NORTH TONAWANDA, NY - Volunteers from Special Spaces Buffalo have done it again! They have given a bedroom makeover to a little girl suffering from leukemia. 9-Year old Stella Usiak could not be happier with her new bedroom!

This was a top secret mission. The volunteers at Special Spaces Buffalo went to the North Tonawanda home of Stella to give her a very special space. A new bedroom! It is a room complete with a stage and spotlights and everything else a music loving little girl could ever dream of.

Stella has been battling leukemia for nearly two years. It has been a tough fight, but the music of Taylor Swift has helped Stella to get through her treatments. Taylor Swift means the world to Stella and that's one of the reasons why her new bedroom was Taylor-made for her biggest fan.

Senator Mark Grisanti (R, I-60) announced passage of bill that amends the highway law to designate the bridge that crosses over Route 198 into Delaware Park that connects Nottingham Terrace with Hoyt Lake in the City of Buffalo as "Scajaquada 9/11 Memorial Bridge."
 
The renaming of the bridge - approved with the passage of Senate Bill 1599 - culminated the efforts of local community activists who have been working on this project for over two years as part of their ongoing efforts to have a memorial in the city that honors people who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

New York State Senator Mark Grisanti recently announced he nominated United States Army Captain Roger L. Woodworth as his nominee for the New York State Senate’s 2013 Veterans Hall of Fame Honoree Celebration.

CPT Woodworth was recently recognized at a ceremony and luncheon in Albany for his efforts in the military as well as his work as a veteran in Western New York.

“I am proud to nominate Roger for this honor because of the many contributions he has made and continues to make in our community,” said Senator Grisanti. “His efforts at the Veteran One-Stop Center and the Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition as well as his various interests outside of that work are to be commended, which is why I am glad to acknowledge the work of him and all veterans as part of our celebration of veterans.”