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It started as lake effect rain the morning of Oct. 12, 2006. In the end, what was later dubbed the "October Surprise" had stranded hundreds of drivers, taken more than a dozen lives and caused more than $500 million in damage.
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After leading the effort to replace thousands of trees killed during the October Surprise snowstorm of 2006, Paul Maurer is now working to save some newly…
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The official start of winter is just weeks away and, so far, Western New York has dodged any significant cold or snow. But that doesn’t mean area medical…
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An ambitious crusade to plant new trees throughout the region moved into the heart of the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood Friday.Re-Tree WNY’s 20th…
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Ten years ago, October 12, 2006, marks the arrival of the "October Surprise." It was an early Lake Effect snowstorm that hit Buffalo, crushing trees and…
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Erie County will not have to repay millions in federal aid it received following the October 2006 surprise storm. Earlier this year, an audit by the…
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Former County Executive Joel Giambra says he did the right thing in cleaning up the October Surprise storm, no matter what Washington says more than six…
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A federal audit says Erie County should pay back $48.5 million in disaster relief costs associated with the 2006 'October Surprise' snowstorm. In a report…