The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –Our Pastor friend Mike Bowers needs some stories about neighbors who have enriched your life. Probably our favorites ever were Dick and Janet Sherry. I remember the day I came home…
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Maziarz rumored to be considering a bid to challenge US Senator Kirstin Gillibrand
Rumors are swirling that former State Senator George Maziarz (R-Newfane), long considered an elder statesman of local politics, is considering a bid to unseat New York’s junior United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –Buffalo Rising shares a laudatory opinion of Byron Brown. I don’t like him and think he’s done little more than fill a well-cut suit. Most things from that publication…
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Tompkins reflects on first year on Niagara Falls Council
BY KENNY TOMPKINS January 1 marked my first official year as a Niagara Falls City Council member. What a year this has been! There was a mix of successes and frustrations that…
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Food-stamp recipients can order from Amazon, other online retailers
Food-Stamp Recipients Can Order from Amazon, Other Online Retailers Food-stamp recipients can use their taxpayer-funded benefit to order online from retailers like Amazon under a new Obama administration initiative that aims to…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –My friend Mike Bowers made a good point the other day. We are quick to help on the roadside or buy a cup of coffee for the stranger in line behind…
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Poll: Vote for Mayor of Buffalo 2017
Despite much criticism of Mayor Byron Brown’s three terms in office, he is considering a bid for a fourth term. City Comptroller Mark Schroeder has announced his intention to unseat the Mayor,…
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New York State of Health website a boon for software giant Adobe Systems
BY JAMES HUFNAGEL As part of the implementation of the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly called “Obamacare”, an online insurance exchange was created to enable New York residents to purchase…
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A short take on today’s news
BY JOE GENCO –Carl Paladino lays out his motivations, and his views on how to make life better for the 1 in 2 children living in Buffalo poverty. http://artvoice.com/…/morally-bankrupt-board-education-bu…/… –When defendants attack:…
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ECC presidential search committee still not in place, as Quinn remains
BY TONY FARINA The search for a new Erie Community College president to replace Jack Quinn hasn’t really begun yet even though Quinn announced last summer that he was leaving for personal…
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Police supporters debate Buffalo police raid that killed Sgt. Aljoe’s dog
If pictures tells a thousand words, maybe these pictures of US Army Sergeant First Class Gary Aljoe will tell a story. That and the search warrant Buffalo Police used to invade the retired…
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Defendant Walker elected chairman as Touma weighs future
BY TONY FARINA “Could only happen in Niagara Falls!” That’s what people were saying this week after Councilman Charles Walker – who is still dealing with four misdemeanor charges brought by the…
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Destino speaks out on his untimely firing by Dyster
BY JOHNNY DESTINO “(I)t is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me?” – Oscar…
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Cuomo’s ‘State of the State’ speech deconstructed
BY JAMES HUFNAGEL Oblivious to the fact that most have “had it up to here” with his failed policies, and as a dress rehearsal for his run for the White House in…
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Schwandt to resign as Alderman for position at NYPA
North Tonawanda Alderwoman-at-Large Catherine Schwandt will be resigning from her elected position with the city of North Tonawanda to pursue a full-time position with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), she announced…
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Assemblyman Morinello’s committee roles position him to fight for local control of tourism
Newly elected NYS Assemblyman Angelo J. ‘Judge’ Morinello (R,C,I,Ref-Niagara Falls) whose district includes Niagara County and Grand Island in Erie County, has been assigned several committees for the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. This…
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Letter: You raided the wrong house and killed my dog
An open letter from US Army Sgt. Gary Aljoe to the Buffalo Police To Detective Shawn Adams and Lieutenant Sean O’Brien Buffalo Police Department, 74 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 Dear Detective Adams and…
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Arroyo case, another BPD ‘wrong house’ ‘dog killing’ raid is in court
BY FRANK PARLATO As we reported last week, a December, 20, 2016 raid by Buffalo Narcotics Police on the Ulman St. home of retired Army Sergeant FC, Gary Aljoe ended up with…
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Paladino: “The Buffalo school board is morally corrupt”
BY CARL PALADINO Let me state at the onset: No one forced me to seek to change the sick and failed public education system in Buffalo. I am passionate about assisting the…
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An autopsy of the Buffalo Public Schools
BY JIM OSTROWSKI The Buffalo Public School system has been in the press lately. Sadly, little of what has been said has illuminated the most salient truths about that system. First, the…
