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Mayor Restaino’s Disturbing Behavior and Political Pandering

Mayor Restaino’s Disturbing Behavior and Political Pandering

MAYOR RESTAINO AND THE SO-CALLED “BLACK VOTE” Mayor Restaino has been handing out “candy,” but it’s not Halloween yet. It’s election season, and that candy is actually grant money. This past week, Mayor Restaino announced that he was awarding $100,000 to Christ Redemption Tabernacle Church, located at 339 22nd Street.Read More

Breast Cancer Benefit for Mariah Juarez on July 30 at Frontier Firehall

Breast Cancer Benefit for Mariah Juarez on July 30 at Frontier Firehall

News July 28, 2023 at 4:46 pm

On May 10, Mariah Juarez was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). TNBC is a rare and aggressive cancer that will require aggressive treatment to fight. Her friends and family are hoping to lift the financial burden for her and her young children, so that she can focus onRead More

Image by Chloe Bennett: Erik Danielson with record-breaking white pine.

WNY Land Conservancy Staffer ID’s Record White Pine Tree

News July 27, 2023 at 7:38 pm

  The Western New York Land Conservancy, which in the past few years has spearheaded multimillion dollar restoration projects at both Stella Niagara and the Niagara Gorge, is probably the most effective voice for the natural environment in the entire region. Recently its Stewardship Coordinator Erik Danielson made an incredibleRead More

Restaino’s Troubled Past: A Cell Phone Incident and Now an Ill-Advised Land Grab

Restaino’s Troubled Past: A Cell Phone Incident and Now an Ill-Advised Land Grab

Local News, News, Niagara Falls June 26, 2023 at 3:35 am

Today and tomorrow are the last days to vote in the primary for Niagara Falls Mayor, and the choices are Glenn Choolokian, Demetreus Nix, and the incumbent Robert Restaino on the Democratic line. Those who support Nix or Restaino will not be left hopeless if their candidate loses. Nix has hisRead More

Watergate 2.0: Chairman Forster and Mayor Restaino’s Unholy Alliance Drains Residents’ Wallets at NF Water Board

Watergate 2.0: Chairman Forster and Mayor Restaino’s Unholy Alliance Drains Residents’ Wallets at NF Water Board

Ken Cosentino, Local News, News, Niagara Falls June 22, 2023 at 9:05 pm

By Ken Cosentino Put on your wetsuit, slip on your flippers and let’s take a deep dive into the cesspool that is Nick Forster’s Niagara Falls Water Board. As a homeowner and resident of the City of Niagara Falls, I am extremely concerned by what you are about to read.Read More

Mayor’s Bullying Behavior Contradicts School District’s Zero-Tolerance Policy

Mayor’s Bullying Behavior Contradicts School District’s Zero-Tolerance Policy

Ken Cosentino, Local News, News, Niagara Falls June 3, 2023 at 5:36 pm

By Ken Cosentino Mayor Restaino’s Fragile Ego The Niagara Falls City School District defines bullying as “a variety of negative acts carried out repeatedly over time. It involves a real or perceived imbalance of power, with a more powerful child or group attacking those who are less powerful.” Mayor RobertRead More

Mayor Restaino’s ‘Illusory’ Attempt to Take NFR Land Sparks Legal Showdown

Mayor Restaino’s ‘Illusory’ Attempt to Take NFR Land Sparks Legal Showdown

Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 May 22, 2023 at 5:22 pm

Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) and the City of Niagara Falls clashed in New York State Appellate Court in Rochester today as NFR seeks to end the city’s attempt to take their private property through eminent domain. Mayor Robert Restaino’s fanciful vision for NFR’s land, dubbed “Centennial Park,” drew skepticism fromRead More

Nebraska Bans Birth-Gender Deniers Amputations for Children; Sterilization Options for Children May Suffer Scrutiny

Nebraska Bans Birth-Gender Deniers Amputations for Children; Sterilization Options for Children May Suffer Scrutiny

News, State and National News May 22, 2023 at 1:42 pm

A recent article on the Frank Report discusses in-depth the recent passage of a bill in Nebraska that bans gender-affirming treatments, which the author calls birth-gender denial, including surgeries and hormone therapies, for minors. Under the new law, individuals must wait until they reach the age of 19 to undergoRead More

Former Niagara Falls City Councilman Michael Gawel

Major Gawel Event Slated for Wednesday at Rock Burger

News May 22, 2023 at 1:18 pm

Niagara Falls GOP council candidate Mike Gawel will host a $25 fund-raising event on Wednesday from  8 to 10 at Rock Burger USA at 8529 Niagara Falls Blvd. that will feature Jason Lizardo on Guy’s Grocery Games with viewing at 9.  Rock Burger, of course, has one of the highestRead More

Mayor Proposes Centennial Park ‘Feasibility’ Study a year after his Eminent Domain Suit

Mayor Proposes Centennial Park ‘Feasibility’ Study a year after his Eminent Domain Suit

Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 May 16, 2023 at 6:27 pm

Spend First, Study Later At a “Special Meeting” on Wednesday, May 17, at 5:00 p.m., Niagara Falls Mayor Robert M. Restaino will seek Council approval to spend $140,000 for a feasibility study for Centennial Park, a planned 7000-seat events center and a small adjacent park. According to the mayor, theRead More

Demetreus Nix will run against Mayor Robert Restaino and Glenn Choolokian.

