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If I’m not at work or home I’m probably at an ice rink.https://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3msim2oekak26Yet another important and thoroughly reported story from Mackenzie Shuman on the continuing legacy of toxic waste dumping in Western New York: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/article_024a4d66-ce13-4068-9265-f6c803fe13e0.html?mode=comments07 Aug 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msim2oekak26https://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mrnhxag7kk2oICYMI: Excellent coverage of the growing population of families experiencing housing instability and homelessness from my colleague Deidre Williams. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/article_446a73fa-5f68-4321-8a9c-436b34438c7f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawTOgv5leHRuA2FlbQMxMDAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhrEuXYUEhPQITAZcBFWZ3d5bU-GCfTpMG4K8-aYQgQAltAR1LT89zJEci6o_aem_2Bc2Z_PTTkamrXm5m1yTpA27 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnhxag7kk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mqrz6qvexk2oFillmore District Council Member Mitchell Nowakowski has asked the city's law department to explore making Chippewa Street 21+ on weekend nights. My latest: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/government-politics/article_e419b0f7-4a3a-495c-a7dd-9f1833f6e251.html#tracking-source=home-top-story16 Jul 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrz6qvexk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mqkaro7snk2wMy latest: [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkaro7snk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mq4zycis6s22My latest [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4zycis6s22https://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mq2z4s6pkc2fby @aaronbesecker.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2z4s6pkc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mofxp7o5lc2eMy latest: [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofxp7o5lc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3modfbl3imc2qExcellent work on a difficult topic from my colleague Ben Tsujimoto. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3modfbl3imc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3modf35uxpc2qby @robertgavinbn.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3modf35uxpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mncy6oe42k2tby @aaronbesecker.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncy6oe42k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mnalucbfy22tby Mackenzie Shuman [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnalucbfy22thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mnalntb5g22tby Stephen Watson [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnalntb5g22thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mnallk5s222tMy latest: [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnallk5s222thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mnalkvl7t22tby @aaronbesecker.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnalkvl7t22thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mmew52yd622wState Sen. April Baskin is proposing a law that would require jail officers to notify next of kin when an inmate is having a medical or mental health emergency, named for India Cummings, who died in the Erie County Holding Center in 2016. by @robertgavinbn.bsky.social https://buffalonews.com/news/local/article_07411ea6-5230-4f68-bafc-291170f36740.html#tracking-source=home-top-story21 May 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmew52yd622whttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mmeup3gwss2wDaniel "D.J." Granville charged for failure to safely store a gun, a misdemeanor, after his loaded gun was found in the trunk of a Tesla, owned by Buffalo Biodiesel, abandoned in Niagara Square Wednesday evening. by @aaronbesecker.bsky.social https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_2ae64ead-9275-4dfb-8893-fe04743563b9.html#tracking-source=home-top-story21 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeup3gwss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justinsondel.bsky.social/post/3mm7jgl5vdk2wJon Rivera blasts party bosses over pattern of filling vacant elected offices. by Stephen Watson https://buffalonews.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/article_f4b7e193-6f77-4ceb-859c-8aa61ae98ffe.html19 May 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:pnfa3v4eeora3kha4lw74raq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7jgl5vdk2w