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Mosey kickoff event next Thursday at Kleinhans
BY TONY FARINA Acea Mosey, the public administrator running for Erie County surrogate judge, will officially launch her campaign on Thursday at Kleinhans Music Hall with a grand fundraiser featuring signature dishes…
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Quick results from Yellow Cab letter, as Uber CEO leaves Trump panel
BY TONY FARINA Less than 24 hours after Bill Yuhnke of Liberty Yellow Cab in Buffalo sent a letter to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (see letter in Artvoice) urging him to resign from President…
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Roscetti fundraiser draws overflow Crowd
BY TONY FARINA It was a full house last Thursday at the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion for Alan Roscetti’s kickoff fundraiser in his campaign for Niagara Falls City Court judge. Roscetti, a…
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Mosey seen as having the right touch for surrogate judge
BY TONY FARINA “It is taking care of people who can’t do it for themselves,” is the way Public Administrator Acea Mosey describes her role in Erie County Surrogate Court for the…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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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…
