On the 2026 National Day of Prayer, faith leaders and residents gathered outside Niagara Falls City Hall to pray for the city's improvement. Led by local pastors, the group sought divine intervention for municipal leaders, public safety, and community betterment.Without a proposed property tax increase, but with a projected $9 million deficit, not a single Niagara Falls resident spoke out at the city school board meeting Thursday night. The city of Buffalo could declare the Buffalo Grand Hotel, which has been vacant since 2021, as abandoned. Republican legislators are proposing changing how Erie County's sales tax on gas is calculated so it would only apply to the first $2 every gallon costs, and it would be capped like it was in 2022.Starpoint Central School teacher Tara Pfohl was inducted into the New York State Senate's 2026 “Woman of Distinction” class this week. Sabres try to go two up on the Canadiens in NHL Playoffs action tonight. Puck drops at 7pm.