Joe Mesi Takes to Ch. 4 Next Week To Talk About Exciting New Podcast Idea
By Tony Farina Joe Mesi, known to all of us in Western New York as “Baby” Joe Mesi, was a heroic figure in the boxing ring, winning all 36 of his professional
The Lone Juror Who Hung the State
By Frank Parlato 1 Twelve men and women, drawn from the people. The judge, robed in black, tells the twelve: “Your duty is to determine the facts of the case and deliver
Character Witnesses Describe Alon Alexander as Honest, Loyal, Loving
By Frank Parlato The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Alon, Oren,
Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino’s Very Loud Anti-AI Crusade: Arena Dreams vs. a $1.5 Billion Future
By Frank Parlato Mayor Robert Restaino will do anything to stop artificial
Cuomo Promises No Sure Thing; City Must Help Itself
Gov. Andrew Cuomo rode into Niagara Falls this week full of promises about using state funds from his Buffalo Billion Squared Initiative in his
Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” no Benefit to Niagara Falls
With key members of his staff under indictment, a potential $3.5 billion budget deficit looming, various ill-considered initiatives like free college tuition and selling
Ken Cosentino testifies: Cuomo has stolen Niagara Falls prosperity and birthright
It took a lot of guts. Last week on Friday, Niagara Falls resident Ken Cosentino stood up at the end of a presentation given
Opposition mounts to new Soup Kitchen on Pine as Hunger, Poverty on Rise
A Roman Catholic priest who is proposing to locate what he terms a “not-for-profit restaurant,” run by volunteers, serving low cost meals to low
Former Legislator Ceretto apparently not to answer for alleged campaign ethics breaches
When Richard Nixon left office some 45 years ago, he was spared criminal prosecution thanks to a presidential pardon issued by his successor, Gerald
Wind Turbines Debated as Senator Robert Ortt assumes Energy Committee post
Following in the footsteps of his predecessor George Maziarz, Senator Robert Ortt was named last week to the state senate’s powerful Standing Committee on
Memorial Gala a Ringing Success
The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s marquee event, the Premier, was a star-studded success last Saturday night at the Seneca Niagara Casino, attracting close
Gov. Cuomo “State of the State” speech deconstructed
Oblivious to the fact that most have “had it up to here” with his failed policies, and as a dress rehearsal for his run
Memorial Gala to Honor Roscetti, Dr. Chandan
It is a special night. The annual black tie gala sponsored by the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s Foundation will be held Saturday at
Defendant Walker Elected Chairman; Touma Weighs Future
“Could only happen in Niagara Falls!” That’s what people were saying this week after Councilman Charles Walker – who is still dealing with four
New York State of Health website a boon for software giant Adobe Systems
As part of the implementation of the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly called “Obamacare”, an online insurance exchange was created to enable
It May be Early, But Restaino Clearly Eyeing Mayoral Run
Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster won a third term in 2015, but barely. Dyster, who had been harshly criticized by
Cuomo, State Parks fight EPA order to close Sewage Cesspools, Endangering Public Health
Finally, something is being done about the stench coming from Albany, and we’re not talking about the recent indictments of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top
Alan Roscetti Highly Regarded as He Launches Bid for City Court
“The citizens of Niagara Falls would be hard-pressed to find a better candidate for a seat on the City Court bench
New Sign on Parkway shows Cuomo’s Contempt for City, Reporter, Feds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through his associates at State Parks and the New York Power Authority, sometime over the past week perpetrated an act of
Bills Keep Sinking as Playoff Hopes Disappear Again
There’s not much I can say about the Buffalo Bills that I haven’t said before many times in numerous articles dating back many years,
Virtuoso Says GOP’s Last-Minute Raises Out of Line
A last-minute budget amendment giving hefty pay raises to two appointees of the GOP majority of the Niagara County Legislature is coming under
Lack of Direction, Wasteful Spending rampant as Niagara Greenway enters 2nd decade
This newspaper first started reporting on the Niagara River Greenway Commission over ten years ago, in a Feb. 1, 2005 article headlined, “PATAKI GREENWAY
Dyster publicizes “Warming Centers”, but not in free Reporter
Winter is taking a turn for the worse here in Niagara Falls today and tomorrow, with wind chills in the negative numbers and the temperature
Feds to Cuomo: Parkway Signage out of Compliance
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind,” went a dopey 1970’s-era song by a group called the Five Man
