By Ken Cosentino Mayor Robert Restaino nearly rushed our community into a bad deal with National Grid. The deal, whereby the City of Niagara Falls would have purchased its streetlights from National Grid, would lead to ongoing financial costs and maintenance nightmares for taxpayers. Luckily, that deal didn’t go through,Read More

By Glenn A. Choolokian The continued destruction of our once historic city has been caused by the failure of leadership from our current Mayor Robert Restaino. He abandoned this city to crime; no basic city services and he has sacrificed this community for No opportunities or success to happen. HeRead More

Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) and the City of Niagara Falls clashed in New York State Appellate Court in Rochester today as NFR seeks to end the city’s attempt to take their private property through eminent domain. Mayor Robert Restaino’s fanciful vision for NFR’s land, dubbed “Centennial Park,” drew skepticism fromRead More

A recent article on the Frank Report discusses in-depth the recent passage of a bill in Nebraska that bans gender-affirming treatments, which the author calls birth-gender denial, including surgeries and hormone therapies, for minors. Under the new law, individuals must wait until they reach the age of 19 to undergoRead More

Niagara Falls GOP council candidate Mike Gawel will host a $25 fund-raising event on Wednesday from  8 to 10 at Rock Burger USA at 8529 Niagara Falls Blvd. that will feature Jason Lizardo on Guy’s Grocery Games with viewing at 9.  Rock Burger, of course, has one of the highestRead More

Spend First, Study Later At a “Special Meeting” on Wednesday, May 17, at 5:00 p.m., Niagara Falls Mayor Robert M. Restaino will seek Council approval to spend $140,000 for a feasibility study for Centennial Park, a planned 7000-seat events center and a small adjacent park. According to the mayor, theRead More

By Tony Farina South Buffalo’s own Tim Kennedy, the powerful chairman of the State Senate’s Transportation Committee with millions in his campaign war chest, is clearly a lawmaker with political ambition and he may have furthered his agenda by engineering a dismantling of one of the most successfully run agency’sRead More

By Ken Cosentino Democratic candidate for mayor Demetreus Nix is officially back on the ballot. Nix has overcome unfathomable adversity during his campaign, including the tragic loss of a child. Nothing has stopped him from pursuing his goal of running for mayor, because his ambition is driven out of necessity.Read More

By James Szwedo President, Niagara Street Neighborhood Revitalization Organization, Inc. Last week, I wrote, Niagara Falls Citizens Make Decisions Based on Safety Concerns. In it, I wrote about how the city has found itself in endless decline. Acknowledging Past Mistakes: A Step Towards Progress in Niagara Falls How do we moveRead More

On May 7, 2023 at approximately 4:00 am, Niagara Falls Police responded to the 4300 block of Porter Road to investigate a single-vehicle crash. A 2002 Chevy Tahoe was heading west on Porter Rd. when it crossed the eastbound lane, striking a utility pole. The vehicle continued, hitting a portableRead More

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino wants the land. But it’s unclear why.   Mayor Restaino said he wants 10 acres of land owned by Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC (NFR) to build Centennial Park, a 7000-seat events center with a parking ramp and small pocket park. When NFR did not want toRead More

By James Szwedo President, Niagara Street Neighborhood Revitalization Organization, Inc. HOW WE GOT HERE, AND WHY WE CAN NEVER LEAVE As a lifelong resident and longtime community activist, I have been able to acquire a perhaps unique, but painful perspective on how a city with so many God-given attributes andRead More

This may be the first slap fight movie ever created. On April 22nd, 2023, Slapped Straight premiered in Niagara Falls, at the Capitol Theatre at 720 Builders Way. Slap fighting is a sport where two fighters take turns slapping each other in the face, and seeing who can stay consciousRead More

LOCKPORT, NY: His dual role came to an end. Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that James F. Ullery, a former officer of the Lewiston Police Department and the Village of Youngstown Police Department, entered a guilty plea in Porter Town Court this week to one count ofRead More

Niagara Falls attorney Nicholas D. D’Angelo, 30, pleaded guilty before State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, class D felonies, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, and two counts of third-degree rape, class E felonies. He will serve six months in a countyRead More

Glenn Choolokian is running for mayor of Niagara Falls and will primary Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino on the Democratic Party line. The Friends of Glenn Choolokian cordially invite you and anyone you know to a fundraiser to help Glenn become the next mayor of Niagara Falls. Choolokian’s fundraiser isRead More

Mayor Robert Restaino is the smartest man in the room. Any room. And if he wants to build a Centennial Park across the street from the Seneca Nation entranceway, we don’t need to question. Why should we? He is the smartest guy in the room, including, especially, the big roomRead More

LOCKPORT, NY: Earlier this week, County Court Judge John Ottaviano sentenced David P. Draper, 59, of Niagara Falls, to two to six years in State Prison on his conviction of Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Incident Without Reporting. Draper admitted to striking and killing 61 year oldRead More

The Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced charges against former Town of Wilson building inspector Christopher L. Jordan, 47. Jordan was charged with Corrupting the Government in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony; and Official Misconduct, aRead More

Heather Dennis is employed in education. For the sake of disclosure, she knows Steve Pigeon, is familiar with his case, but is not part of his legal team. She did not discuss this post with Pigeon or his legal team before submitting it to Frank Report. Her opinions are herRead More