GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON SENATE VOTE TO PROTECT ECONOMIC STABILITY Boehner Plan No Guarantee Against Credit Downgrade, Requires Another Increase to Debt Ceiling in Six Months Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement tonight after the Senate struck down the House Republicans’ short-term plan that risks a credit downgrade: “Tea Partiers need [...]

Slaughter Calls Saturday’s House Vote Disingenuous “The American people are watching and they know is well past time for gimmicks.” WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the Rules Committee, today commented on the House Majority’s efforts to vote down a potential compromise that would end the looming crisis if the debt ceiling [...]

Unlike many public officials, the world of politics was not the first love of Niagara Falls Councilman Bob Anderson’s life. Long before he ever even thought of running for office, he served for 23 years in the US Air Force and then spent several more years representing board of education employees throughout Erie County as [...]

As Niagara County Legislature Democratic Leader Dennis Virtuoso looks forward to his fundraiser, Thursday night, July 29 from 6-8pm at Antonio’s, 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd., his opponents continue to attempt to mount a negative campaign against him in this year’s elections. However, what they will soon find is that they are up against, what may [...]

Thursday nights’s fundraiser on behalf of the John Accardo for Mayor campaign at the Four Points Sheridan was a big success, filled with enthusiastic backers with check books in hand. Reportedly the Accardo campaign was very happy with the turnout as well as with the contributions they collected.

GREEN RUNS FOR COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO BRING GREEN JOBS, BETTER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO 4TH DISTRICT As Democratic Niagara County Legislature candidate Kristian Green looks forward to his fundraiser scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4 at Zane’s Place, 1710 Pine Ave., he looks back on a long career as an educator. Now in his 12th year as [...]

The Friends of Kristian Green will hold a fundraiser to benefit the 4th District campaign of Kris Green for the Niagara County Legislature on Thurs., Aug. 4 from 6-8pm at Zane’s Place, 1701 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls. The charge is $20. Checks can be made out to the Friends of Kristian Green. For more information, [...]

VIRTUOSO FUNDRAISER, ANTONIO’S JULY 28 The Friends of Dennis Virtuoso will hold a fundraiser for the Democratic Leader of the Niagara County Legislature, Dennis Virtuoso, on Thurs., July 28 from 6-8pm at Antonio’s Restaurant, 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls. A buffet and refreshments will be available. The charge is $35. Checks can be made [...]

An African-American man is tasered and beaten by police while in the process of leaving a Niagara Falls building complex in which a domestic violence issue is being resolved even though the black man who was beaten had nothing to do with the DV dispute…A white man is beaten by Falls police while attempting to [...]

After a difficult campaign for the Assembly in 2010 during which he won the Democratic nomination but lost the general election in a three way race when the Democratic vote was split, successful businessman John Accardo was not eager to get involved in another campaign this year. But then… “But then a number of people [...]