Articles by: Reporter Staff

State Senator Ortt Announces Endorsement of Donald Trump for President

State Senator Ortt Announces Endorsement of Donald Trump for President

Niagara County May 30, 2024 at 9:37 pm

Yesterday State Senator Rob Ortt, who represents the entirety of Niagara County, posted the following to his X (formerly Twitter) account: “This morning I had the great pleasure of addressing our (NYS Republican Party) members as they met to select delegates for the 2024 Convention. Make no mistake: New YorkRead More

Delaware North gets Free Advertising Courtesy of Local Media’s Fake News

Delaware North gets Free Advertising Courtesy of Local Media’s Fake News

Community News May 11, 2024 at 11:15 am

Prominently featured this week in the Niagara Gazette is the report of one David Seminara, a former resident who apparently has made a name for himself as Youtube’s “Mad Traveller” and had the following things to say about the city of Niagara Falls after his recent visit. “I knew itRead More

Get a Cool Summer Job Right Now!

Get a Cool Summer Job Right Now!

Community News May 3, 2024 at 3:54 pm

Summer is just around the corner, but businesses around the state are already hiring for the summer. Whether you are looking for something to get you through the summer months, want to pick up a fun second gig, or are looking for a permanent career in a new field, thereRead More

Kids’ Summer Programs on Chopping Block unless City Council Restores Cuts

Kids’ Summer Programs on Chopping Block unless City Council Restores Cuts

Community News March 31, 2024 at 5:07 pm

In a recent Facebook post, community activist Saladin Quanaah Allah shared a speech given by youth advocates Samika Sullivan and Eric Fields to the Niagara Falls City Council on March 20, as follows: “Last night at our Niagara Falls City Council meeting some of my colleagues Samika Sullivan, Jasmine White, EricRead More

NACC Announces Opening of new Rehearsal Space

NACC Announces Opening of new Rehearsal Space

NACC News and Events March 26, 2024 at 11:36 am

A NEW INITIATIVE BY THE NACC & NYSCA The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) is proud to announce the launch of the NACC Rehearsal Space Program, made possible by a generous grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). This initiative aims to provide affordable rehearsalRead More

Seneca Meadows landfill fight’s 2nd Act may involve Niagara Falls Dump

Seneca Meadows landfill fight’s 2nd Act may involve Niagara Falls Dump

Community News March 3, 2024 at 9:55 pm

Solid Waste Management needs the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act by John Szalasny Member, Executive Committee Niagara Group of the Sierra Club ******************************************************************************************************************************** Seneca Meadows is the largest landfill in New York State, about a two-hour drive away from the Republic Services Niagara Falls landfill.  With the facility scheduledRead More

Erie County Executive Poloncarz to Run for Higgins’ Vacated Seat?

Erie County Executive Poloncarz to Run for Higgins’ Vacated Seat?

Niagara Falls February 6, 2024 at 9:36 pm

If Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s Facebook page gives any indication, he may soon announce his candidacy for the congressional seat recently vacated by Rep. Brian Higgins, who has represented Niagara Falls for several years. Yesterday Mr. Poloncarz posted the following to his Facebook page about Niagara Falls: “The niceRead More

Niagara County Health Department Offering Free Diabetes Self-Management Workshop

Niagara County Health Department Offering Free Diabetes Self-Management Workshop

Niagara County February 1, 2024 at 3:23 pm

The Niagara County Department of Health Nursing Division, in partnership with the Niagara County Office for the Aging is offering a free Diabetes Self-Management Workshop. The six-week workshop is scheduled on Wednesdays, February 28-April 3 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario Street, Lockport. This program coversRead More

NACC Holiday Bazaar to Feature 30+ Vendors

NACC Holiday Bazaar to Feature 30+ Vendors

NACC News and Events December 9, 2023 at 8:17 pm

Holiday Bazaar features 30+ vendors and open studios on multiple floors of the NACC, Perfect for Artisan Gift Shopping. FRIDAY:Basket auction, kids crafts, live music and more! SATURDAY: Whoville market with the Grinch including Grinch themed treats for sale! Charlie Brown Christmas Musical at 1pm Money from admission will goRead More

Deja Vu? Niagara County Sheriff vehicles block off the Parkway as it enters the massive hydropower facility after today's downtown incident.

