Nickola Cunha is a divorce lawyer. Allegedly, she made antisemitic claims about Judge Gerard I. Adelman. This led to her disbarment. She said Judge Adelman favors Jewish lawyers and Jewish therapists. He is Jewish.  This series will examine Cunha’s alleged anti-Semitic statements. We will also examine whether Judge Thomas G. MoukawsherRead More

Thursday, March 30th 10am-3pm STUDIO 120 Are you in need of some art inspiration and motivation in your life?? Then come join us! We are hosting a gathering to create together. Bring your own art supplies, your creativity, and your lunch. You are welcome to work on your own projectRead More

We asked the online computer program ChatGPT, a new AI (artificial intelligence) “chatbot” available on the internet, to report back on our fair city’s dire circumstances. This is the question we posed: “What ails the city of Niagara Falls?” Remember, what follows was not written by a human being. We’veRead More

Paonessa’s alleged drug den as it appeared on a recent real estate website “Nice doggy, Nice doggy” from Facebook On Saturday March 25, 2023, members of the Niagara Falls Police Department’s Narcotics Intelligence Division, supported by members of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force, executed a Search WarrantRead More

Yes, there will be a Memorial Day Parade 2023. On May 27th starting at 10:00 am, there will be a Memorial Day Parade in Niagara Falls. It will not be down Pine Avenue as in years past, but will run right through Hyde Park, down Robbins Drive from Linwood AvenueRead More

  At 36 years old, Demetreus Nix, a registered Democrat, has decided to run for mayor. His reason is simple. Says Nix, “The resources that we need in District 4 and District 6 are lacking. The money that the mayor wants to use for the Centennial Park project is moneyRead More

By John Szalasny, Executive Committee of the Niagara Group of the Sierra Club   Kelley St. John recently became the first Climate Action Manager for the City of Buffalo.  She just missed being in office to deal with the “Blizzard of the Century” in December, she may be heading forRead More

It is official, I, Gaelan Baillie, have decided to run for office. I am seeking a seat on the County Legislature in the 6th district in the city of Niagara Falls. District 6 is a very special place to me. It is where I live, where my wife and IRead More

Last week, Niagara Falls residents gathered in the city council chambers for the third public hearing on Mayor Robert Restaino’s idea for a Centennial Park. It was clear from the speakers that there is opposition to Mayor Restaino’s plan to use eminent domain to take 10 acres of forest landRead More

From the Niagara River Greenway Commission: “We’re so close to closing the gap in the Shoreline Trail in Niagara County! Come see the proposed off-road multi-use path next Wednesday at this public hearing.” When: Wednesday, March 22 from 4 pm to 6pm – presentation at 5 pm Where: Wheatfield CommunityRead More

Channy Ortiz, who played for the Niagara Power in 2021, was drafted by Major League Baseball last year. He was taken in round 14  by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ortiz hit .500 with a double and six RBI’s during his short stint with the Power. In a hot start to 2023Read More

As a guy who had a long and successful career in the private sector, and as someone who believes in term limits, I don’t want to be in government for a very long time. After serving four years on the City Council, one term, where I earned a reputation asRead More

Editor’s note: This individual received a full refund on Friday, March 17. ************************************************************************ A Niagara Falls man, finding himself enmeshed in a Kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare at the hands of Niagara Falls City government, has reached out to the Reporter in an attempt to rectify a situation which never should haveRead More

BY J GARY DILAURA I start this column with an explanation. I wrote a fact-based column loaded with facts regarding the fact that the left wants to do away with fossil fuels, not because we have a replacement system ready to take over for the 85% of the grid electricity thatRead More

Last month we addressed the topic of grief, and I made reference to a client who had buried “a part of herself” with her husband when he passed. I have done my own clinical research with hundreds of clients on the concept of “giving away parts of one’s self,” andRead More

Job Announcement: Executive Director The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (“NACC”) seeks a transformative Executive Director in Niagara Falls, NY.  The city of Niagara Falls has a diverse, tight-knit population of around 50,000.  It is a tourist destination for over 9.5 million annual visitors because it is home to one ofRead More

SZWEDO CALLS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Niagara Falls community leader James Szwedo is calling for citizens’ participation in a public hearing that could have a lasting impact on the city’s future. The hearing, scheduled for March 13th at 6 PM, at Niagara Falls City Hall, is expected to pit private landownerRead More

Kevin O’Leary By Ken Cosentino Last week, millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary made some eye-opening remarks during an interview with “CNN This Morning.” O’Leary, who is famous for his tenure on the hit ABC series “Shark Tank,” did not mince words when it came to New York State killing jobs; andRead More

Niagara Falls resident Saladin Quanaah Allah, who goes by the mononym “Saladin,” is the third-great grandson of famed underground railroad freedom seeker Josiah Henson; whose life served as the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Last month, CBC’s “The Nature of Things With David Suzuki” featured Saladin asRead More

Mayor Robert Restaino’s proposed Centennial Park project sparks controversy By Ken Cosentino I must preface this by stating my opinion regarding the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI). I have a strong friendship with the Mothers of the Seneca Nation, a group recognized by the SNI constitution of 1848.  Through thisRead More

In his “Letter from a Birminghan Jail,” the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King wrote, “Seldom, if ever, do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all of the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be engaged in little else inRead More