The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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ECHDC should work with General Mills on children’s museum concept
For years the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) has intended to construct a vaguely defined “children’s museum” concept on a prime parcel along the newly constructed canal-scape that now comprises the…
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Gun advocates are furious, as Grisanti claims fraudulent endorsements — again!
Two years ago, the embattled State Senator Mark Grisanti falsely claimed to have the endorsements of several groups that never endorsed him, including the First Amendment Club (which endorsed him only in…
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At opening of North Buffalo office, Antoine announces big fundraiser
Antoine Thompson opened his second campaign office today; this one in North Buffalo at 1889 Hertel Avenue. It’s a neighborhood that Thompson had represented as a state senator for several terms, and…
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Outraged, the Eastside blames Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes for no money
Not quite four years ago, a newly elected Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to make Buffalo boom — even dedicating $1 billion over his first term for economic development investments that, he said, would…
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Senator Coppola: “Stop bashing teachers, stupid”
Senator Al Coppola, the Democrat running for State Senate against Mark Grisanti, is disgusted with the way that today’s political discourse has wrongly bashed teachers in the media, often using hard working career professionals as political…
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Panepinto’s election fraud conviction disqualifies candidacy
Few behaviors are more demonstrative of a willingness to betray the public’s trust than to knowingly commit election fraud so egregiously that one’s license to practice law gets suspended. That is precisely…
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Grisanti’s betrayal of West Side Italians infuriates base
The historic neighborhoods of Columbus Park and Prospect Hill have deep Italian American roots. State Senator Mark Grisanti continues to maintain a law office on Niagara Street near Jersey, where he is…
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Stocker to repeal Cuomo’s NYSAFE Act
Former Town Prosecutor Kevin Stocker is dead set against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s NYSAFE Act, which was pushed through the New York State Senate swiftly and secretly — with Sen. Mark Grisanti’s help.…
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Panepinto is owned by the teachers’ unions
State Senate candidate Marc Panepinto, a Buffalo Democrat who was once convicted of election fraud and whose license to practice law was suspended for one year, is expecting that the New York…
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Antoine Thompson to recieve community service award
By Christina Abt Antoine Thompson (D), candidate for the NYS Assembly 141th District and lifelong Buffalo activist dedicated to strengthening and advancing his hometown community, has been chosen as the Coalition of…
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Senator Coppola: the 60th District’s only unequivocal “NO-VOTE” on hydrofracking
Perhaps no other issue has riled environmentalists more feverishly than the prospect of large scale hydrologic fracturing in New York. The natural gas extraction process known colloquially as “fracking” shatters the earth’s deep…
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Will historic Hornblower appeal finally sink Glynn’s Maid of the Mist?
By Frank Parlato, The Niagara Falls Reporter The time is coming, Sept. 3 to be exact, when perhaps the most high profile case in this area – with $100 million or more…
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Mario defends son as Moreland scandal heats up; Astorino likens Gov to mafia boss
By Tony Farina, The Niagara Falls Reporter As the political fur flies hot and heavy over allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo tampered with the anti-corruption Moreland Commission before shutting it down last…
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Thompson sponsors expansive voter registration, youth outreach
By Christina Abt Antoine Thompson (D), candidate for the NYS Assembly 141th District and lifelong Buffalo activist dedicated to strengthening and advancing his hometown community, has announced a two-week voter registration initiative…
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Who will be Buffalo’s next Mayor?
As Deputy Mayor Steve Casey prepares to leave City Hall, political observers expect Mayor Byron Brown to forgo a fourth run for the office. It has been long rumored that Brown will…
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Pushback from police union on barracks blowup
By James Hufnagel, The Niagara Falls Reporter According to Manuel Vilar, president of the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, the Long Island-based union that represents State Parks Police officers, construction…
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Forster reflects on downfall of longtime political foe
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Niagara County Democratic Chairman Nick Forster told the Niagara Falls Reporter that, while he takes no pleasure from the downfall of State Sen. George Maziarz,…
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Maziarz retirement marks end of era in Niagara County politics
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter It’s the end of an era. Political allies and enemies alike are lining up to re-imagine a Niagara County without the presence of State Sen.…
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Maziarz’s surprise decision comes as federal probe heats up
By Tony Farina, The Niagara Falls Reporter A federal investigation into his campaign spending stemming from the findings by the governor’s now defunct Moreland Commission on Public Corruption may have prompted powerful…
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AMID CORRUPTION PROBE, MAZIARZ WILL NOT RUN AGAIN
In a shocking political development, longtime Senator George Maziarz (R-Newfane) has decided not to seek reelection. The resignation comes less than a weak after top aids Alisa Colatarci and Marcus Hall resigned…
