🌱 How UB’s Red Murdock turned “Mr. Irrelevant” into a milestone moment

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• How UB’s Red Murdock turned “Mr. Irrelevant” into a milestone moment

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• UB linebacker Red Murdock earns Mr. Irrelevant honor in NFL Draft (wgrz.com) — University at Buffalo linebacker Red Murdock has been drafted by the Denver Broncos with the final pick of the NFL Draft, earning the traditional “Mr. Irrelevant” title. The standout defender, an AP second-team All-American who set an NCAA forced-fumbles record, becomes the 16th UB Bull ever selected and the first since 2021, highlighting UB’s growing impact on pro football.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday April 26

• Secular Sunday – April 2026
  Center For Inquiry , 1310 Sweet Home Rd , Amherst
  10:30 am
• 13th Annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
  The Buffalo History Museum , 1 Museum Court , Buffalo
  11:00 am
• THE MASTERCLASS
  The Beauty Haus Collective , 16 Webster St , North Tonawanda
  1:00 pm
• John Pizzarelli
  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra , 3 Symphony Cir , Buffalo
  3:00 pm
• Buffalo Championship Wrestling's STAMPEDE '26
  Renaissance Club of North Tonawanda Inc , 252 Vandervoort St , North Tonawanda
  4:00 pm
• Giovanne and the Hired Guns
  Town Ballroom , 681 Main St , Buffalo
  7:00 pm
• Justin Whitehead
  Helium Comedy Club , 30 Mississippi St , Buffalo
  8:15 pm

Tuesday April 28

• NYS Grades 3–8 Math Assessment
  Tonawanda City SD Tonawanda, NY 14150
• Tea Tasting with Tea Ceremony 2026
  The Buffalo History Museum , 1 Museum Court , Buffalo
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• How AI Can Bolster Your Leadership Impact 4/30/26
  Amherst Chamber of Commerce , 400 Essjay Road Suite 150 , Williamsville
  9:00 am
• Bites, Bubbles & Boutiques 4/30/26
  Amherst Chamber of Commerce , 6461 Transit Rd , Depew
  5:30 pm

Friday May 1

• English Conversation Groups
  Clearfield Branch Library
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• XPO Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator - Part-Time in Tonawanda. Apply here.
• Foundation Building Materials posted a job opening for Inside Sales, Counter in Tonawanda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University at Buffalo here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• ‘I feel whole again': Fighting Parkinson's with a boxing ‘punch' (wkbw.com)
• Poloncarz's penultimate State of the County Address: Lightbulbs, roads, mortgage help, and internet access top the list (wgrz.com)
• Target giving away free baby items in NY stores. See where to get them (ithacajournal.com)

Williamsville

• Watu Watch Party Champions League - Arsenal V Newcastle UTD (stepoutbuffalo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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