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Albany Democrats send $196,000 to defend McMahon as public matching money fuels McGuire’s Amherst challenge
The Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee moved $196,000 to Assembly Member Karen McMahon before a $236,000 TV buy, while Republican Terry McGuire has drawn more public matching money than she has in the…
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Flock cameras, crime and party-funded TV ads shape the 143rd Assembly race between Chludzinski and Taughrin
Republican Assemblyman Patrick Chludzinski and Democrat Ryan Taughrin are sparring over license plate readers after a Cheektowaga police scandal, while party money pays for most of their TV ads.
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Kulpa proposes zoning law requiring solar panels atop big-box stores
Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa is planning to propose a zoning law later this month that will require ‘big-box’ retail stores and plazas larger than 50,000 square feet, like Walmart and Home…
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State dormitory authority dished out $152 million in pork last year
New York’s governor and state lawmakers dished out $152 million for local projects favored by state lawmakers through the state Dormitory Authority during the state’s 2020 fiscal year, according to data posted today on…
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County waste program makes hazardous waste disposal easy
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (“ECDEP”) is offering a new voucher program for residents to dispose of their household hazardous waste (“HHW”) six days a week throughout the year. Residents…
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West Falls man sentenced for forcible touching
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 54-year-old Andrew Amato of West Falls has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to 6 years of probation. The defendant…
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Erie County announces pandemic EBT benefit
The Erie County Department of Social Services (“ECDSS) has announced that the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (“ODTA”)will be issuing a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (“EBT”) food benefit…
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Poloncarz announces budget deficit plan to address fiscal challenges
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz today announced his 2020 COVID-19 Budget Deficit Remediation Plan, identifying budgetary gap-closing measures to address a projected $137.8 million pandemic-related deficit in the county’s FY2020 budget. The…
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Wanted: Better neighborhoods
New research shows the importance of high-amenity districts for a healthy civil society. BY RYAN STREETER One of the most influential ideas to shape public policy at the end of the twentieth…
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Cheektowaga man charged for shooting fast-food restaurant manager
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 44-year-old Anthony B. Jones of Cheektowaga has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Barbara Johnson-Lee on one count of Assault in the…
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Chestnut Ridge Park ski hill tow rope completed
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has announced the completion of a new tow rope installed on the ski hill at Chestnut Ridge Park and now ready (when sufficient…
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Spanbauer win tips control to GOP — Voccio to be next Council President in Niagara Falls
After absentee ballots were counted this evening, it has been determined that Republican John Spanbauer won a seat on the Niagara Falls City Council, over his Democrat challenger Alicia Kenyon by only a…
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Schimminger is retiring, as Tylec and Stergion are prodded to seek his Assembly seat
Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, the longtime Democrat from Kenmore who has been in Albany since 1976, will be retiring at the end of his term. He represents the Town of Tonawanda, the City…
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The Club 747
BY NORBERT RUG In the 60’s and 70’s, the drinking age was 18 in New York, which meant I was sneaking into bars when I was 16, and I was not the…
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Lawsuit filed against Healy for illegally obtaining custody records to smear opponent
West Seneca Highway Superintendent Candidate Suing Democrat Opponent West Seneca The endorsed Democratic candidate for Highway Superintendent in West Seneca is suing his primary challenger and three other town employees. Tommy Reese,…
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David Amoia says that Kenmore needs a voice for ‘hardworking values’ on County Legislature
David Amoia knows hard work. He is a small business owner and construction contractor who has been successful with an old fashioned value proposition: offering high-quality workmanship and great service for a…
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Healy illegally obtains custody records to smear opponent in West Seneca — still won’t talk to police
Tim Healy has worked in West Seneca’s Highway Department for 14 years, but it’s in the last several months that he has been making an aggressive — and, at times, illegal — play…
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Hogenkamp, City Treasurer, calls Tonawanda tax increases unsustainable
City Treasurer Joe Hogenkamp thinks that it’s unfair for Tonawanda to continue to raise property taxes on already highly burdened residents and that the City’s current fiscal trends are unsustainable. He is…
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Town supervisor race in Amherst likely to focus on quality of life issues
Amherst Town Clerk Marjory Jaeger, the Republican candidate for Supervisor, has the Conservative line and name recognition as a town wide elected official — with an unblemished record. It’s hard to make…
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Rus Thompson slams Chris Jacobs on Grand Island tolls
Grand Island’s high profile anti-tax activist Rus Thompson is slamming freshman State Senator Chris Jacobs. Not only does Jacobs want to keep the New York State Thruway tolls at both the North…
