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Szwedo: Continuing to Administrate Past Failures

Szwedo: Continuing to Administrate Past Failures

Featured, Niagara Falls August 3, 2023 at 12:07 pm

By Jim Szwedo Once again, I feel compelled to write another article on behalf of the citizens of Niagara Falls. The current administration, just like our past administrations, has decided to lead its constituents down a rabbit hole of half-truths, endless egos, unreachable goals, and insurmountable debt. From the beginning,Read More

Two Lockport Residents Convicted of Aggravated DWI in Separate Jury Trials; Both Are Facing Prison Time

Two Lockport Residents Convicted of Aggravated DWI in Separate Jury Trials; Both Are Facing Prison Time

Local News, Niagara County August 2, 2023 at 1:13 pm

LOCKPORT, NY: Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that Niagara County juries returned guilty verdicts in two separate Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated trials in as many weeks. Peter Brounscheidel, age 30 of Lockport, was convicted of Aggravated DWI and common law DWI by a County Court jury afterRead More

City Wins Hollow Victory in Eminent Domain Fight

City Wins Hollow Victory in Eminent Domain Fight

Featured, Niagara Falls August 1, 2023 at 1:01 pm

By Tony Farina Niagara Falls has won the first legal round of the eminent domain battle with Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) as a panel of four judges from the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, found that the city’s purpose in seizing a 12-acre parcel on South End land owned by NFRRead More

Numbers Tell the Good Story at WROTBC As Legal Challenge to New Board Set

Numbers Tell the Good Story at WROTBC As Legal Challenge to New Board Set

Local News, Niagara Falls August 1, 2023 at 12:57 pm

By Tony Farina The revamped Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. board, including four new members who were in attendance last Thursday but not licensed yet, got a firsthand look at the stunning financial numbers being generated by the public benefit corporation made up of 15 counties and two cities. TheRead More

Phil and some of the garbage he hauled out of Cayuga Creek

Local Spotlight: Phil Gigliotti – Guardian of the Niagara River

Community News, Ken Cosentino July 31, 2023 at 3:44 pm

  38-year-old Phil Gigliotti is a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY who grew up on Cayuga Island. Today he is a husband and father, an avid sports fan,  and a collector and lover of nature. Over a decade ago, while living in an apartment on Buffalo Avenue, Phil experiencedRead More

Restaino Wins, Taxpayers Lose Round #1 of Restaino’s Impossible Dream

Restaino Wins, Taxpayers Lose Round #1 of Restaino’s Impossible Dream

Uncategorized July 29, 2023 at 2:53 pm

In a significant legal development for the taxpayers of Niagara Falls, the Appellate Division ruled Mayor Robert Restaino can move forward in his effort to force the sale of 10 acres of land from Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC. The court’s approval means Restaino can proceed to round 2, which isRead 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

Niagara County Clerk Joe Jastrzemski Presented With Achievement Award

Niagara County Clerk Joe Jastrzemski Presented With Achievement Award

Niagara County July 28, 2023 at 4:38 pm

Bill Ross, former Niagara County Legislature chairman, presents Achievement Award to Niagara County Clerk Joe Jastrzemski on Thursday night at Niagara County Conservative Party fund-raiser at Wheatfield Lion’s Club. Ross is party chairman. The event drew big crowd.  

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

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Niagara Falls at a Development Standstill of Its Own Making

Local News, Niagara Falls July 27, 2023 at 9:37 am

By Tony Farina One could argue that Niagara Falls is spinning its wheels  in an election year in its battle with Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) over about 12 acres of South End property that the city wants to acquire through eminent domain from NFR for the mayor’s $150-million Centennial ParkRead More

Trevino’s Response to Tompkins’ Article Makes Good Sense

Trevino’s Response to Tompkins’ Article Makes Good Sense

Local News, Niagara Falls July 26, 2023 at 12:08 pm

By Tony Farina I think NFR’s Roger Trevino makes very strong arguments in response to Councilman Kenny Tompkins’ op-ed in piece in the Niagara Gazette this week on needing to work together to foster development. Trevino, in today’s Guest View article in the Gazette, quite accurately points out the omissions inRead More

