Recovery from the July flooding of Contrary Creek has been anything but simple for those living in the more than 200 homes impacted by it on the South Side.
Multiple organizations combined to spend more than $250,000 on everything from rent and hotel rooms to furnaces, plumbing and other materials. Church of Christ Disaster Relief through East Hills Church of Christ alone spent more than $250,000 on new beds, water heaters, washers, dryers, stoves and refrigerators, among other things.
This half-a-million-dollar figure doesnât include any labor, as many of the churches provided volunteers to help. And right when some real progress was happening with construction, another spike in COVID-19 cases caused restrictions.
Lives lost to COVID: 2 Western New York stories
A pastor and postal worker died of COVID. Here s a glimpse of these two people who were loved and are now missed by their family, friends, and colleagues. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 6:59 PM EST December 23, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. On our 2 On Your Side newscasts we gave you some of the latest COVID case numbers for this Western New York region.
But as many health and elected officials keep reminding us all, there are real people and families attached to those cases, especially when it comes to those who have recently passed in this pandemic.
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