Archive for August 18th, 2017
Reassessments are on the Table Again City Council Members Touma & Grandenetti Led the Charge to Reassess Us in 2016 And Now They Want Our Vote – Well We Say No!
By Committee to Stop the Reassessments & Continuous Tax Increases The “hidden tax increase” called “reassessment” is back on the table for the residents and business owners of the most highly taxed City in the nation. In addition, to add insult to injury, it was recently announced that a reassessmentRead More
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk or Discharged Dark Water
For Niagara Falls residents, Saturday, July 29, 2017 will be a date that will live in odifery. That’s the day the Niagara Falls Waste Water Treatment Plant released untold gallons of sewage and sediment into the Niagara River, causing a disgusting black discharge that enveloped a Maid of the MistRead More
Did Mayor Dyster’s “Friends and Family” policy cause Sewage Spill?
When Paul Dyster ran for the office of mayor of the city of Niagara Falls back in 2007, he promised an end to the traditional “friends and family” approach to running government. Over the succeeding years of his tenure at City Hall, however, it’s become clear that the campaign rhetoricRead More
Laurrie maintains high hopes for the Niagara Falls School District
By Darryl McPherson Niagara Falls School Superintendent Mark Laurrie is a man with a mission. Leading a school district with 7,101 students in 11 schools within an impoverished city is a daunting task, but the administrator is a veteran of the system, being the homegrown choice the Board of EducationRead More
SummerFest at the Sal!
A New Tradition By Councilman Kenny Tompkins SummerFest at the Sal is almost here! On Sunday, August 20, Sal Maglie Stadium in Hyde Park will be rockin’ out to six local bands. Admission is $10 and the show starts at 1 pm and runs until 7 pm. The best part:Read More
Unemployment, Crime, Poverty, Taxes, Potholes, Credit Downgrades afflict City of Niagara Falls
Despite 160 Tourists for each and every Resident Unemployment is a hardship, so much so that it comprises half of something called the Misery Index, a widely cited economic indicator (the other half is inflation). Unemployment is connected with all kinds of community, family and individual dysfunction. It leads toRead More
Lewiston Peach Festival features music, food, fun
The gala 2017 Niagara County Peach Festival, a community celebration promising good times for young and old alike, enters its seventh decade from Sept 8-10 at the Academy Park in lovely Lewiston, NY. Featured events every year, this year being no exception, include the Youth Football, Town and All-Stars CheerleadingRead More
The Official NF Reporter Peach Cobbler Recipe
Directions Melt butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. Stir in milk & egg. Pour evenly over melted butter. Combine peaches, sugar & spices and spread over batter-DO NOT STIR! Bake 35-45 minutes at 350°F until batter comes to the topRead More
WHAT HAPPENED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA?
The Right Side By J Gary DiLaura Apparently, a radical, right wing group was given a permit to hold a peaceful rally. Again, apparently, “Protestors” to the rally began arriving with helmets, baseball bats, and professional signs with clubs (disguised as sign posts), tear gas masks and canisters. They mustRead More
Discover the Discover Niagara Shuttle before it’s too late
By Darryl McPherson Though the tourist season is still underway, the “Back to School” noises are echoing ever louder, heralding the approaching end of summer’s activities. One of the players in the tourism game is the Discover Niagara Shuttle, which will see its second season close, with lingering thoughts ofRead More
Niagara Falls Jokes
We wanted to tell our readers a road construction joke about Lockport Street, but we’re still working on it. *** Mayor Dyster and his aide Seth Piccirillo are walking along Lockport Street when the mayor falls down a manhole. Piccirillo shouts down: “What shall I do?” and Mayor Dyster barksRead More