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Carl Cain is set to become the next mayor of Niagara Falls

Stage Set for Mayoral Debate Slugfest

Elections 2023, Featured, Local News, Parcel 0 October 9, 2023 at 8:32 pm

By Tony Farina It looks like the Oct. 25 debate between Mayor Robert Restaino and challenger Carl Cain, a retired deputy police superintendent, has all the makings of a rip-snorting political slugfest between two long-time Niagara Falls figures, one a lawyer and the other a cop. But lost in theRead More

Niagara Falls Mayor’s Arena Plan Stalls Potential Tech Boom

Niagara Falls Mayor’s Arena Plan Stalls Potential Tech Boom

Data Campus, Featured, Local News October 8, 2023 at 12:10 pm

NIAGARA FALLS — A land-use tug-of-war in Niagara Falls puts jobs and innovation in the balance. Mayor Robert Restaino, anticipating a tough election battle against Dr. Carl Cain this November, is championing a plan to develop what he calls Centennial Park. The mayor envisions a $150 million, 7,000-seat stadium, despiteRead More

Mayor Restaino’s Broken Campaign Promises & Failed Report Card

Mayor Restaino’s Broken Campaign Promises & Failed Report Card

Elections 2023, Featured, Ken Cosentino, Local News, News October 7, 2023 at 8:14 pm

The following is a screenshot taken directly from the main webpage of Mayor Restaino’s 2019 campaign platform. These are his top three campaign promises: For clarity, it reads: Development. We must focus on business development that can deliver employment with wages to empower families and help stabilize neighborhoods. Transparency. TheRead More

Thursday, Oct. 7 is Marsha McWilson Day! Join her family in honoring the life of their son, Jaylan McWilson.

Thursday, Oct. 7 is Marsha McWilson Day! Join her family in honoring the life of their son, Jaylan McWilson.

Community News October 6, 2023 at 8:07 pm

Anti Gun Violence Rally, October 7, 2023, 12-4pm, Trinity Baptist Church

Is Mayor Restaino Echoing the Financially Damaging Tactics of E. Dent Lackey?

Is Mayor Restaino Echoing the Financially Damaging Tactics of E. Dent Lackey?

Featured, Local News, Niagara Falls October 6, 2023 at 12:31 pm

By Ken Hamilton For those unfamiliar with Niagara Falls’ history, a trip down memory lane reveals mayoral decisions that devastated the city economically. Notably, Mayor E. Dent Lackey of the 1970s implemented policies that led to the confiscation of private properties from entrepreneurs and families who helped build the community.Read More

NFR Plans Education Center on Niagara Digital Campus

NFR Plans Education Center on Niagara Digital Campus

Data Campus, Local News October 6, 2023 at 12:26 pm

Voters want to know more about NFR’s plans for the Niagara Digital Campus. This report will hopefully help inform them. In the heart of Niagara Falls, a technological renaissance may unfold The Niagara Digital Campus promises to be more than just a technological marvel, it’s about economic revitalization. Beyond theRead More

Why would the city want a rubber ducky when they could have a sturdy sailing ship ready to employ hundreds of people all 12 months a year - rather than the parttime, sporadic work that comes with an arena?

Restaino’s Dilemma: The Lustre of Legacy vs The Power of Progress!

Data Campus, Local News October 6, 2023 at 10:23 am

By Winston Velvet In the heart of Niagara Falls, a debate is brewing, with two visions for the future of a ten-acre plot of land. A taxpayer-funded arena, or a high-tech data center with private investment adding to the tax rolls. Here are the mayor’s taxpayer-funded sketches of his arena.Read More

Cauley Full Speed Ahead in Council Campaign, Believes City Moving in the Wrong Direction

Cauley Full Speed Ahead in Council Campaign, Believes City Moving in the Wrong Direction

Elections 2023, Featured, Local News October 5, 2023 at 2:12 pm

By Tony Farina     Vincent Cauley is a member of the Republican majority of the Niagara Falls City Council, named last December to fill out the term of retiring council member John Spanbauer. Cauley and fellow Republican Michael Gawel are candidates for the two open seats on the council,Read More

Child Rape Allegations Against NY’s Steve Pigeon Raise Questions on Validity

Child Rape Allegations Against NY’s Steve Pigeon Raise Questions on Validity

A Miscarriage of Justice, Local News, News October 4, 2023 at 10:41 pm

Buffalo, NY — A former lawyer and Erie County Democratic Chairman, Steve Pigeon, is facing trial for allegedly raping a nine-year-old relative in 2016. Pigeon, known for his role as an adviser to influential politicians, including former Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Bill Clinton, will face a jury on sixRead More

A digital center is planned for Niagara Falls and has only one opponent -- Mayor Restaino.

