The Buffalo Chronicle
Niagara County
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Defending the right to free speech
BY TONY FARINA To those of you protesting Artvoice’s “What Do We Want for 2017” list, which included Carl Paladino’s much-criticized response, let me refer you to the First Amendment to the…
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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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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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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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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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Dyster fires Destino a day before civil service protections take effect
BY FRANK PARLATO Terminating his employment him on the last day before his job became protected by civil service law, Mayor Paul Dyster has fired Johnny Destino, the director of purchasing for Niagara…
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Morinello sworn into office
Today, Assemblyman Angelo Morinello (R,C,I,Ref-Niagara Falls) took his oath of office and was sworn in as a member of the New York State Legislature. Morinello was elected on November 8, 2016, defeating…
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Stopping Uber is like David verses Goliath
BY TONY FARINA Uber and Lyft have blanketed Albany with money as they push state lawmakers and the governor to legalize expansion of their ride-hailing services to upstate cities, including Buffalo, but…
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Ricciuti pans accuracy of Kratt’s new book, “Niagara Falls in WWII”
BY LOU RICCIUTI Aside from the heart-string-tugging stories of the veterans, their families, their lives and sacrifices, Michelle Ann Kratts’ Niagara Falls in World War II is technically a historical fiction at best. Single-sourced…
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Justice Penny Wolfgang is retiring after long and distinguished career
BY TONY FARINA It is hard to know where to begin when trying to capture the essence of a much-honored and accomplished professional who is retiring after a long and very distinguished…
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McNall stays at top county slot, but others eyeing post
The unsurprising news broke late Tuesday night: the chairman of the Niagara County Legislature, Keith McNall, R-Lockport, would be keeping his job. In the annals of Niagara County’s political news, this wasn’t…
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Alan Roscetti highly regarded as he launches bid for city court
BY TONY FARINA “The citizens of Niagara Falls would be hard-pressed to find a better candidate for a seat on the City Court bench than Alan Roscetti,” says longtime pharmacist Robert Kendzia…
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Niagara Falls citizens organize to take back the city from Albany, but must reckon with pro-Albany mayor
BY FRANK PARLATO Earlier this year the Niagara Gazette announced that a group of locals organized something called “Reclaim Niagara” – formed to “get Albany out of our pockets.” To combat the…
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Look who says GOP’s last-minute raises out of line
Virtuoso slams GOP for Peck, Tamburlin raises, as he enjoys pension ala Dyster Some of us here at the Niagara Falls Reporter had to laugh when we saw the story that Dennis…
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Virtuoso says last minute raises are out of line
BY TONY FARINA A last-minute budget amendment giving hefty pay raises to two appointees of the GOP majority of the Niagara County Legislature is coming under heavy fire today from Minority Leader…
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New signage shows Cuomo’s contempt for city, Reporter
BY JAMES HUFNAGEL Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through his associates at State Parks and the New York Power Authority, sometime over the past week perpetrated an act of such petty vindictiveness and blatant…
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Dyster’s 2017 city budget riddled with inconsistencies
Mayor Paul Dyster’s 2017 final budget for the city of Niagara Falls, approved by the city council last week, is a document based more on political calculation than fiscal responsibility. After the…
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Tonawanda Coke making headlines for the right reasons
BY TONY FARINA The Explore & More Children’s Museum planned for Buffalo’s Canalside received a much welcome $1 million capital gift from the Paul A. Saffrin Foundation this week for the planned…
