The Farina Files – The Buffalo Chronicle

Mosey kickoff event next Thursday at Kleinhans

February 4, 2017

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 from 15 of the area’s top restaurants and

Quick results from Yellow Cab letter, as Uber CEO leaves Trump panel

February 4, 2017

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 Trump’s Business Advisory Council, Kalanick announced that he’s

Roscetti fundraiser draws overflow Crowd

February 4, 2017

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 37-year-old Niagara County public defender and private practice

Mosey seen as having the right touch for surrogate judge

January 20, 2017

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 last 12 years. By definition, Mosey’s job is

Defending the right to free speech

January 20, 2017

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 United States Constitution: Congress shall make no law

ECC presidential search committee still not in place, as Quinn remains

January 13, 2017

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 reasons, a decision that was welcomed by many

Defendant Walker elected chairman as Touma weighs future

January 12, 2017

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 state attorney general for allegedly failing to file

Stopping Uber is like David verses Goliath

January 6, 2017

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 they don’t want to operate under the same

Justice Penny Wolfgang is retiring after long and distinguished career

December 24, 2016

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 career in the criminal justice system who, by

Alan Roscetti highly regarded as he launches bid for city court

December 24, 2016

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 when asked about the young man’s plans to

Virtuoso says last minute raises are out of line

December 17, 2016

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 Dennis Virtuoso of Niagara Falls. Virtuoso told the

Tonawanda Coke making headlines for the right reasons

December 16, 2016

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 museum’s Play It Forward capital campaign. Groundbreaking is

Maziarz may not be out of the woods just yet, as probe heats up

October 23, 2016

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 he was being chased out, it appears the