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Kenny Thompkins, the freshman Niagara Falls council member, has led the charge to eliminate health insurance for future council members.

Moving Niagara Falls Forward: Tale of Two Tourism Plans

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:27 am

By Kenny Tompkins; Niagara Falls City Councilman I’ve learned as a city councilman that it’s important to set the record straight as often as possible. I’m a firm believer in transparency, which is why I am addressing the online story that emerged suggesting a connection between the American Niagara HospitalityRead More

Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster

Dyster’s involvement in Culinary Institute fiasco raises interesting questions here

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:24 am

By Mike Hudson How closely was Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster involved in the process that led to the opening of the Niagara County Community College Culinary Institute here? In numerous statements made over the past eight years, he’s given the impression of being single handedly responsible for the facility.Read More

We’re back and better than ever!

We’re back and better than ever!

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:22 am

By Mike Hudson I’m back. And so is the Niagara Falls Reporter. We took a brief hiatus in order to conduct a major reorganization that Publisher Frank Parlato and I believe will propel the paper to becoming a national publication, something I’ve always dreamed of. We’ll be back on theRead More

Gov. Andrew Cuomo forgot to include payment in the Seneca Casino contract renewal. But faithful Dyster still has faith and hope.

Cuomo’s incompetence leads to end of casino cash; Dyster still optimistic

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:21 am

By Mike Hudson; In the rush to placate the Seneca Nation of Indians during the casino cash dispute that dragged on for four years starting in 2009, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unilaterally granted a 10-year extension to the compact that allows the tribe to operate casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo andRead More

Cancemi Excited About School District’s Progress, Wants Another Term as  Board President

Cancemi Excited About School District’s Progress, Wants Another Term as Board President

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:14 am

By Tony Farina; Clarification:  Vincent James Cancemi is seeking a third five-year term on the Niagara Falls Board of Education in the May 16th election.  He is the current president of the board and the decision on whether he continues in that role will be up to the board membersRead More

NY Attorney General and former Democratic State Senator Eric Schneiderman

Ortt’s political persecution calls Scheiderman’s ethics into question

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:08 am

By Mike Hudson In one of the most blatantly political prosecutions in the state’s long history, New York Attorney General and former Democratic state senator Eric Schneiderman is going after war hero and current Republican state Senator Rob Ortt in the hope of tipping the balance of power in theRead More

George Maziarz

Politically motivated Maziarz persecution more proof of Schneiderman incompetence

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 11:05 am

By Mike Hudson; A rat in the woodpile, former county Republican Party chairman Henry Wojtaszek, who switched sides and decided to help former Democratic state senator and current state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in order to save his own skin, is primarily responsible for the current five count felony indictmentRead More

When Does A Protest Become A Riot?

When Does A Protest Become A Riot?

Uncategorized May 11, 2017 at 11:05 am

During Barack Obama’s Presidency he began preparing for an underground war. You see, the only thing he was ever good at was dissention and “organizing” to oppose, obstruct and dissent. Community Organizer is a politically correct way of saying…organizing militant civilians who  want to obstruct! Organizing as a citizen, toRead More

Gary Sanchez has a great arm

The Bronx Bombers Are Back!

Uncategorized May 11, 2017 at 11:01 am

By Moose Jr., As of May 9th, The New York Yankees are in first place in the American League East with a record of twenty-one wins and only nine losses. The reason for the turnaround from the disappointing 2016 season (84 wins and 78 losses, missing playoffs and finishing 4thRead More

New Memorial honors Grand Island WWII Hero

New Memorial honors Grand Island WWII Hero

Featured May 11, 2017 at 11:00 am

By Nate McMurray Town Supervisor of Grand Island Dear Islanders, Operation Neptune was the massive military assault portion of the Allied invasion of Normandy, code named Operation Overlord, that occurred on June 6, 1944. Hopefully never again will there be such a terrible day. It took hundreds of thousands ofRead More