In 9/11 Flashback, Moses Parkway over Power Project Blocked from Terrorist Attack

Niagara County November 22, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    For over 20 years, state agencies have tolerated an open door to terrorist attack on the Niagara Power Project, also known as the Niagara Scenic Parkway (formerly the Robert Moses Parkway), which provides 24×7 access to the heart of the generation plant that supplies electricity to most ofRead More

City to Host Public Meeting on What to do with Waterfront it Doesn’t Own

City to Host Public Meeting on What to do with Waterfront it Doesn’t Own

Niagara Falls November 22, 2023 at 10:59 am

This evening the Falls Department of Planning, in conjunction with state representatives, will hold a public meeting at the Niagara Falls Train Station to provide public scoping for the LWRP, or Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. Residents are invited to drop-in between 5 and 7 p.m. for what is described asRead More

Hochul, Albany Shovel Out $5 Million to Niagara Falls in Effort to “Revitalize” Downtown

Hochul, Albany Shovel Out $5 Million to Niagara Falls in Effort to “Revitalize” Downtown

Community News November 21, 2023 at 1:09 pm

Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced that applications are available for the Niagara Falls Small Business Property Improvement Program. The $5 million program will provide grants of up to 50 percent of total project costs, up to $100,000 per property, to eligible small businesses to foster revitalization of traditional mixed-useRead More

Murder Victim Ignored for an Hour after Being Shot in Little Italy

Murder Victim Ignored for an Hour after Being Shot in Little Italy

Citycide November 16, 2023 at 8:25 pm

Last month, the 9th homicide of 2023 in the city of Niagara Falls took place on the formerly busy Pine Avenue in the Little Italy so-called tourist district, which has fallen on hard times, along with the rest of the city, over the past decades. Once a thriving thoroughfare ofRead More

WNY Land Conservancy Deputy Director, Cathleen Maine

WNY Land Conservancy, Champion of Stella and Gorge, Adds Maine to Stellar Staff

Niagara County November 9, 2023 at 9:43 pm

The Western New York Land Conservancy, which in the past few years has spearheaded multimillion dollar restoration projects at both Stella Niagara and the Niagara Gorge, and is probably the most effective voice for the natural environment in the entire region, has named a new Deputy Director, Cathleen Maine. MaineRead More

“Warriors of Fashion” to feature Wearable Art Saturday at the NACC

“Warriors of Fashion” to feature Wearable Art Saturday at the NACC

NACC News and Events November 7, 2023 at 10:46 pm

“Warriors of Fashion” FIERCE. POWERFUL. BEAUTIFUL. On a runway transformed into a living art gallery artists push the boundaries of wearable art design: 5:00-7.00 Fashion Bazaar: Live Music, Vendors, Beer & Wine Tastings 5:30-7:00 VIP Reception: Mix & Mingle 7:00-8:30 Runway Show: 30+ Designers / 80 Models / 1 NightRead More

Convicted killer Gabriel Behrens of Niagara Falls foreshadows the digital exams he can expect from fellow inmates in the penitentiary

Behrens the Killer Appears to Flaunt Gun on Facebook before Murder

Citycide October 25, 2023 at 9:44 pm

  Convicted killer Gabriel Behrens, 22, of Niagara Falls was sentenced the other day to 32 years in state prison for several crimes including murder, attempted robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. Here’s a photo posted on Behren’s Facebook page on January, 2023, approximately one month before the murderRead More

CALL for ARTISTS

CALL for ARTISTS

NACC News and Events October 19, 2023 at 9:16 pm

The Niagara Arts & Cultural Center (NACC) is excited to announce the return of our annual Members and Friends exhibition in the Townsend Gallery, on the first floor of the multi-arts site in downtown Niagara Falls. This exhibition is open to current members as well as community artists, and Niagara Arts &Read More

NACC Presents Opera-tinis: An Evening of Song & Spirits

NACC Presents Opera-tinis: An Evening of Song & Spirits

NACC News and Events September 30, 2023 at 9:06 pm

Join us for a spectacular evening of opera and cocktails at the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center! Get ready to be mesmerized by breathtaking performances from talented opera singers while sipping on delicious spirits. This in-person fundraiser is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of operaRead More

NACC Welcomes New Executive Director, Kevin Leary

NACC Welcomes New Executive Director, Kevin Leary

NACC News and Events September 11, 2023 at 10:33 pm

The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) has named a new Executive Director, Mr. Kevin Leary, who introduced himself to the community with the following message. The Reporter extends a warm welcome to the new Executive Director. To the NACC Family: I wanted to take a brief moment to introduceRead More

WNY Land Conservancy, Champion of Stella and the Niagara Gorge, Names New CEO

WNY Land Conservancy, Champion of Stella and the Niagara Gorge, Names New CEO

Niagara County August 27, 2023 at 9:55 pm

The Western New York Land Conservancy, which in the past few years has spearheaded multimillion dollar restoration projects at both Stella Niagara and the Niagara Gorge, and is probably the most effective voice for the natural environment in the entire region, has named a new Executive Director, Marisa Riggi. InRead More

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