HTN: Brush-Up Buffalo Postponed

Brush Up Buffalo 2009 was cancelled Saturday because of bad weather. Over 600 volunteers from area businesses and community groups have signed up to participate in the one-day event. This was the first time in the event's 13-year history it has been cancelled because of weather. All the originally-scheduled activities will take place on the new date, this Saturday June 27th. This year, 18 low-income, single-family, owner-occupied homes in the area around the University of Buffalo South Campus are scheduled to get a fresh coat of paint.

30th Anniversary of Love Canal Declaration

Activist Lois Gibbs returned to Love Canal this morning, to mark the 30th anniversary of New York's declaration of a state of emergency in one of the worst chemical disasters in U.S. history. In August of 1978, Love Canal residents were told to evacuate because toxic waste was seeping into their homes. Today, Gibbs joined other former residents to tour the site where they used to live. Gibbs said that the area is still not livable and tore into a recent study conducted by the state Department of Health. Gibbs still believes that birth defects, cancer and other health concerns of former residents and their families were directly related to the chemical mess at Love Canal.

Buffalo Named 3rd Cleanest City

Good News for the Queen City - Buffalo is now ranked among America's Top Five Cleanest. Reader's Digest ranks us at number theree - saying despite our Rust Belt Reputation, we've made great strides in cleaning up brownfields and waterways. The report specifically mentions dramatic efforts to curb rodents by distributing trash totes in the city.