By Mike Hudson; The wave of violent crime currently sweeping over the city of Niagara Falls is something Mayor Paul Dyster doesn’t like to talk about. Why would he? In 2010, when he bent over for then state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and entered into a consent decree that wouldRead More

By Councilman Kenny Tompkins & Terry Ortt Tompkins   Dick Lacey. Gordon Ortt. Chester and John Gawel. Patricia Knibbs. They’re not household names and yet they are REAL heroes in our community. These are just a few of the men and women from Niagara Falls who proudly served our country in WorldRead More

As a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, former city councilwoman, businesswoman and longtime community advocate, Candra Thomason announced her candidacy for Niagara Falls City Council this week. “As a former member of the Council, I worked hard to cut unnecessary spending while fighting for quality of life services, and IRead More

By Sam Archie;   I have decided to run for City Council because of the lack of leadership and common sense. Too many times we have seen the council majority cave in to the wishes of the Mayor without asking questions. They have carelessly spent tax dollars and casino funds. IRead More

Jim Ostrowski;   I’ve been driving through the City of Niagara Falls on business recently and am just wondering if anyone else has noticed that it’s a dying city?  Maybe if you live there, you become used to it, but I don’t live there so I noticed some things thatRead More

Robert Ventry Within the city of Niagara Falls there are plenty of vacant and abandon houses, on various streets throughout the city, the majority of them are city owned. These properties hurt the appearance of the neighborhood and bring property values down in the areas they are in. These structuresRead More

By Jamie Moses; There’s a very old saying “when in Rome do as the Romans.” The saying originally appeared in 390 A.D. as advice in a letter from St. Augustine to the Bishop of Naples. St. Augustine, who had traveled extensively, was pointing out that it is wise to adoptRead More

By Mike Hudson; If Michael DiCienzo was a woman, or a person of color, he’d have a heck of a discrimination case on his hands. He’s a white man though and the fact that his repeated attempts to bolster the moribund Niagara Falls economy with personal investments of tens ofRead More

By Kenny Tompkins; Niagara Falls City Councilman I’ve learned as a city councilman that it’s important to set the record straight as often as possible. I’m a firm believer in transparency, which is why I am addressing the online story that emerged suggesting a connection between the American Niagara HospitalityRead More

By Mike Hudson How closely was Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster involved in the process that led to the opening of the Niagara County Community College Culinary Institute here? In numerous statements made over the past eight years, he’s given the impression of being single handedly responsible for the facility.Read More

By Mike Hudson I’m back. And so is the Niagara Falls Reporter. We took a brief hiatus in order to conduct a major reorganization that Publisher Frank Parlato and I believe will propel the paper to becoming a national publication, something I’ve always dreamed of. We’ll be back on theRead More

By Mike Hudson; In the rush to placate the Seneca Nation of Indians during the casino cash dispute that dragged on for four years starting in 2009, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unilaterally granted a 10-year extension to the compact that allows the tribe to operate casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo andRead More

By Tony Farina; Clarification:  Vincent James Cancemi is seeking a third five-year term on the Niagara Falls Board of Education in the May 16th election.  He is the current president of the board and the decision on whether he continues in that role will be up to the board membersRead More

By Mike Hudson In one of the most blatantly political prosecutions in the state’s long history, New York Attorney General and former Democratic state senator Eric Schneiderman is going after war hero and current Republican state Senator Rob Ortt in the hope of tipping the balance of power in theRead More

By Mike Hudson; A rat in the woodpile, former county Republican Party chairman Henry Wojtaszek, who switched sides and decided to help former Democratic state senator and current state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in order to save his own skin, is primarily responsible for the current five count felony indictmentRead More

According to our correspondent: The businesses on 56th St. near Niagara Falls Blvd. have been experiencing a strong sewer gas smell getting in the buildings for several months. It has been getting particularly obnoxious in the last two weeks, to the point that businesses have to leave their doors openRead More

Buffalo-based mega-concessionaire Delaware North already plays a major role in the local economy – feeding the eight million tourists who visit Niagara Falls State Park every year at the expense of the handful of restaurants and diners that still exist in downtown Niagara Falls. Recent developments indicate that the globalRead More

By Kenny Tompkins  Niagara Falls Councilman Now that winter is over in Niagara Falls, planning for the 2017 Community Memorial Day parade has kicked into high gear.  The date is set for Saturday, May 27, at 10 am.  We’ll start at City Market and march down Pine Avenue to the NiagaraRead More

By Mike Lee President President-Patrol Division Niagara Falls Police Club On March 20, 2017 the Niagara Falls City Council voted to adopt New York State resolution# 17 as it relates to Subpart J of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget bill. The city council voted 4-0 in favor of supporting the changeRead More

by Nate McMurray Town Supervisor of Grand Island Since I have been Supervisor of Grand Island, I have met with developers who have come to my office trying to hawk the white elephant gift of sprawl as a solution to Grand Island’s problems.  Let me say it here clearly, “IRead More