Smelly Problem in LaSalle

Smelly Problem in LaSalle

Niagara Falls May 11, 2017 at 10:11 am

According to our correspondent: The businesses on 56th St. near Niagara Falls Blvd. have been experiencing a strong sewer gas smell getting in the buildings for several months. It has been getting particularly obnoxious in the last two weeks, to the point that businesses have to leave their doors openRead More

LIUNA Health & Safety Launches Expanded Sun Sense Campaign

LIUNA Health & Safety Launches Expanded Sun Sense Campaign

Uncategorized May 10, 2017 at 8:37 pm

By Randy Palladino; For over 17 years, the Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America has run an annual Sun Sense campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of skin cancer. According to the American & Canadian Cancer Societies, nearly 3 million people in North America are diagnosed withRead More

“What Did You Say?” More People Than You Think Have Hearing Loss

“What Did You Say?” More People Than You Think Have Hearing Loss

Uncategorized May 4, 2017 at 6:27 pm

By Randy Palladino   How’s your hearing? The reality is it’s probably not as good as you think, even if you haven’t noticed it yet. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one in four people think their hearing is just fine whenRead More

Construction Workers Safer with New OSHA Silica Standard

Construction Workers Safer with New OSHA Silica Standard

Uncategorized April 12, 2017 at 10:56 pm

By Randy Palladino; Construction sites are dusty places, but does that make them dangerous? If the dust contains pulverized rock or concrete there is more concern. One study showed silicosis deaths in the construction industry are higher than any other industry in the United States. Construction workers are clearly atRead More

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done miracles for New York State, according to studies conducted by Gov. Cuomo.

Gov. Cuomo advertises his greatness with taxpayer money

News, State and National News April 7, 2017 at 7:17 am

By Frank Parlato  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is in a battle with federal highway officials over state-funded “I Love New York” billboards scattered along highways in New York State. The signs are meant to inform motorists about a state-funded phone app which guides people toward state selected tourist attractions andRead More

Delaware North's casinos aren't in luxury resorts, they're in downtrodden midwest locations like this spartan gaming floor outside of economically depressed Davenport, Iowa.

Low pay, long hours, few promotions, freezer sex all part of Delaware North employment experience

Community News, Niagara Falls April 7, 2017 at 7:15 am

Buffalo-based mega-concessionaire Delaware North already plays a major role in the local economy – feeding the eight million tourists who visit Niagara Falls State Park every year at the expense of the handful of restaurants and diners that still exist in downtown Niagara Falls. Recent developments indicate that the globalRead More

Community Memorial Day Parade 2017 Kicks into Gear

Community Memorial Day Parade 2017 Kicks into Gear

Niagara Falls April 7, 2017 at 7:09 am

By Kenny Tompkins  Niagara Falls Councilman Now that winter is over in Niagara Falls, planning for the 2017 Community Memorial Day parade has kicked into high gear.  The date is set for Saturday, May 27, at 10 am.  We’ll start at City Market and march down Pine Avenue to the NiagaraRead More

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE BLASTS CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING RAISING AGE OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE BLASTS CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING RAISING AGE OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Niagara Falls April 7, 2017 at 7:06 am

By Mike Lee President President-Patrol Division Niagara Falls Police Club On March 20, 2017 the Niagara Falls City Council voted to adopt New York State resolution# 17 as it relates to Subpart J of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget bill. The city council voted 4-0 in favor of supporting the changeRead More

Scenic Woods stretching from the East River shoreline westward to Sturbridge Lane

Parks and Threats to our space

Niagara Falls April 7, 2017 at 7:04 am

by Nate McMurray Town Supervisor of Grand Island Since I have been Supervisor of Grand Island, I have met with developers who have come to my office trying to hawk the white elephant gift of sprawl as a solution to Grand Island’s problems.  Let me say it here clearly, “IRead More

Memorial to begin parking garage renovations

Memorial to begin parking garage renovations

Community News April 7, 2017 at 7:02 am

Renovations to the parking garage at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will begin Monday, April 10. The work, which will be completed in stages, is expected to last into the summer and will include structural repairs and maintenance on five of the structure’s seven levels. The project is the firstRead More

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