Archive for September 22nd, 2016

Mark Sacha

Sacha v Sedita, the untold story

News September 22, 2016 at 10:23 am

By Frank Parlato By Frank Parlato Mark Sacha, the recently unsuccessful candidate for DA, has always maintained he was fired from his job as an assistant Erie County District Attorney, because he pushed his boss, then DA (now State Supreme Court Justice) Frank Sedita III, to pursue criminal charges for electionRead More

Will Youth Sports Decide the Presidential Election?

Will Youth Sports Decide the Presidential Election?

Uncategorized September 22, 2016 at 10:21 am

By Jim Ostrowski In thinking about the issue of the relative health of Trump and Hillary, my thoughts naturally were drawn to the topic of sports.  Long before I became a political junkie, I was a jock, playing every sport imaginable.  A health problem cut that short when I wasRead More

History Museum to Host Last Used Book Sale of 2016

History Museum to Host Last Used Book Sale of 2016

Community News September 22, 2016 at 4:58 am

The North Tonawanda History Museum will host its last Used Book Sale of 2016 on Saturday, October 1st, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Books are 3/$1 paperback or 50 cents each, 3/$2 hardcover or $1 each, or you may fill a bag for $5 with as many books as you can fit. Come stockRead More

There she is, the most beautiful $43 million vacant building in Niagara Falls. But don't worry, some people made a lot of money on this baby...

Train Station Will be Empty With or Without Amtrak

Niagara Falls September 22, 2016 at 4:46 am

  By Frank Parlato Only in Niagara Falls would government officials be stupid enough to build a train station without a tenant that can run trains. But city leaders, not known for either brains or heart, built a $43 million train station without ever once considering the fact that beforeRead More

Joseph A. Ruffalo, President and CEO, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center

Crucial Drug Discount Program at Risk  

Community News September 22, 2016 at 2:38 am

By Joseph A. Ruffolo, President & CEO Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center   Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is a safety-net facility. That means we treat all sick people regardless of their ability to pay. Many of our patients are on Medicaid, Medicare or lack health insurance altogether. A little-known federalRead More

New York Nanny State Takes all the fun out of Experiencing Nature

New York Nanny State Takes all the fun out of Experiencing Nature

Niagara Falls September 22, 2016 at 1:13 am

The average reader might suspect that we photoshopped the above vintage photos of Niagara Falls on this page – but we didn’t. They’re real images of real people perched at the precipice of Niagara Falls before areas such as Prospect Point, Three Sisters Islands and most of the entire perimeterRead More

Former City Manager Albond shares thoughts with Reporter on NYPA, hydropower issues

Former City Manager Albond shares thoughts with Reporter on NYPA, hydropower issues

Niagara Falls September 22, 2016 at 1:10 am

We recently had a conversation with Harvey Albond, a gentleman who has seen the ups and downs experienced by the city of Niagara Falls over a period spanning nearly the last six decades. Mr. Albond, 88, served as City Manager for Niagara Falls for two terms, the first 1959-60, andRead More

The view of Wildplay's new extreme playground as seen from Whirlpool State Park on the US side.

In Whirlpool State Park, Extreme Sports, Play win out over Nature

Niagara County September 22, 2016 at 12:55 am

Whirlpool State Park is undergoing some changes – in our opinion, not for the better. One of the original Olmsted/Vaux parks along the Niagara River, in addition to Devil’s Hole and, of course, the Niagara Reservation which encompasses the iconic waterfall, Whirlpool is a tourist favorite. It affords stunning viewsRead More

Niagara Falls Jokes

Niagara Falls Jokes

Uncategorized September 22, 2016 at 12:51 am

Last week Niagara University and Niagara Falls Medical Center announced that they will jointly establish a medical tourism office downtown. We think that’s a great idea. Tourist will be able to have their cataracts removed before they view the cataracts. There was quite the commotion downtown the other day whenRead More

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