The Buffalo Chronicle
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Hochul instructs Lieber to market all MTA rail yards for development
Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing Janno Lieber, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to market the agency’s vast real estate holdings for large-scale real estate development. The MTA owns expansive rail…
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Pandemic drove largest New York population loss ever
BY E.J. McMAHON Thanks mainly to a pandemic-driven boost in its already high outflows to other states, New York has just suffered its largest single-year population loss ever—and the worst, in percentage…
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New York on track to experience energy deficits of 10% or more
ALBANY, NY – (May, 20, 2022) – The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) places New York communities at risk of devastating blackouts due to insufficient electricity levels, according to Cold…
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Trudeau may gift 24 Sussex to Assembly of First Nations, as a symbolic act of reconciliation
Justin Trudeau is considering a plan that would gift 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the official residence of the Canadian Prime Minister, to the Assembly of First Nations, with the intention that…
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Following controversy in Florida, Hochul invites Disney to build a theme park in Niagara Falls
Governor Kathy Hochul has privately reached out to senior executives and board members of the Walt Disney Company, headquartered in Burbank, California, to extend an invitation to open a new theme park in…
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NYPA is willing to establish a special fund to revive downtown Niagara Falls
The New York State Power Authority is preparing to establish a dedicated fund that will be used to finance the revival of the City of Niagara Falls, and to manage that fund…
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Grenga is willing to lead the redevelopment of the former Rainbow Centre
Developer Paul Grenga is busy reviving the landmark building at Niagara and Prospect Streets in Downtown Niagara Falls, which once served as an office building for Occidental Chemical. Over the last several…
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Donta Myles confirms Mayor Restaino didn’t get Council approval for Bolton St. Johns lobbying contract
Niagara Falls Councilman Donta Myles has confirmed in comments on social media that the Niagara Falls City Council did not authorize a lobbying contract with Bolton St. Johns, the controversial lobbying firm…
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Emily Giske, Vice Chair of New York State’s Democratic Party, accused of voter fraud by fellow Democrat
Jim Fouratt, a prominent gay rights activist who ran against a powerful incumbent in a primary election for State Assembly on Manhattan’s West Side in 2016, has accused Emily Giske, the Vice Chair…
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Gunman in Cheektowaga dollar store shooting arraigned on criminal mischief charge for damaging Sheriff’s transport vehicle
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 33-year-old Travis J. Green of Buffalo was arraigned this morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Peter J. Savage, III on one count of…
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Buffalo woman receives probation for pepper spraying medical office employee over mask requirement
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 28-year-old Deshawna A. Taylor of Buffalo was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to three years of probation.…
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Parolee sentenced for possession of illegal guns
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Brandon Williams, also known as Branden Williams, of Amherst was sentenced yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to a…
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Buffalo woman indicted for fatally stabbing her boyfriend
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 47-year-old Charrinda Gray of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek on an indictment charging her with…
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Editorial Board: Poloncarz should give old stadium to the Senecas, rather than fund $40 million demolition
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Rather than funding a $40 million demolition of the old Buffalo Bills stadium — to accommodate a surface parking lot that will only be used eight days a year —…
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Delaware North suspected in the 1976 assassination of journalist Don Bolles
Before it was known as Delaware North, the global Buffalo-based concessioner called itself Emprise. A reporter at the time who relentlessly investigated the company and its business practices, Don Bolles, was murdered in a…
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Michael Henry, candidate for Attorney General, calls on JCOPE to investigate Hochul’s stadium deal
The closed-door deal would benefit the employer of Governor Hochul’s husband in an apparent violation of the Public Officers Law, as critics raise questions about the administration’s ties to the controversial lobbying…
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Pegula’s $75 million yacht riles New York taxpayers
Buffalo Bills owner and hydrofracker Terry Pegula is worth more than $5.8 billion and is the proud owner of a new $75 million yacht. The uncommon luxury has been riling New York…
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Jury finds Frank Bredt guilty of murdering girlfriend by setting her on fire
This week 33-year-old Frank J. Bredt, Jr. of Buffalo guilty of two counts of Murder in the Second Degree (Class “A” felonies). The jury rendered their decision late this morning after 4…
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Teens indicted on felony charges in Metro Rail attack, as death remains under investigation
Two 16-year-old males from Buffalo were arraigned this week before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case, a designated Youth Part judge, for their alleged involvement in an assault that occurred earlier this…
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Flynn responds to Governor’s ten-point public safety plan
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY) released a statement this week that is generally supportive of Governor Kathy Hochul’s 10-point Public Safety Plan. The Erie County District…
