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🌱 What North Tonawanda’s $2 million water grant means for your tap

North Tonawanda, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi North Tonawanda! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What North Tonawanda’s $2 million water grant means for your tap
  • Can you help name the faces behind North Tonawanda’s famous carousels?
  • How North Tonawanda’s 2022 blizzard shapes expectations for this winter

Also on today's calendar: Jay Day - Fall Family Festival and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official New York election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 41.
  • Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Millions of dollars in state water grant grants headed to WNY (wnypapers.com) — North Tonawanda is set to receive nearly $2 million in state grant funding to inventory lead service lines, an important step toward safer drinking water and future pipe replacement. The award is part of almost $500 million in statewide water and sewer grants, which officials say will ease local debt burdens and support jobs while modernizing aging systems.
   

• Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum highlights ‘Who Built the Rides' in new exhibit (wivb.com) — North Tonawanda’s Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is spotlighting the often-overlooked workers who built its world-famous rides in a new exhibit running through 2027. The museum is asking local families to help identify people in historic photos, while also offering hands-on lessons in history, science, and engineering tied to the city’s carousel-making legacy.
   

• New York Snow Records: What They Mean for Winter 2026-27 (newsbreak.com) — North Tonawanda’s massive 38-inch Christmas Day snowfall in 2022 ranks among New York’s top single-day snow records, underscoring how intense storms can be here. The piece explains how lake-effect and nor’easter systems can still bring dangerous snow in winter 2026-27, even if temperatures trend milder overall, and urges residents to prepare for at least one disruptive storm.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Watch you pets!!
    Took my dog into a field off Oliver and within minutes we were being surrounded by coyotes, I saw 3 approaching and quickly got my boy into the car,… (Nextdoor Park-Zimmerman)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for taco bell team member in North Tonawanda. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member NY in Tonawanda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Tonawanda here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tonawanda

  • Patrol vehicle collision at Parker Boulevard and Brighton Road in Tonawanda (newportdispatch.com)
  • Jonas Brothers visit Tonawanda Bowling Center after social media invite (wkbw.com)
  • $1.2M in Infrared Sensors to Preserve Tonawanda, N.Y., Bridge (govtech.com)

Niagara

  • $25 million student housing project set for historic Niagara Falls buildings (buffalonews.com)

Ok North Tonawanda! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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