By Vince Anello Former Mayor, Niagara Falls As you read this, the mayor, the city administrator, the city’s department heads and the city’s finance office are working on the 2017 budget. Anyone who is familiar with the 2013 New York State Comptroller’s audit of our city’s budget or the city’sRead More

by James Hufnagel and Frank Parlato The banner headline at the top of the LPCiminelli website proclaims, “Integrity and Ingenuity at Work” That integrity has been called into question as shock waves from the federal indictments handed down last week accusing Louis Ciminelli, two of his executive staffers and severalRead More

The Polish Nook Restaurant, at 2242 Cudaback near 24 th St. in Niagara Falls, is offering a unique dinner and entertainment package for Saturday Oct. 8 that includes dinner and a concert at Kleinhans Music Hall. The concert will feature clarinetist Sal Andolina with the Buffalo Philharmonic Big Band playingRead More

Nick Forster won his sixth term as chairman of the Niagara County Democratic Committee. Forster was re-elected by a unanimous vote at the party’s reorganization meeting at the LaSalle Sportsmen’s Club. Forster told committee members he has worked to strengthen the party by “building bridges” and expanding the party’s baseRead More

Democrats in the city of Lockport elected new leaders last week when they met for their bi-annual reorganization meeting. Elected for the next two years were Roger Sherrie as Chair, Barbara Parker as First Vice-Chair, Marla Robison as Secretary, Kevin Watier as Treasurer and Anthony Sammarco as Sargent at Arms.Read More

By Jim Ostrowski Once again, race riots plague America, this time in Charlotte, a relatively prosperous and quiet city in North Carolina.  Not a good sign.  What can I say that hasn’t already been said?  Volumes. My main work as a writer at this point is to discover, analyze andRead More

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in the time of need” is the scripture verse theme for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of The Walnut Avenue Christian Church, at 601 – 28th Street and Walnut Avenue in NiagaraRead More

Participants in the 2016 Play Fore Pink Golf Tournament at Niagara Falls Country Club present a $5,000 gift to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.  The proceeds from the tournament will support services to patients at Memorial’s OB/GYN Center who have been diagnosed with cancer. On hand were, from left, OB/GYNRead More

Niagara Falls Church to Show “War Room” The community is invited to see “WAR ROOM” from the creators of Fireproof and Courageous. WAR ROOM is a drama that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of life. A #1 movie inRead More

A pair of prominent mental health service providers are joining to support a day of recovery and understanding with an interfaith community prayer service on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Community Missions and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will host the event at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 822Read More

By Jim Ostrowski In thinking about the issue of the relative health of Trump and Hillary, my thoughts naturally were drawn to the topic of sports.  Long before I became a political junkie, I was a jock, playing every sport imaginable.  A health problem cut that short when I wasRead More

The North Tonawanda History Museum will host its last Used Book Sale of 2016 on Saturday, October 1st, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Books are 3/$1 paperback or 50 cents each, 3/$2 hardcover or $1 each, or you may fill a bag for $5 with as many books as you can fit. Come stockRead More

Last week Niagara University and Niagara Falls Medical Center announced that they will jointly establish a medical tourism office downtown. We think that’s a great idea. Tourist will be able to have their cataracts removed before they view the cataracts. There was quite the commotion downtown the other day whenRead More

The Niagara Falls Blues Festival gets underway tomorrow night on Old Falls Street, leading off with SHAWN HOLT and the TEARDROPS with special guest JOHN PRIMER, followed by EDDIE SHAW and the Wolfgang with special guest Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh and MAC ARNOLD and Plate Full O’ Blues. The LateRead More

In this year’s Assembly race, retired City Court Judge Angelo Morinello is challenging incumbent Assemblyman John Ceretto. We spoke with Judge Morinello on the phone yesterday to find out some of his policy positions. Judge Morinello stated that the primary reason he wanted to be elected to the 145th districtRead More

BY JIM OSTROWSKI For years, I have advised GOP candidates, to seek the votes of African Americans by campaigning in blighted urban minority neighborhoods. While no one took me up on the suggestion, coincidentally, a few days after I chided Donald Trump in various published articles for turning down invitationRead More

Interested in a Law Enforcement career with one of the best Law Enforcement agencies in Western New York? Sign up for the November civil service exam. The North Tonawanda Police Department will hire full time officers from this list once it is established. Questions regarding this process can be answeredRead More

The North Tonawanda Senior Center, located at 110 Goundry St. near the corner of Oliver Street, will be hosting its annual theme basket fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 10. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and drawings begin at 2:15 p.m. The entrance fee is $5, which includes 25 basket tickets, a drink ticket and a refreshmentRead More

Realistically Taxes will go up for most through reassessment in Niagara Falls There is a dirty little secret no one but the Niagara Falls Reporter will dare to tell you about the proposed Niagara Falls reassessment of properties. Most people’s taxes will go up. And they are high enough already.Read More

by Ann Williams – Committee to Stop the Reassessments & Continuous Tax Increases   Too many of our elected officials have found the ways and means to put their own interests above those whom they swore to serve and protect. The profligate spending over the past eight plus years is disgracefulRead More