What motivates businessman Eddie Egriu to continue his community activism, whether it’s teaching construction skills to the disadvantaged or making jobs for those who would not be able to find employment without him? According to Egriu, the answer can be traced to the day his mother died, leading him to personally travel back to Macedonia [...]

Recently, this reporter was called upon to do a biographical interview with former North Tonawanda City Attorney Jeff Mis, who now serves as executive assistant to NT Mayor Larry Soos. When the interview turned to Mis’ views on the Mayor, here is what he said: “I love working for North Tonawanda Mayor Larry Soos because [...]

REMEMBERING A KENNEDY WHO CHARTED HIS OWN COURSE As we mourn the passing of Edward Moore Kennedy today, it is well to remember that the man who was known to close friends and family members as their beloved “Teddy” did not just carry on the Kennedy Legacy, he transformed it. Far from being a life-long, [...]

As Republicans seek to put together their usual attack dog style campaign against Niagara County Legislature Democratic Leader Dennis Virtuoso, they will soon find that they are up against, what may be for them, a very inconvenient fact: Legislator Virtuoso has devoted his 18 year career in the NCL to cutting patronage jobs and keeping [...]

If Buffalo Housing Court Judge Henry Nowak were to leave public life today, he would still be remembered as a highly influential and innovative figure for having successfully turned Buffalo’s Housing Court into a problem solving rather than a primarily punitive institution, a fact to which thousands of grateful home owners would attest. Yet all [...]

Armed with a “passion for the law” and a “dedication to justice,” Erie County Court Judge and Acting NYS Surpeme Court Justice Shirley Troutman has parlayed a series of competitive race victories into a highly successful judiciall career. Having served admirably as an Acting Justice for over six years, she is actively seeking a permanent [...]

Many Niagara County residents were shocked earlier this week to find out that their County Treasurer, Davis Broderick, was collecting personal “commissions” to the tune of over $77,000 per year for handling probate matters that should be a part of his job. What many may not know is that Niagara County Democratic Chairman Dan Rivera [...]

“It’s the competition of ideas, not the politics of personal destruction.” It’s pretty clear that some are in politics strictly for the glory of the game, for the battle or the prize…However, Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek contends that his involvement in the political world traces its roots to a much deeper commitment, one [...]