Social stratification in the USA defined Clearly in Niagara Falls, New York

Social stratification in the USA defined Clearly in Niagara Falls, New York

Gerald Skrlin, Local News July 24, 2023 at 11:57 am

Social stratification in the USA defined Clearly in Niagara Falls, New York      No. 2       Definitions and explanations         Cause = Primordial Hi, and welcome to our continued series on Social Stratification. How it all Began In the last article I spoke of a new era of progressive occurringRead More

From ‘Crazy Judge’ to Troubled Mayor: Restaino’s Long Battle With Mental Health Suspicions

From ‘Crazy Judge’ to Troubled Mayor: Restaino’s Long Battle With Mental Health Suspicions

Elections 2023, Niagara Falls July 18, 2023 at 5:13 am

The one big question in Niagara Falls is whether Mayor Robert Restaino merely snapped – when he placed his hand in front of a camera – or whether he is unraveling and headed for another mental health breakdown. His history of suspected mental illness is not new. On March 11,Read More

Social Class Stratification Defined Clearly in Niagara Falls

Social Class Stratification Defined Clearly in Niagara Falls

Gerald Skrlin July 18, 2023 at 4:43 am

By Gerald Skrlin Stratification and Social Class       America’s Problem Defined Clearly in Niagara Falls, NY Many do not believe a class structured society exists in the USA. American Political culture has done a good job convincing us we are all equal! It is patriotic, and rewarding, to think andRead More

Another Home Run for Batavia Downs Gaming

Another Home Run for Batavia Downs Gaming

Local News, Niagara Falls July 13, 2023 at 12:13 pm

   By Tony Farina I’ve recently written several articles, including in the Buffalo News (Another Voice), about the amazing success of WROTBC/Batavia Downs Gaming in returning many millions of dollars to its member counties and cities to help reduce local property taxes since its inception 50 years ago. The publicRead More

DiLaura On FBI Director Wray’s Testimony: “He’s In Way Over His Head!”

DiLaura On FBI Director Wray’s Testimony: “He’s In Way Over His Head!”

“Wray apparently doesn’t know that the problem with the FBI is…that they do not investigate crimes anymore and haven’t since 9/11/01.”

City Notches 7th Murder in first 7 Months of 2023

City Notches 7th Murder in first 7 Months of 2023

Citycide July 12, 2023 at 2:25 pm

McKenzie Munt, 18, of Sanborn, NY became the 7th victim of violent death this year in the city of Niagara Falls when she succumbed to injuries suffered in a gunfire incident late last month. According to the FBI Crime Report, which this news outlet has spotlighted annually over the pastRead More

J. Gary DiLaura

Action: J. Gary DiLaura’s Memoir: Inside the FBI’s Crime-Fighting Legacy

The Right Side - J. Gary DiLaura July 12, 2023 at 12:19 pm

In his new book, J. Gary DiLaura, former FBI Agent, shares his deep institutional knowledge of FBI history and its nonpartisan roots.

Former Niagara Falls City Councilman Michael Gawel

Mike Gawel Event at Player’s Bar Tuesday Night

Featured, Niagara Falls July 9, 2023 at 12:21 pm

By Tony Farina There will be a fun-filled fundraiser for Niagara Falls City Council hopeful Michael Gawel on Tuesday night, 5:30 to 7:30, at the always electric Player’s Bar at 528 Niagara St., Niagara Falls. Beer, pizza and music on the patio for $25, with checks payable to the CommitteeRead More

Lovely Pollinator Meadows Proliferate along Niagara Gorge, thanks to No-Mow Policy

Lovely Pollinator Meadows Proliferate along Niagara Gorge, thanks to No-Mow Policy

Community News July 8, 2023 at 4:04 pm

One of the best things to ever happen to the city of Niagara Falls was the removal of a section of the Robert Moses Parkway. Replaced by trails, natural pollinator-friendly meadows and native trees, it’s one of the best things the Office of State Parks has ever done here forRead More

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