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Restaino leads in Falls mayoral contest, as political tricks are played

Bob Restaino is the endorsed Democrat running for Mayor of Niagara Falls. He won a heated primary battle that pitted him against Paul Dyster‘s Community Development Director Seth Piccirillo, who often found himself at the center of the administration’s recent development

Critics say that Dyster’s record in Niagara Falls has been a titanic failure

Mayor Paul Dyster has decided not to seek reelection in Niagara Falls this year. Three terms of fiscal management finally caught up with him — and a structural deficit somewhere between $15 and $20 million threatens to bankrupt a crushingly poor

African-American family’s dream of homeownership crushed by Piccirillo’s haphazard management of Community Development

Bridget Myles had dreamed of homeownership. She lived in Niagara Falls all her life and experienced the economic hardship and struggles that are common in the City’s Black community, which has always experienced political and economic marginalization, despite being the

As water infrastructure crumbles, what do Niagara Falls’ mayoral candidates plan to do with Sewer Plant?

In recent years, the City of Niagara Falls’ water treatment plant has become an international embarrassment. In 2017, the unsightly and confounding stenches of untimely sewage discharges — merely a few hundred feet from the loading docks of the Maid

Lisa Vitello misses key FOIL deadline, raising eyebrows

The Chronicle filed three separate requests for information with the Niagara Falls City Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, January 2nd, largely related to Mayoral candidate and Community Development Director Seth Piccarillo — a key figure in the administration of outgoing Mayor

Dyster likely to sell city parking lots to State to raise needed cash

Sources say that Mayor Paul Dyster is looking to sell the lucrative City-owned parking lots that operate in downtown Niagara Falls. The Dyster administration is desperate to secure cash — hoping to avoid massive layoffs in an election year during which

Restaino declares candidacy for Falls Mayor, as challenger throws jabs

Former City Court Judge Robert Restaino, announced his candidacy for Mayor last week, as Mayor Paul Dyster’s final term in office winds down ahead of elections next fall. Restaino is a popular figure with strong name recognition in Niagara Falls,