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Heart of Niagara Fundraiser a Success in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Outside Walmart in North Tonawanda they weren’t shopping but hoping to help those four-legged animal companions who need it the most. This past weekend the animal rescue group called the “Heart of Niagara” held one of several fundraisers they will be holding this summer. “This is an adoption event as well as a chance for us to get supplies that we might need,” said Kathy Nowakowski, Managing Director They currently
Maid of the Mist Opening Delayed
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Tony Farina The opening of the iconic Maid of the Mist boat rides from Niagara Falls has been delayed pending completion of vehicle inspections by the Coast Guard. Officials at the Buffalo Coast Guard Station say inspections should be completed in a matter of days. The inspections were required due to the change from Canadian vessel standards to U. S. standards. Discussions began last July after modifications to the U. S. vessels by Jimmy Glynn’s Maid if the
Western Regional OTB Resolution Invites State Audit
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Tony Farina Already subject to regular audits by the state but under pressure from Niagara County and Schuyler County on its financial operations, the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation is scheduled to approve a resolution this week (Wednesday, May 23) requesting an audit by the state comptroller. The resolution refers to recent statements that have been made publicly relating to the financial operations of the public benefit corporation and requests the state comptroller’s office to conduct
Another Developer Takes Aim at Piccirillo’s Policies
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Tony Farina Analysis It seems as though possible investors in Niagara Falls are taking aim at mayoral candidate Seth Piccirillo, suggesting if elected he would continue the policies of his mentor, incumbent Mayor Paul Dyster, and that would be bad for business. As we reported last week before the City Council voted thumbs down on a landmark designation for the former Johnnie Ryan building which had been sought by Piccirillo, Buffalo-based developer Matthew Moscati had written
Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the American Veteran Monuments at Niagara Falls
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Ken Hamilton The Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial Commission will again sponsor its Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the American Veteran Monuments at Niagara Falls on Pine Avenue (US-62-B) and Hyde Park Boulevard (NY-61) on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at about 12:00 noon after the completion of the City’s Citizen Memorial Day Parade. Ken Tompkins and volunteers have done a fantastic job in assembling a parade that consists of more than 100 units, and it will start
HAMILTON: Library Reflects Condition of the City – It’s In TROUBLE
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Ken Hamilton You might have seen her walking the main streets of downtown Niagara Falls pulling a small metal wire cart like the ones that you used to be able to buy at K-Mart before it closed. Sherrill Fulghum always looked old to me, even as we aged together; and she still looks much the same as she did the first time that I saw her, all of those years ago. Her colorful, sometimes mismatched clothes
Neighborhood Watch in North Tonawanda
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Residents across North Tonawanda are keeping an extra eye out for crime. Across the City residents are coming together. They are looking and listening for anything that might be out of the ordinary. It’s all part of a neighborhood watch group, aimed to help take a bite out of crime. “The key thing I have learned since being a member of the watch is that the best way to prevent
No End in Sight to Seneca Gaming Stalemate for Niagara Falls Lawmakers
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Tony Farina The chances of Niagara Falls and the two other Western New York host casino cities receiving any money from revenue-sharing payments in the near future appear unlikely. The Seneca Nation has asked the federal Department of the Interior to review last January’s arbitration ruling in favor of the state, expressing concern that the panel in effect rewrote the 2002 gaming compact by continuing payments past 2016 and fixing the shared amount at 25
NORTH TONAWANDA: Regulations Coming to Public Market; Music Festival Approved
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda A new set of rules could soon be on display at the North Tonawanda public market. Members of the Common Council say they will soon be establishing a committee to set specific policies and procedures for people to follow at the market. Councilmembers say there are some rules but none of them are on display. The decision to set up a committee came after a meeting with vendors and hearing
PICCIRILLO UNDER FIRE: Developer Calls Out Political Motivation in Landmark Designation
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Tony Farina While he doesn’t identify him by name, the Buffalo developer who is hoping for positive action this week from the Niagara Falls City Council on demolishing the former Johnnie Ryan building on Niagara St., clearly targeted the city’s economic development and code enforcement director in a letter to city lawmakers for their consideration prior to Wednesday’s vote. In an obvious reference to Seth Piccirillo, who blocked the demolition and pushed for a landmark designation,
HAMILTON: “Honey, I shrunk the city!”
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Ken Hamilton It doesn’t take a whole bunch of brains to figure out what is wrong with Niagara Falls; and if it did, then we couldn’t figure it out anyway because we don’t have a whole bunch of brains here. Really, we don’t; and it is no single person’s fault. They call it Facebook, and it is social media; but sometimes, just sometimes, it actually functions as a Face the Nation-type media, thankfully, in some cases
HAMILTON: Piccirillo Picks Up Local NAACP President’s Support by Default
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 By: Ken Hamilton Though it looks like a regular campaign sign in support of 2019 mayoral candidate, Democrat Seth Piccirillo, Niagara Falls’ Community Development Director, but people who know the often devious president of the Niagara Falls/Lockport Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) also know that with African-American Shirley Hamilton, her support is likely less for Piccirillo and more against Piccirillo’s opponent, Democrat Robert Restaino, former judge and current member of the