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“Whaddaya Mean There’s Nothing to do 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: Ken Hamilton STEMBox RACE: As Gaskill Preparatory School 7th grade student Neville Parchment speeds down the gentle incline of Pine Avenue in his #6 car in front of the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, LaSalle Preparatory School student Vincent Schiro was pretty juiced in talking about his participation in the STEMBox Car trials on this past Monday as he waited for his opportunity to ride down Pine. The main race event will be just
Memorial Day Parade and Civic Engagement
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: Amber Hill-Donhauser For the past two years, Niagara Falls City Councilman Ken Tompkins has built quite an impressive parade organization when it comes to the Memorial Day Parade. It seems like every hour – alright, maybe every other hour – he and his wife Terry are consistently posting within the many social media forums to inquire about group and civic participation in the parade as well as updating the community about donors and etc. At first glace,
What You Missed: NT Common Council Meeting on Tuesday May 15th
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: Brandon McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda Almost all the chairs were full, this week as the North Tonawanda Common Council passed several items. Among them was permission to remove 315 Falconer Street from the appropriate In-Rem foreclosure proceeding. They also approved a budgetary transfer to reimburse expenditures related to the award from the Department of Criminal Justice. Also granted was permission to have the 2018 Fireman’s Day Parade. Some changes to the North Tonawanda Fire
Save-A-Lot Completes First Full Week in NT
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 Niagara Reporter newspaper now available at this location. By: Brendan McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda People in are hoping to save more money on their groceries, as a new Save-A-Lot supermarket opens in North Tonawanda. The store is located on Nash Road and offered a free bag of groceries to the first 100 shoppers. People of all ages stood in long lines last week waiting for the store to open its doors to customers. The
North Tonawanda Community Gardens
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 It’s just a pile of dirt right now but soon these garden plots will be in full bloom. Located in the 200 Block of Sommer Street in North Tonawanda, it’s called Imagine Community Gardens. Back in January Pastor Chad Rieselman from the Lumber City Church proposed the idea for the garden. Nearly 4 months later the garden beds are nearly complete. The goal is to help people in the
What You Missed: North Tonawanda Waterfront Commission Meeting
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 The North Tonawanda Waterfront Commission Met on Monday May 14th, 2018 By: Brandon McDonough Reporter for North Tonawanda It is one of the most popular places to be during the summer. With outdoor activities and warmer temperatures coming Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda is a popular place to be but members of the Waterfront Commission say it is not living up to its full potential, in part because of the lack of permanent bathrooms at the
Cuomo Can Be Tough on Women; Just Ask DiPizio, DeWitt, and Nixon
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 / Opinion In case you didn’t know it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo can be an intimidating guy. If you work for him, the message is stay out of his way. If you cross him, or he thinks you did, watch out. It is also worth noting that women are not spared his wrath or his strong-arm tactics if they get in his way. One local woman who
We ‘Bag’ Your Pardon on Plastic Shopping Bag Issue
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 Analysis By: Ken Hamilton In Western New York, the plastic bags that we get from retail purchases are almost always recycled: if they are not lining our trashcans, then they either serve as stand-alone garbage bags or the keep our streets, sidewalks and neighbor’s yards clean by being used to pick up pet poo during our doggy walks. The latter keeps a lot of peace in our communities. But as early as
Actress Who Was NXIVM Enforcer May Be Looking for a Plea Deal
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 Allison Mack Seeks Plea Deal in Exchange for Cooperation Against Former Master Keith Raniere By: Tony Farina The Albany-based Nxivm cult that allegedly recruited women to be sex slaves is on the brink of collapse with the federal indictment in Brooklyn last Friday of cult leader Keith Raniere and “Smallville” television actress Allison Mack on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labor. Niagara Falls-based journalist Frank Parlato, a former Nxivm consultant, is credited by
Musketeers Battle Over South-End Initiative
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 Niagara Falls City Councilman Ezra Scott finds himself in the same conundrum that President Eisenhower found himself in trying to find which way to go on a contentious issue – the South-End Initiative vs. what was known as the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing, a group that included south-end residents and property owners. Scott’s situation, as it is with the rest of the Niagara Falls City Council, isn’t as grave as Eisenhower’s post-war
Niagara Falls, Buffalo Business Partnership Off to Good 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 You might say it was a perfect fit. That’s what former Niagara Falls city lawmaker Michael Gawel and Seneca Vocational High School product Marlon Brown are saying about their recent acquisition of a tire store in Buffalo. “So far, so good,” says Gawel who served on the Niagara Falls City Council and now works as a businessman and CPA. Gawel, the accountant for the late owner of Dino Tire & Service Center at 1425
Gaming Stalemate That Threatens to Deal NF a Knockout Punch
Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9 Cuomo Too Busy to Focus on Gaming Stalemate That Threatens to Deal Niagara Falls a Knockout Punch By: Tony Farina Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be focused on his re-election bid these days, but what is he doing about the latest stalemate with the Seneca Nation over sharing gaming revenue? There’s not much evidence he is doing anything, and the city of Niagara Falls along with Buffalo and Salamanca–the three host cities for the Seneca casinos–are reeling from the