Dennis Barberio had been a Republican all his life. But, when he became an active member of the GOP and found that the party leadership was trying to tell him how to vote and what to think, he switched parties, becoming a conservative Democrat who still believes in keeping taxes and spending low. Now he [...]

REPUBLICANS “TAKE A HIKE” AS BRODERICK USES POST TO PAD POCKETS While Niagara County Treasurer Broderick continues to make a fortune by referring public probate business to his wife and brother in violation of the law, The Niagara Times continues to do its best Rush Limbaugh as a blogger imitation, often with hilarious results. The [...]

LACK OF LT. GOV. MEANS THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY TO STATE SENATE CRISIS…BEYOND FORCING SENATORS TO COME TO SPECIAL SESSION, BALANCE OF POWERS MEANS PATERSON CAN’T PUNISH SENATORS…MAZIARZ CHANGES TUNE ON NO PAY FOR NO SHOWS Anyone expecting some judge to resolve the current NYS Senate leadership crisis should give up the ghost. A [...]

NIAGARA COUNTY DEM CHAIRMAN RIVERA CALLS DINAPOLI “DEDICATED TO HELPING WNY…AN EXCELLENT PUBLIC SERVANT” Wednesday night’s Niagara County Democratic fundraiser in honor of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was a big success as 50 guests enjoyed both a beautiful setting and the opportunity to personally interact with the Comptroller. Set amidst the splendor of Niagara Falls’ historic Red [...]

THOMPSON PUSHES BI-PARTISAN AGREEMENT INCLUDING BI-PARTISAN COMMITTEE TO DECIDE WHAT BILLS ARE CONSIDERED As Day 17 dawned of the NYS Senate leadership crisis dawned this morning, most observers weren’t predicting much change in the situation and they were right. As it turned out, Governor Paterson’s summons to the Legislature turned out to be defective, with [...]

“IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD DECIDE MAJORITY, NOT COUP PLOTTERS OR TRAITORS, NO MATTER HOW CLEVER” Just about everyone seems disgusted by the current mess in Albany. The opportunism of some state senators is truly formidable. But the operative word is “some.” Not all senators are really to blame. The reason that the NYS [...]

Two months ago I chose to write about all of the positive things, economically speaking, in our community such as new development, new business and a good future for North Tonawanda despite the current economic climate. This month, I would like to focus on the great quality of life we enjoy in the Tonawandas. When [...]

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 [...]

SO-CALLED “REFORM COALITION’S” LONE DEMOCRAT FACING GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION LOOKING INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENCY, CAMPAIGN FINANCE CRIMES…SUBPOENAS ALREADY ISSUED Kingpin of “reform coalition?”…President of the Senate?…1st in line to be Governor?…These would be heady days for Bronx State Senator Pedro Espada…if it wasn’t for the fact that (1) the so-called “coalition” he is fronting for doesn’t [...]

IN WAKE OF PATERSON’S APPOINTMENT, CHAIRMAN LENIHAN NAMES O’DONNELL, RUSSELL, NOWAK AS “LEADING DEMOCRATIC SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES”…CALLS JUDICIAL TRIO ALONG WITH POLONCARZ, GLASCOTT “A DREAM TEAM” In an exclusive interview with NiagaraFallsPolitics late Thursday, Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan declared that, in the wake of Governor Paterson’s appointment of Buffalo City Court Judge Robert [...]