The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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County waste program makes hazardous waste disposal easy
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (“ECDEP”) is offering a new voucher program for residents to dispose of their household hazardous waste (“HHW”) six days a week throughout the year. Residents…
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Special Prosecutor to investigate police during Quentin Suttles arrest
Due to a conflict of interest, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office requested that the Court appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the actions of Buffalo Police Officers Ronald Ammerman and Michael…
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West Falls man sentenced for forcible touching
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 54-year-old Andrew Amato of West Falls has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to 6 years of probation. The defendant…
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Mother sentenced for stabbing her child
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 34-year-old Zakiyyah M. Wolfford of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 5 years of probation. The…
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Suspect charged in the beating death of Tonawanda woman
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Joshua E. Wilson of Buffalo has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio, acting as a Town of Tonawanda…
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SWANSON: Reaching the broadband end zone, going the last 5 yards
BY BRET SWANSON We’ve recounted the many ways the pandemic revealed the superlative capacity, coverage, and robustness of the American internet. COVID-19 has even spurred accelerations of long-overdue innovations, such as telemedicine. But intense reliance on network…
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Report envisions partial decoupling from China
BY DEREK SCISSORS Key Points Partial decoupling from China is overdue. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) suppresses foreign competition and infringes intellectual property. It is an ugly dictatorship at home and…
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Millions may be on Pandemic Unemployment who did not apply
BY MATT WEIDINGER Various reviewers (including me) have noted the rapid growth of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. That’s the temporary federally funded unemployment benefit program created in the March 2020 CARES…
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Committing to the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy here at home
BY MACKENZIE EAGLEN The old adage “actions speak louder than words” is key to the global success of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) strategy. Unfortunately, at the Pentagon right now, it’s…
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PETHOKOUKIS: Is America going to settle for slow economic growth?
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS Just before Independence Day, the Congressional Budget Office released its updated 10-year economic forecast. Basically, it shows a 5 percent bump in real GDP next year before settling into 2…
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Judicial Watch sues the University of Delaware for access to Biden’s Senate records
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of itself and the Daily Caller News Foundation against the University of Delaware for…
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State Department sued for documentation of Samantha Power’s unmasking of American citizens
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of State for records…
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HAMMOND: Cuomo administration ducks important questions on nursing homes
BY BILL HAMMOND A new report from the state Health Department tries to deflect blame for thousands of coronavirus deaths in the state’s nursing homes—but undermines its own case by withholding data…
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New data confirm New York State’s Q1 economic plunge
BY E.J. McMAHON New York’s economy ended the first quarter of this year in virtual free fall, the latest federal data show. The Empire State’s real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 8.2…
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MCMAHON: Quick economic comeback requires action
BY E.J. McMAHON The coronavirus pandemic has prompted an unprecedented shutdown of normal human activity and commerce across much of the developed world. New York State and the nation have entered uncharted…
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NYC led the latest state population drop
BY E.J. McMAHON For a second consecutive year, New York’s population loss was mainly concentrated downstate, according to the latest Census Bureau estimates. During the 12-month period ending last July 1, the…
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What 2019’s census data tells us about New York
BY E.J. McMAHON The final set of pre-pandemic U.S. Census population data for cities, towns and villages provides localized details on a familiar New York pattern: widespread decline upstate, and a few…
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Hunter Biden took 411 flights, visited 29 countries with Secret Service detail
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today it received records from the U.S. Secret Service showing that, for the first five and a half years of the Obama administration, Hunter Biden traveled extensively…
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ASTORINO: New York’s fiscal mess has been a long time coming
BY ROB ASTORINO As New York continues to move to reopen our economy and society, the governor and state legislature must also move to rebuild our state. While it’s true that no…
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Reed rallies lawmakers in call to reopen schools
HORSEHEADS, NY — U.S. Representative Tom Reed (R – NY), Senator Tom O’Mara (R – Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R – Corning), Assemblyman Chris Friend (R – Big Flats), Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes…
