{"id":62508,"date":"2025-03-10T13:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=62508"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:12:41","slug":"wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day\/","title":{"rendered":"WNY\/Assemblyman Hawley visits local schools for Read Across America Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"62509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day\/unnamed-1-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release\/provided photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) visited T.J. Connor Elementary, Wolcott Street School and Dorothy B. Bunce Elementary last week for Read Across America Day. Hawley read&nbsp;<em>There\u2019s No Place Like Space&nbsp;<\/em>to students as they learned about topics such as the solar system. This event has been a longstanding tradition for Hawley and his office, and he is proud to be able to host it for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"62510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day\/unnamed-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRead Across America Day highlights the important role books have in our classrooms,\u201d said Hawley. \u201cThrough reading, our students are able to expand their minds and create a passion for learning. I want to thank all of the schools, teachers and staff members for making this event possible and for putting their time, talent and energy into educating the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"813\" data-attachment-id=\"62512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day\/unnamed-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?fit=1600%2C1445&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?fit=900%2C813&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=900%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C925&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=768%2C694&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1387&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release\/provided photos Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) visited T.J. Connor Elementary, Wolcott Street School and Dorothy B. Bunce Elementary last week for Read Across America Day. Hawley read&nbsp;There\u2019s No Place Like Space&nbsp;to students as they learned about topics such as the solar system. This event has been a longstanding tradition \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-visits-local-schools-for-read-across-america-day\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[919],"tags":[2027,4977],"class_list":["post-62508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wny","tag-assemblyman-hawley","tag-read-across-america"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-ggc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63053,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/wny-assemblyman-hawley-announces-patriot-trip-for-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":62508,"position":0},"title":"WNY\/Assemblyman Hawley announces Patriot Trip for 2025","author":"aka","date":"March 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is announcing this year\u2019s Patriot Trip to Washington, D.C. 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