Thomas O'Neil-White
Multimedia ReporterBorn in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas moved to Western New York at the age of 14. A graduate of Buffalo State College, he majored in Communications Studies and was part of the sports staff for WBNY. When not following his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats and Boston Red Sox, Thomas enjoys coaching youth basketball, reading Tolkien novels and seeing live music.
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A bike club on Buffalo’s East Side is prepping for the warmer months with an E-Bike library situated in the heart of Buffalo’s East Side. WBFO’s Thomas O'Neil-White has more on the E-Bike Library and the importance of cycling advocacy in neighborhoods east of Main Street.
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Buffalo Mayor Brown appointed Aitina Fareed-Cooke and Lindsey Lauren Visser to the positions of poet laureate and historian, respectively.
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Niagara Falls Boulevard in Tonawanda just became a little greener with the grand opening of Puffalo Dreams cannabis dispensary.
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Buffalo Public School students met with anti-violence advocates to talk about ways to deter gun violence in their communities.
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Local peace organizations are calling on New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.
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Its official. The Federal Highway Administration approved the New York State Department of Transportation’s project to partly restore a 3-quarter mile stretch of the Kensington Expressway along Humboldt Parkway with green space. Governor Kathy Hochul was in Buffalo to make the announcement.
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39 organizations rallied at Niagara Square to take the city to task for not fully implementing a lead inspection law that has been on the books for four years.
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A public meeting on the Kensington Expressway project packed the library's auditorium full of supporters and opposition voices of NYSDOT's plan.
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Students, parents and community partners presented ideas to limit out of school suspensions and the need for a new food commissary building during a winter meeting at D'Youville University.
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City of Buffalo Department of Public Works Commissioner Nate Marton discusses the next steps for snow removal in the city.