Nix Back on Ballot for Mayor; Restaino Behind the Move to ‘Disenfranchise Voters’

Elections 2023, Ken Cosentino, Local News, News May 9, 2023 at 4:13 pm

By Ken Cosentino Democratic candidate for mayor Demetreus Nix is officially back on the ballot. Nix has overcome unfathomable adversity during his campaign, including the tragic loss of a child. Nothing has stopped him from pursuing his goal of running for mayor, because his ambition is driven out of necessity.Read More

Developer Fights Back Against Mayor Restaino’s Attempt to Take Park-Like Land as ‘Blight’

Developer Fights Back Against Mayor Restaino’s Attempt to Take Park-Like Land as ‘Blight’

Local News, News, Niagara Falls May 4, 2023 at 10:02 pm

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino wants the land. But it’s unclear why.   Mayor Restaino said he wants 10 acres of land owned by Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC (NFR) to build Centennial Park, a 7000-seat events center with a parking ramp and small pocket park. When NFR did not want toRead More

Szwedo: Niagara Falls Citizens Make Decisions Based on Safety Concerns

Szwedo: Niagara Falls Citizens Make Decisions Based on Safety Concerns

Local News, News, Niagara Falls May 4, 2023 at 10:42 am

By James Szwedo President, Niagara Street Neighborhood Revitalization Organization, Inc. HOW WE GOT HERE, AND WHY WE CAN NEVER LEAVE As a lifelong resident and longtime community activist, I have been able to acquire a perhaps unique, but painful perspective on how a city with so many God-given attributes andRead More

Niagara Falls Premieres Buffalo-Made Comedy About Slap Fighting

Niagara Falls Premieres Buffalo-Made Comedy About Slap Fighting

Local News, News May 4, 2023 at 10:41 am

This may be the first slap fight movie ever created. On April 22nd, 2023, Slapped Straight premiered in Niagara Falls, at the Capitol Theatre at 720 Builders Way. Slap fighting is a sport where two fighters take turns slapping each other in the face, and seeing who can stay consciousRead More

Double Dipping Lewiston Police Officer Gets Booted, Forced to Repay Money

Double Dipping Lewiston Police Officer Gets Booted, Forced to Repay Money

Local News, News May 4, 2023 at 9:25 am

LOCKPORT, NY: His dual role came to an end. Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that James F. Ullery, a former officer of the Lewiston Police Department and the Village of Youngstown Police Department, entered a guilty plea in Porter Town Court this week to one count ofRead More

Attorney Nicholas D. D'Angelo.

Niagara Falls Lawyer Nicholas D’Angelo Takes Plea on Sex Abuse Case; Gets 6 Months Jail, 10 Years Probation

Local News, News, Niagara Falls April 25, 2023 at 6:33 pm

Niagara Falls attorney Nicholas D. D’Angelo, 30, pleaded guilty before State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, class D felonies, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, and two counts of third-degree rape, class E felonies. He will serve six months in a countyRead More

Demetreus Nix seeks to bring awareness to local issues and community investment.

Nix Removed From Mayoral Ballot, Fights To Get Back On

Elections 2023, Local News, News April 25, 2023 at 10:31 am

Demetrius Nix, a Niagara Falls mayoral candidate, has been removed from the ballot in the upcoming Democratic party mayoral primary election.

Glenn A. Choolokian is a former Niagara Falls City Council member and is a Mayoral Candidate

Choolokian: Knock on Every Door to Learn What We Need in a Run for Mayor

Local News, News, Niagara Falls April 25, 2023 at 10:14 am

Glenn Choolokian is running for mayor of Niagara Falls and will primary Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino on the Democratic Party line. The Friends of Glenn Choolokian cordially invite you and anyone you know to a fundraiser to help Glenn become the next mayor of Niagara Falls. Choolokian’s fundraiser isRead More

The city needs the right name for Restaino's legacy to himself.

Too-Smart Mayor Will Spend $30 Million for Parking Ramp in City With Too Much Parking

Local News, News, Niagara Falls April 24, 2023 at 7:20 pm

Mayor Robert Restaino is the smartest man in the room. Any room. And if he wants to build a Centennial Park across the street from the Seneca Nation entranceway, we don’t need to question. Why should we? He is the smartest guy in the room, including, especially, the big roomRead More

Jennifer Lamoy tried to run for council, but was unsuccessful.

Inside Look at Niagara County BOE Petition Process: ‘I Tried to Run for NF Council’

Local News, News April 14, 2023 at 2:42 am

Jennifer Marie LaMoy almost ran for Niagara Falls City Council.  She gives readers a little insight into the world of political petitions and the Board of Elections.  By Jennifer Marie LaMoy I made the decision on Friday, March 9, 2023, to begin the petition process for the position of NiagaraRead More

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