The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Hamilton renames street, school to tout Tesla, while Niagara Falls neglects Nikola
BY JAMES HUGNAGEL This summer the city of Hamilton, a prosperous Canadian city of over a half million inhabitants located just over the border in Ontario, renamed a portion of its heavily-traveled…
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Cuomo pressured to remove parking lots from Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest in the nation, founded in 1885. It hosts just over nine million visitors annually and is among the most iconic natural monuments in North America. The…
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As Sweet’s bid for federal bench fails, some look to Judge Montour
Donald Trump is unlikely to nominate Kathleen Sweet to fill the federal court vacancy here, left by Judge William Skretny, who has moved on to senior status on March 8, 2015. Skretny…
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Former AG Dennis Vacco likely to be appointed US Attorney
Rumors are emerging that former New York State Attorney General Dennis Vacco is likely to be appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, says a source with knowledge…
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Buffalo must expect more from Chuck Schumer
New York State’s longtime Senator Chuck Schumer (D-Brooklyn) has been elected Senate Minority Leader, making him the most powerful Democrat in America. Many influential members of the incoming Congress are pushing to amend its…
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Will Jacobs keep promise of term limits?
Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs made an ambitious promise to voters: that his election to the State Senate would bring term limits to Albany for all state legislators. He won the 60th State…
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Businessmen should comprise much of Trump cabinet
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters say that it is time to boldly roll through Congress with a slew of legislation that jump starts the economy: income tax cuts; lower the corporate…
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Congressman Higgins contemplating bid for Minority Leader?
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) is considering a bid to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as Minority Leader of the House Democrats, says a source close to the Congressman. Pelosi is weathering a storm of critics…
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Seneca elections roiled by suspicions of corruption at gaming corporation
Barely a month after six-term former President Barry E. Snyder, Sr. was snubbed by the Seneca Party, a dominant force in Seneca politics that he once controlled, rumors are swirling that the Buffalo…
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Bronfman sisters planning a major philanthropic effort on Aboriginal entrepreneurship
It has been widely rumored that Clare and Sara Bronfman, heiresses to the Seagrams’ liquor fortune and daughters of the late philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, are planning “a major philanthropic campaign on Aboriginal…
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Maziarz may not be out of the woods just yet, as probe heats up
BY TONY FARINA Is former State Senator George Maziarz out of the woods nearly two years after he left office under the cloud of a federal investigation? While Maziarz left office denying…
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SPCA report contradicts police version of shootings that killed pit bulls in drug raids
BY FRANK PARLATO Buffalo NY – Necropsies by the Erie County SPCA on a pair of pit bulls shot and killed during ‘No Knock’ raids last summer contradict ‘Use of Force’ reports of…
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ECC facing more financial challenges; losing key staffer
BY TONY FARINA There will be some very big shoes to fill at Erie Community College’s three campuses come January with the retirement of Tony Nesci, director of building and grounds, who…
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Flaherty still working hard, despite primary loss
BY TONY FARINA Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty may have lost the Democratic primary last month to Tonawanda Town Attorney John Flynn, but he’s still carrying out his duties as the county’s…
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Critics say career politicians’ arrogance is cause for concern
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI John Ceretto is the quintessential career politician, first elected to public office in 1995 when he ran for the Lewiston Town Board as a Democrat. He stood quite and…
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FOIL seeks info on Assigned Counsel for persons uncharged and unchecked for financial need
BY FRANK PARLATO Artvoice has filed a Freedom of Information Law request with the Erie County Assigned Counsel Program to learn how often courts assign a free lawyer to someone in Erie…
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Politicians are engaging in unseemly pay raises
BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ In a 2015 Buffalo News article about high earning government employees, Amherst Town Supervisor Barry Weinstein stated that “It is unseemly to raise your own salary”. Unfortunately, there…
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It’s time to reinvent the Broadway Market
THE EDITORIAL BOARD With talk of redeveloping the Old Central Terminal, which has been under the control of Hamilton developer Harry Stinson, who claims that he preparing the building for mixed…
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Obama asked to pardon Linda Byrnes, serving 27 years for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
Linda Byrnes is a 70 year old woman who has been in prison for 22 years. She is serving a 27 year and 9 month sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. This April…
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FBI questions Zellner over shake down of judicial candidates
Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner was questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigations last week. The nation’s leading law enforcement agency for public corruption cases is interested in a 2014…
