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Winery Owner to Challenge Cambria Supervisor in Primary
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 co-owner of a winery who feels her business was targeted by a new zoning ordinance approved by the Town of Cambria last week is taking political aim at the 28-year incumbent supervisor, telling the Niagara Reporter she is circulating petitions to challenge Wright Ellis in the upcoming Republican primary June 25th. “I feel the new ordinance which requires a $250 application fee for certain special events was aimed at our business,”
HAMILTON: Are We Asking Our Candidates the Right Questions?
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 Are city residents and businesses getting the same results and making the city go into the same direction because we are asking the same similarly selected candidates the same similarly wrong questions? Are we mis-evaluating? After a very enlightened conversation with Jeff Flach, I say yes. Not only did the former psych-ops officer reiterate things that I already knew, but he also helped me to further understand the nuances that I had
Braun Announces Re-Election Campaign 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 She has become a fearless advocate for the people of North Tonawanda and 2nd Ward Alderwoman Donna Braun announced she is running for re-election. Braun is the only woman on the male dominated council but this does not bother her one bit. In her term in office she has been fighting for equal rights and working to improve the city for everyone. Her motivation is to become a
New Como Deli in Lewiston Off to Brisk Start
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 “Lots of familiar faces,” says Dominic Colucci III as he looks around the new Como Deli at 555 Center St. in the Village of Lewiston, the new eatery opened last week by the family that owns the famous Como Restaurant on Pine Ave. in Niagara Falls where old-world Italian dining has been featured for nearly 100 years. Colucci III and his father, Dominic Colucci, Jr., and all the rest of the Como family, including
Parish to North Tonawanda Common Council: “Put Your Phones Down”
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 City Clerk and Treasurer Matthew Parish is saying “put the cell phones away.” During Council meetings and workshops, he says members of the North Tonawanda Common Council should not be on their cell phones. “I don’t need my cell phone,” said Parish. “I can dedicate two hours of my time to focus on the task at hand. The one and only reason that I will use my cell
HAMILTON: Where’s Waldo … Er, I Mean Ezra?
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 From all indications, by the end of the year the city may have lost the services of the bright, inquisitive, obviously ambitious, up and coming City Councilman Ezra Scott. In fact, due to the difficulty of trying to catch up with him and find exactly what electoral plans he has, we may have already lost him. Scott has made himself very, very scarce; so much so, that it is easier to find
Maziarz’s Alleged Bid-Rigging Connection Misses Mark
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 Former State Sen. George Maziarz last week accused former top aide Henry Wojtaszek of engaging in a bid-rigging scheme to help a friend’s firm win a Niagara County grant-writing contract back in 2012, but the owner of the company who received that bid denies any ties to Wojtaszek in connection with winning that contract. Tom Lewis, who owned Four Points DBA at the time, tells this newspaper he responded to an RFP
Gooch Addresses Smear by Opponent
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 Last week, a reporter called Legislator Jesse Gooch concerning a tax issue that was brought to their attention by Gooch’s opponent. Gooch responded quickly that he was well aware of the topic and he and his small business had agreed to a resolution with the State several years ago. “Like many small business owners, I have had disagreements with the state regarding cumbersome regulations that are a burden
HAMILTON: It’s the Charter, Stupid!
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 Why should we believe that someone knows what’s best for us and they believe that they can deliver it through running our government? We shouldn’t. I just bought a new, much needed computer a few weeks ago. Because there are only two major operating systems for most home computers, it wasn’t necessary for me to ask the salesperson which programs it can run. Instead I asked him about clock speed, random access
Maziarz on the Attack But Wojtaszak Fires Back
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 Former Republican State Sen. George Maziarz has leveled charges of bid-rigging against former Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszak in the awarding of a grant writer contract to a firm allegedly favored by Wojtaszak. Maziarz, who in July of 2014 announced suddenly that he would not seek re-election as federal and state investigators reviewed his campaign spending, called a press conference in Lockport on Wednesday to launch his attack on Wojtaszak and
Still No Casino Cash as Politics Begin to Take Center Stage in 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: Tony Farina Still no word on when — or even if — casino money will begin flowing again to the state and the three host cities several weeks after the arbitration panel ruled in early January that the Seneca Nation was wrong to stop the revenue sharing payments in 2017. Lame duck Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster said after the 2-1 vote in favor of the state that he was “thankful” for the panel’s
Common Council President Zadzilka Announces Re-Election Campaign 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 Common Council President Eric Zadzilka will ask voters to allow him to continue several high-profile efforts in the city that have “made North Tonawanda an even better place to raise a family and make it their home,” he announced this morning. He also vowed to “fight to keep our neighborhoods safe and clean, Maintain and sustain our infrastructure for our families and especially for NT’s children.” Zadzilka, who