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Erie County receives $2 million in funding from NYS Attorney General The Erie County Depart- investment from the NYS ment of Public Advocacy Attorney General’s office Division of Consumer Pro- underscores the importance tection (“DCP”) has received of what we have been doing an award of $2 million and provides the funding from the New York State to further ramp up operAttorney General’s office ations,” said Erie County to expand its consumer pro- Executive Mark C. Polontection efforts on behalf of carz. “Funds will be used Erie County residents. The funding, which the Buffalo Division of the NYS Attorney General’s Office received as a settlement from a local debt collection agency, has been made available to DCP pending Legislature approval to expand programs and to increase DCP focus on addressing violations by business owners of consumer protection laws, such as Article 36-a of the New York State General Business Law §§ 771-776. “My administration created the DCP in 2019 to ensure that Erie County’s residents have access to education, in- Erie County Executive formation and resourc- Mark C. Poloncarz es regarding consumer protection, and also as an office to investigate to expand the DCP and its and resolve consumer com- defense of county residents plaints through voluntary against predatory practicmediation and educate es by consumer businessErie County consumers on es. This has the potential their rights and responsi- to generate revenue for the bilities as consumers. This county since NYS Gener-
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al Business Law allows the county to retain any funds it collects as a result of its enforcement efforts. I thank Attorney General Letitia James for this funding and for her focus on protecting consumers.” The Attorney General’s Office also recommended the creation of two new positions to handle the increased work: an Assistant County Attorney position that will be focused on enforcing home improvement contract violations set forth in Article 36-a, and a Deputy Commissioner of Public Advocacy position to oversee and facilitate the activities of DCP. These positions will be 100% state-funded. All services will be fully funded through the state funding. For more information: On the Erie County Office of Public Advocacy Division of Consumer Protection, visit h t t p s :// w w w 3 .e r i e . g o v/c o n s u m e r p r o t e ction/ Arts. Located at 5 E. Main Street in Springville, Art’s Café is now open Wednesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm and serves lunch daily.
GOWANDA — With a 3-15 record, the Gowanda Varsity boys basketball team was a No. 14 seed for sectional play. Gowanda traveled to No. 11 Maple Grove Feb. 22 for a preliminary round game. Maple Grove got off to a fast start at 4-0 and soon grew that to 8-2. Down 127, Gowanda worked their way back to a 16-14 gap with Quentin Centner landing the last three of those points from long distance. Maple Grove built the lead back to 20-14 only to have Gowanda rally back again at the end of the quarter. Centner combined a field goal and successful foul shot with 28 seconds in the quarter to close the gap to three. Maple Grove answered with two points of their own before John Ondus landed a 3-pointer with seven seconds left on the clock. Starting at 22-20 going into the second quarter, Maple Grove outscored Gowanda 11-2 to once again pad their lead. Gowanda battled back once more, but still fell short 19-16 in the period leaving the score 41-36 at halftime. The third quarter was fiercely contested with Maple Grove adding a single point to the margin. They scored 21 points in the period to 20 for Gowanda. Starting the final quarter at 62-56, it looked like an exciting finish was in store. As it turned out, Maple Grove had their best quarter of the game while
Gowanda’s offense stalled. Scoring just six points in the final quarter, Gowanda finished their season with a 91-62 loss. Gowanda was led by Odnus with 24 points including four 3-pointers. Centner had two 3-pointers, went 3-of-3 from the foul line and totaled 19 points in the game. Tyler Smith and Adam Golden had nine and six points, respectively. Maple Grove was at No. 6 Silver Creek on Feb. 23. Silver Creek prevailed in that game by a 64-52 score to move on to the quarerfinal Feb. 25 at No. 3 Frewsburg. Frewburg had beaten Silver Creek twice during the season and started out up 12-0 in this game. At that point the Silver Creek coach called a time out. For the rest of the quarter, Silver Creek went on a 12-7 run tightening things to 19-12. Frewsburg opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer on the way to stretching their advantage to 26-16. An 8-2 streak for Silver Creek brought the score to 26-22. With 3 seconds left in the half, a 3-point shot left Silver Creek down by just three, 30-27. Silver Creek took the lead and blew things open with an 18-9 blitz in the third quarter taking the score to 45-39. They were able to carry that to a final 67-59 win. The two teams combined for 20 3-point baskets, seven of in the final period. Leading Silver Creek was Ray
Cortez with 26 points. Matt Woleben had 16 points. Aidan Jamison and Simon White had 13 and 10 points, respectively. Silver Creek moved on to face Holland in the semifinal at Jamestown Community College. The No. 7 Gowanda Varsity girls basketball team finished the season 9-11 and were at No. 2 Portville on Feb. 24. Portville got off to a fast start and were up 2311 after the first quarter. The Gowanda offense went into a mid-game slump only scoring 10 points in the second and third quarters combined, with the score at 4721 going to the final quarter. While that was the most even quarter of the game, it was more than enough to gain Portville a 58-31 win. Aailyah Steven led Gowanda with 11 points. On Feb. 25 and 26, the 59th Annual NYSPHAA Intersectional Wrestling Championships were held at Albany. Springville-Griffith Institute was represented by Nick Brown in the 160 weight class in Division 2. Brown finished second in his weight class. After a Round 1 bye, he won a 10-5 decision over Anthony Pipia (Port Jefferson). Brown followed that with two wins by pin against Emmett Wood (Tioga) in 5:30 and Brady Buttice (Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton) in 1:25. In the finals, Brown faced Carter Baer (Gouverneur), losing that match by Technical Fall (18-2).
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A familiar message for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March: Get Screened ERIE COUNTY - The Erie County Cancer Services Program (CSP) is now offering free colorectal cancer screening for men and women ages 45 and older. People at average risk for colorectal cancer and who do not have health insurance may qualify. This change comes after the United States Preventive Services Task Force lowered the recommended age for colorectal cancer screening for people at average risk from age 50 to age 45. National and New York State data show that 9 out of 10 of new colorectal cancer cases occur in adults age 45 and older. Some people are at higher risk for colorectal cancer due to family histo-
ry, symptoms, or because they have other bowel diseases. People at high risk may need to begin screening before age 45. “This change makes more people eligible for our services, and we are glad to be able to announce this during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March,” said Michelle Wysocki, Erie County CSP director. “Our program uses stool-based tests that are done in a private, convenient at-home setting and mailed to a lab. At-home testing is a great choice for many people, and these tests are safe and effective.” Regular screening for colorectal cancer can save
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