[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

A struggling local branch of the YMCA is closing the doors on its Portage Road building, but administrators remain faithful to the organization’s mission in Niagara County.

Olin “Buddy” Campbell, the Y’s president and CEO, said the organization is not leaving the city and is pursuing a hybrid model for its services…

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[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

Who took the leg lamp belonging to Ralphie’s “Old Man” from a New York store’s annual tribute to “A Christmas Story”?

The owner of the Yankee Spirits liquor store in North Tonawanda says his annual window display honoring the holiday classic includes memorabilia from the 1983 film, including several versions of the now-iconic leg lamp…

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