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Former Batavia resident who survived Katrina forced from home in LA by major wildfire

By Howard B. Owens
Jan 9, 2025, 3:45pm

Danielle Lovell, Scot Walsh, Aidan Walsh — *Danielle Lovell, Aidan Walsh, and Scot Walsh,*
*Submitted photo*

When the Sunset Fire started to bear down on her Hollywood neighborhood on Wednesday evening, and the order to evacuate came, Danielle Lovell reminded herself to breathe.

She'd been through this before. In 2005, she and her family evacuated their home as Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

"I think the biggest takeaway (from Katrina) was -- and even last night -- just reminding myself to breathe and to stay calm," Lovell said to The Batavian on Thursday. "You do not want to panic because you are in such a hurry, but breathe and stay calm. Getting out is the most important thing. Everything else is replaceable, and it'll be okay. As long as you're alive, it'll be okay."

Letter to the Editor: No changes to Regents

By Staff Writer
Dec 18, 2023, 7:44pm

Letter to the Editor from Donald Weyer:

I achieved a "Regents diploma" in the mid-1960s upon graduating high school (additionally, I won/was awarded a Regents college scholarship at the same time, and later, in the early 1970s, a Regents war-service scholarship, so I'm not exactly a neutral observer). The "Regents,"