The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Thompson Files Petitions for Primary Election; challenger exceeds required signatures
Antoine Thompson (D), candidate for the NYS Assembly 141th District and lifelong Buffalo activist dedicated to strengthening and advancing his hometown community, today announced the filing of his nominating petitions for the…
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Strategy document outlining BPS reforms is released
The school board’s new majority released this three page vision document: 2014_BPS_Vision, WGRZ reports. It’s an impressively aggressive and on-point agenda that promotes a diversity of choices for students and parents, and…
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Destino not running against Maziarz, may run against Dyster
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The schism between County Democratic Chairman Nick Forster and the Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster-controlled city faction of the local Democrats, headed by City Chairwoman…
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Nevergold: Ogilvie lacks turnaround, urban experiences
In an interview with WBFO’s Eileen Buckley, former school board President Dr. Barbara Nevergold says that Donald Ogilvie lacks experience in two key areas that should be demanded of the next Superintendent:…
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What could a new teachers contract look like?
Today school board President James Sampson announced that Donald Ogilvie will serve as the Buffalo Public School District’s next Interim Superintendent. He will seek the Board’s approval at their Wednesday meeting, the…
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The Superintendent Search: Meet Dr. Susan Enfield
As Buffalo’s Board of Education prepares its search for an Interim Superintendent to manage major restructuring initiatives over the next year or two, the Board will simultaneously search for a permanent Superintendent. We should be…
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Zephyr Teachout: “I’m the working families’ Democrat”
Zephyr Teachout is the liberal who is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo from the left in this year’s Democratic Party. She received 41% of the Working Families Party vote at their convention last…
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It was a high price to pay to get more for your money today
I heard this song on NPR, and thought it was a compelling critique of the bipartisan destruction of American manufacturing and the increasingly centralized economy that has emerged over the last several decades of…
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Can Condi Rice be convinced to save the GOP?
Watching Iraq unravel and the middle east inflamed with instability makes almost certain that the 2016 presidential election will be consumed in a discourse on foreign policy. A great debate will be…
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Kennedy vs. Grant: the battle inside the Democratic Party
It’s an interestingly diverse district, drawn after the 2010/11 redistricting process in which the Eastside of Buffalo, South Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Lackawanna, and parts of the Westside were bound together in the 63rd…
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Failed parking lot at Joe Davis State Park leads to investigation
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The lot at Joe Davis, paved less than two years ago, has failed spectacularly. The Joseph Davis State Park is under a lease agreement with…
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The Paladinistas take their school board seats
Local media is reporting a cordial installation ceremony for recently elected at-large school board members Larry Quinn, Patricia Pierce, and Dr. Barbara Nevergold. The installation took place at the Board of Education’s public meeting…
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Cuomo pledges allegiance to Roswell
Governor Andrew Cuomo was very warmly received by the standing room only audience that packed Roswell’s Hohn Auditorium to the brim. Welcomed with a standing ovation as he entered the room — filled mostly with the…
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Facebook is trying to alter your mood
In a shocking revelations exposed in The Atlantic, Robinson Meyer writes that Facebook administered studies that aim to alter users’ mood by virtue of the content that is funneled into their newsfeed. From his article, Everything…
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The pitchforks are coming
In a featured article on Politico, Seattle based venture capitalist Nick Hanauer warns that “the pitchforks are coming” for him and his “fellow plutocrats.” He notes the stark wealth inequality in America:…
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Sampson, Paladino have harsh words for outgoing school board majority
Last week, Dr. Barbara Nevergold and Florence Johnson wrote a letter expressing their concerns over a number of pending issues before the Board, including the future of a few campuses and how…
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Rumor: Grisanti plotting to switch parties, Panepinto violating election laws, again?
Among local political operatives, a rumor is swirling: that Senator Mark Grisanti (R-Buffalo) is conspiring with State Senate candidate Mark Panepinto (D-Buffalo) to secure the Democratic nomination for the Republican who is expected to lose…
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Niagara Region Attractive to Hucksters Short on Funds, Long on Connections
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Land speculators need nothing more than a little bit of money and a lot of political clout to pick up valuable properties here in Niagara…
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Readers Beware of Sneaky State Parks Agenda Halting of Police Barracks Is Only Temporary
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The State Park police barracks, planned to be built at a site with a beautiful and stunning vista of the gorge – a police barracks…
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Hamister hotel project just a Hyatt? Developer announces even more delays
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Nine months ago, the Hamister hotel deal was making headlines every day. It was urgent. It was the future of Niagara Falls. The state approved…
