The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Seneca Gaming CEO Holly Gagnon should have green-lighted a different Niagara expansion project, say critics
Last fall the Seneca Gaming Corporation, under the direction of CEO Holly Gagnon, greenlighted a $40 million renovation plan to what is, ostensibly, the front entrance to the venue, Sixth Street and…
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Cutting funding, Sportsmen’s Tavern, and AOC…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Seeing our President cutting funding to shithole countries conflicts me. If your problem is with desperate people invading your country because there…
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Oliva warns that Cuomo is planning a vicious attack on Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro
Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning a vicious political attack against Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, the Republican nominee for Governor last year. The Governor has already recruited a well known political operative to…
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Springtime is for motorcycles
BY NORBERT RUG It is spring and the motorcycles are coming out of hibernation. I know after righting the ice and snow it is easy to sit back and enjoy the ride…
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Why was Seneca Holdings without a CEO for a year and a half?
Seneca Holdings, the private equity arm of the Seneca Nation of Indians, has been without a formal Chief Executive Officer since June of 2017, when Dave Kimelberg changed his title to Strategic…
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Seething with jealousy, Maria Whyte expected to challenge Bernice Radle’s nominating petitions
A source close to Deputy County Executive Maria Whyte — who is known to have longstanding ambitions on the Mayor’s Office — says the politician is seething with jealousy over the prospect…
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Armie Hammer packs riveting intensity in Mine, a war story set in North Africa
BY NORBERT RUG Mine was released in on April 7, 2017, in the United States after being released in Italy on October 6, 2016, by Eagle Pictures. It is available on Netflix In…
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Coping with robocalls
BY NORBERT RUG I’m in the bathroom, the phone rings and my wife is out picking up grandchildren from school. I open the door, run across the bedroom and grab the phone…
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SNC Lavalin CEO’s wife, employed by Stephen Bronfman, to leave Canada imminently
Emma Griffin and Neil Bruce, the CEO of SNC Lavalin, sold their Montreal home on March 14th for more than $3.3 million. They have not purchased a new home, and Journal de Quebec…
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Jacques Bougie, SNC Lavalin board member, informally lobbied Morneau’s wife
A well-placed source tells The Chronicle that Jacques Bougie, a member of SNC Lavalin‘s Board of Directors, informally appealed to Nancy McCain, the wife of Finance Minister Bill Morneau, to inquire whether there…
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You scream, I scream — we all scream for Ice cream!
BY NORBERT RUG You know you are from Lockport when you are excited that Frey’s takes the plywood off the outside of their place. John and Nanette Frey have been serving the…
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Thoughts on jury duty
BY NORBERT RUG It’s a small piece of paper, usually the size of a postcard and it is easily hidden between the junk mail and the bills that crowd a mailbox, but…
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Fearing violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Lynch threatened SNC job losses
SNC Lavalin Chairman Kevin G. Lynch, who also serves as Bank of Montreal‘s Vice Chairman, placed a call on October 15th to Michael Wernick, during which he repeatedly threatened the Clerk of…
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Reflecting on tough times allows one to appreciate good ones
BY NORBERT RUG Being broke was a good thing for me. When my wife and I were first married, all the money we had received for our wedding and all the savings…
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Ivanka Trump to reform student lending
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Ivanka Trump is leading a movement in the Trump White House to limit parent loans and wipe out all student loans after…
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Smothers, Bollman to battle for Lovejoy Common Council seat
Esther Smothers, former Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant‘s principal legislative staffer, is vying for the Buffalo Common Council seat representing Lovejoy. Also running is Brian Bollman, the outgoing Lovejoy Councilman…
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Nickel City Sessions return and Kevin Schuler avoids the big house
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Nickel City Sessions returns home Thursday night, with great live music and a celebration of the reopening of the Little Music Shop…
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Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — UB is a 6th seed. St. Bonaventure collapsed. Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe. An administration that can look the other way…
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Ottawa political operative threatens conservative publisher with ‘fake news’ in The Globe and Mail
Justin Ling, an Ottawa-based political reporter whose work appears on some of Canada’s largest national platforms, threatened the publisher of The Chronicle in a revealing email exchange Sunday evening. He threatened to use his…
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Skating, the veto, and tragedy in New Zealand…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Steve Desmond shares the joy of skating (and photography). Take a gander. As predicted, our President vetoed Congressional decline of his emergency declaration.…
