Manages and directs activities of the Performance Assurance programs. Responsible for implementing Integrated Safety Management Systems (ISMS) and its guiding principles and core functions into the management and work practices at all levels of the planning and execution of work. Additional details of responsibilities can be viewed on-line. Bachelor’s in engineering/ related discipline plus 10 yrs related experience or recognized equivalent with 4 yrs in nuclear facility or DOE government contractor. Prior management experience preferred.

Deadline to apply is August 13, 2018 To apply for this position go to: http://www.chbwv.com & click on “Careers” EEO Employer/Race/Gender/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/Veterans/Disability Drug Free workplace •U.S. Citizenship is required This Organization Participates in E-Verify Payroll/Accounts Payable Clerk CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC (CHBWV) (West Valley Demonstration Project) is recruiting for this FT position with primary responsibilities in the areas of payroll and accounts payable.

Processes weekly and/or biweekly payroll by collecting, calculating, and entering data; maintains payroll information by preparing all journal entries representing gross payroll and associated withholdings. Maintains payroll General Ledger accounts; processes invoices; resolves discrepancies discovered on payment documents. HS plus 1 year college course work in business administration/related discipline/recognized equivalent; 2 years payroll/accounts payable experience; computer proficiency in a Microsoft Windows environment; experience with ADP Workforce Now a plus. Additional details can be viewed on-line.

Deadline to apply is August 13, 2018 To apply for this position go to: http://www.chbwv.com & click on “Careers” EEO Employer/Race/Gender/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/ Veterans/Disability • Drug Free workplace U.S. Citizenship is required This Organization Participates in E-Verify

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Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

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EC-Health Homes Care Coordinator: To coordinate services with the Health Homes for the purpose of decreasing high risk medical and/or behavioral health costs for individuals being served in this Health Home Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following areas: Child & Family Studies, Community Mental Health, Counseling, Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, Rehabilitation, Social Work, Sociology, or Speech and Hearing. Resumes and Cover letter to: Tina Brown, CHRCO 3108 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org

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REQUEST FOR BID Mark Cerrone, Inc. is requesting quotes for the Asbestos Abatement Contract at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY for all scopes of work detailed in contract documents.

Optional MWBE Pre-bid meeting will be held at MCI Office on 8/8/18 at 3:30pm. Documents can be obtained by contacting pscheuer@markcerrone.com, Phone 716-282-5244, Fax 716-282-5245 or iSqFt®. Quotes due electronically or in person at 2368 Maryland Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305 by 8/14/18 at 2:00pm. Certified Minority, Woman, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise participation is strongly encouraged.

Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the Horizon Health Services Project on August 3rd, 2018 at 12pm noon Please fax bids (716-822-4367) or email (bids@ rpoakhill.com) prior to 2:00 pm. The scope of work includes Demo, concrete, site work, masonry, steel, finishes, roofing, windows, doors, carpentry, MEP, FP etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange or can be purchased at Avalon Printing, (P: 716-995-7777). This project is OPEN SHOP ***W/M/DBE participation is encouraged.

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WEDNESDAY AUG. 1 Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566.

Urban Line Dance Classes: St. Phillips, 15 Fernhill ; 6-8 p.m.; Cheri & Darel 200-9702.

THURSDAY AUG. 2 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. (716)4270566.

FRIDAY AUG. 3 COMMUNITY MEETING ON MLK PARK: BUFFALO MUSEUMOF SCIENCE, 1020 Humboldt, 6:30 – 8 p.m. (716)2431750.

WESTY’S SYCAMORE REUNION: Meet & Greet , 607 Jefferson Ave. between Broadway & Sycamore, 6-9 p.m. (BYO); 6028199; 892-8311; 783-0099; 247-0258.

Beginners/Intermediate Line Dance Classes Every Friday 6pm Bethel AME Church Hall 1525 Michigan @ E.Ferry Ernestine, Instructor Chicago Steppin’: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St. SATURDAY AUG. 4 “PUTTING THE NEIGHBOR BACK IN THE HOOD”: Hosted

by Masjid Nu’man, meet in Martin L. King Park at the statue 11:00 a.m. to walk along Fillmore Ave to Box Ave. Festivities at the Box Ave Playground until 5p.m. (see page 7).

BLACK PIONEERS OF NIAGARA FALLS ANNUAL GATHERING:annual picnic in Hyde Park, Niagara Falls 11a.m8p.m.

WESTY’S SYCAMORE REUNION PICNIC: MLK PARK, SHELTERS 1-5 (Tennis Court Side); 12 noon – 8 p.m., rain or shine; 602-8199; 892-8311; 783-0099; 247-0258.

Mike's Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 to 1 PM, Saturdays, Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. 716-380-5100 class is $5 SUNDAY AUG. 5 PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION, MLK PART, STARTS AT 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY AUG. 8 Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566.

Urban Line Dance Classes: St. Phillips, 15 Fernhill ; 6-8 p.m.; Cheri & Darel 200-9702.

THURSDAY AUG. 9 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. (716)4270566.

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SKATE DON'T HATE! The Women Against Violence Everywhere (W.A.V.E.) and 716 Rollers hosted a free "Skate Don't Hate" event in MLK Park June 2 that included food, swimming, performances, a clothing giveaway, DJ's and outdoor skating for the entire family. Hats off to Marilyn Young and her crew and their partners & sponsors including Mayor Brown, Council Members Wingo, Pridgen, Wyatt and Fontna - for a true "outing with a meaning" for our youth!

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