Niagara Reporter-

Disposing of Hazardous Chemical Waste: Keeping Residents of NT A Little Bit Safer

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 The North Tonawanda Department of Public Works took an extra step to help protect the environment this past Saturday as they held a special waste drop off day for residents. The special event offered a chance for people to drop off paint cans or hazardous chemicals for free. The City holds the event three times every year to allow residents across North Tonawadna to dispose of hazardous chemicals and

NF Garbage Collection is a Mandatory Public Health Necessity – And YOU Already Pay for it!

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 For cities with garbage fees, like Albany, Troy and soon, maybe even Niagara Falls NY, it really makes no difference to the city’s books, they still balance. Get the trash collection costs from a tax or a fee, the same kind of dollars flow into the city’s coffers.  But for you it makes a big difference at tax time. IRS Topic Number 503 – Deductible Taxes, says that some taxes and fees you

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: September 25th Common Council Workshop News & Notes

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 Twin Cities Memorial Highway is one of the busiest roads in North Tonawanda and city officials say it is also one of the most dangerous. People are either going too fast or too slow and, what’s worse, they say, is that people routinely try and drag race one another. City Engineer Dale Marshall presented a traffic study he did of the area. On one of the days workers were

Webster Street Speed Limit Causing Concern 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 From the Rivera theater to dozens of local shops, Webster Street in North Tonawanda has a little bit of something for everyone. One thing it does not have, however, is a posted speed limit. Mayor Art Pappas says he has received concern from residents about excessive speeding. The problematic section between Goundry and Tremont Street. One solution City leaders are looking into is the possibility of putting a 20

Octoberfest Arrives 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 Beatles music could be heard all across North Tonawanda on Sunday, September 30th, during the first ever Octoberfest celebration at the Old Chapel Antique and Artisan Market on Robinson Street. It is the store’s largest fall event. Inside people can find everything from German chocolate cake to live music. Organizers say there is a little bit of something for everyone at the event. “We have David Lee performing, German

‘Falling for Fitness’ at Timberstrength 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 There is a new place for health and wellness in North Tonawanda. It’s called Timberstrength and on Saturday the new business held their grand opening celebration. They are located at the old Fitness 19 location at 1049 Payne Avenue. In addition to exercise machines, the new business offers so much more to help people across the area get and stay healthy. “We are a full-service gym with cardio vascular

HAMILTON: Few People Know Garbage Like I Know Garbage & I’m Not Just Talking Trash!

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 Analysis It’s great that the citizens are rallying around something of civic significance and, believe me, I am against a tax-hike disguised as a garbage fee too. But where have these same citizens been all of these years? Citizens who could have helped to have staved off their government’s excessive spending . . . and what are they proposing in detail to reduce the total expenditures of the city? In 2014, there was room

Residents ‘Jump In’ on Memorial Pool Discussion

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 North Tonawanda residents took a dive into a study that was conducted on ways to improve Memorial Pool on Tuesday September 18th. Residents packed City as members of the Park Department asked residents to vote – using fake money – on what improvements they would like to see made. “The reason we are here at this workshop today is to discuss the results of a four-part feasibility study that

Making Something Old New Again: Old Chapel Antique & Artisan Market Adds Café

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 Once a place for religious worship, Ascension Church is now home to ‘The Old Chapel Antique & Artisan Market’. Opening in December of 2017, the market now has over 100 vendors who sell everything from tables to classic paintings. This past week the business expanded once again welcoming the ‘Orange Brick Café.’ Selling a variety of baked goods and coffee products, customers at the market will now have the

A Sweet Treat: Platter’s Chocolates Annual 5k Sponge Candy Race

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 Tonawadna If you didn’t celebrate National Sponge Candy Day on Friday, September 21st, you missed a ‘sweet’ opportunity to savor delicious chocolate and a weekend of events at Platter’s Chocolates in North Tonawanda. The Third Annual 5k Sponge Candy Run was held on Saturday, September 22nd, and more than two hundred people came out to partake in the event. Young and old, people of all ages were running through the

Print Edition – September 19, 2018

Live ‘High on the Hog’ at Sticky Face BBQ

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 Almost two weeks after opening their doors, ‘Sticky Face BBQ’ in North Tonawanda has the City clamoring for delicious BBQ. Located at the former Granny’s Restaurant, 297 Oliver Street, “Sticky Face BBQ’ is a dream come true for owner Steven Mineo who, after working in the restaurant industry for more than ten years, decided to open a place of own. It/’s a dream come true for barbecue lovers also.