Will Restaino’s Stadium Dream Stop NFR’s High Tech Future: A Niagara Falls Election Issue

Data Campus, Local News October 3, 2023 at 11:49 pm

Niagara Falls, NY — Mayor Robert Restaino’s dream of building a 7000-seat arena – possibly bearing his name – has clashed with plans proposed by Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) for a high tech data center – on the same 10 acres of land. While the November mayoral election looms, withRead More

Weighing the Economic Impact of an Event Center vs. Digital Campus

Weighing the Economic Impact of an Event Center vs. Digital Campus

Data Campus, Ken Cosentino, Local News, News October 3, 2023 at 9:46 pm

As the mayoral election draws nearer in the city of Niagara Falls, one can’t help but wonder what will happen if Mayor Robert Restaino gets re-elected. Aside from Mayor Restaino dishing out small business grants to locals in exchange for votes and cutting ribbons at press events, Restaino’s focus isRead More

Carl Cain is set to become the next mayor of Niagara Falls

Cain Fires Back at Restaino’s ‘Political Maneuver’ Threat to Release Personnel Files

Elections 2023, Featured, Local News, Niagara Falls October 3, 2023 at 8:59 pm

By Tony Farina The Niagara Falls mayoral race is turning ugly.  Just ask Republican candidate Carl Cain who is alleging that Mayor Restaino, a Democrat, and his appointed police chief, John Faso, have managed to deliver messages to him through two of his friends that he could face the publicRead More

Mayor Restaino’s Disturbing Behavior and Political Pandering

Mayor Restaino’s Disturbing Behavior and Political Pandering

MAYOR RESTAINO AND THE SO-CALLED “BLACK VOTE” Mayor Restaino has been handing out “candy,” but it’s not Halloween yet. It’s election season, and that candy is actually grant money. This past week, Mayor Restaino announced that he was awarding $100,000 to Christ Redemption Tabernacle Church, located at 339 22nd Street.Read More

NACC Presents Opera-tinis: An Evening of Song & Spirits

NACC Presents Opera-tinis: An Evening of Song & Spirits

NACC News and Events September 30, 2023 at 9:06 pm

Join us for a spectacular evening of opera and cocktails at the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center! Get ready to be mesmerized by breathtaking performances from talented opera singers while sipping on delicious spirits. This in-person fundraiser is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of operaRead More

Mayoral Candidate Cain Wants to Know what Outside Counsel is Costing Taxpayers         

Mayoral Candidate Cain Wants to Know what Outside Counsel is Costing Taxpayers         

Elections 2023, Local News September 25, 2023 at 7:38 pm

By Tony Farina When attorney Dan Spitzer, a partner in the Hodgson Russ law firm, gives his counsel to city leaders about the ongoing eminent domain legal battle between the city and NFR over competing development projects, he is getting paid by the hour by city taxpayers. Spitzer, siding withRead More

Time Is Fading Rapidly on Hope for a Solution On Niagara Falls’ Competing Projects

Time Is Fading Rapidly on Hope for a Solution On Niagara Falls’ Competing Projects

Data Campus, Local News September 24, 2023 at 2:15 pm

By Tony Farina Time is rapidly slipping away on a golden opportunity to possibly cash in on two competing development projects in Niagara Falls that could be transformative in so many ways. Let’s give credit to NFR’s Roger Trevino for his comments in the Niagara Gazette last week titled “InRead More

New Grads Celebrate with Friends, Families at downtown FUUN Church

New Grads Celebrate with Friends, Families at downtown FUUN Church

Niagara County September 23, 2023 at 10:57 am

On Thursday, Sept. 31, at 5:30 PM, The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara on Main Street hosted the Orleans/Niagara BOCES High School Equivalency graduation ceremony for Niagara Falls residents. Students earned their High School Equivalency by either passing the GED exam or completing the NEDP program. This was theRead More

Ask Flavio: Pain… and its Misunderstanding

Ask Flavio: Pain… and its Misunderstanding

Ask Flavio September 22, 2023 at 9:07 am

  When we talk about pain, we are talking about a subject that is misunderstood by many who are involved in the treatment of pain. Often these people have very little, or in some cases, no training at all in dealing with pain. The teaching of pain in medical schoolRead More

The Book Corner Celebrates 96 Years With Off-Beat Cinema!

The Book Corner Celebrates 96 Years With Off-Beat Cinema!

Community News, Ken Cosentino September 22, 2023 at 8:52 am

Now is your chance to be seen on national television at The Book Corner, a three story high family-owned local book store owned by Jeff Morrow. “We’re celebrating 96 years of business,” says Morrow. On Saturday, September 23rd, Buffalo-based television series Off-Beat Cinema will be filming live at The BookRead More

Legendary Wrestler Ilio DiPaolo Honored With Weeklong Gala in Abruzzo, Italy

Legendary Wrestler Ilio DiPaolo Honored With Weeklong Gala in Abruzzo, Italy

Featured, Local News September 20, 2023 at 10:09 pm

By Tony Farina The Abruzzo region is often referred to as one of the most beautiful places in all of Italy and is the home of legendary wrestler Ilio DiPaolo, known worldwide for his hall of fame ring career and his philanthropic deeds and community involvement in Buffalo where heRead More

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