NIAGARAFALLSPOLITICS EDITOR TO APPEAR ON JOHN RESTAINO SHOW, WEDNESDAY 10-11AM NiagaraFallsPolitics editor Glenn Gramigna will appear as a live in studio guest on the John Restaino Show on WJJL 1440 on the am dial this Wed. morning from 10-11am. “I’m looking forward to spending some time with John and with his listeners,” says Gramigna. “I [...]
“LET’S STAY FOCUSED ON DEFICIT…MANDATE RELIEFE A MUST!” While Democratic county legislature nominee Jason Zona thinks it wasn’t right that a citizen was forcibly removed from the Legislature recently, he believes this incident shouldn’t be a distraction from the real issue facing Niagara County…our $5 million county budget deficit. “The important thing is that we [...]
GLEN CHOOLOKIAN: RUNNING TO BRING “A WILLINGNESS TO MAKE TOUGH DECSIONS…MANAGE TAXPAYER MONEY AS IF IT WERE OUR OWN” TO NIAGARA FALLS CITY COUNCIL Back in 2005, Glen Choolokian served on the Niagara Falls City Council where he worked hard to keep taxes and spending down. Now running as the nominee of the Republican, Independence, [...]
A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS ON WJJL When John Restaino was growing up the son of a political family in Niagara Falls, it was the growing realm of radio talk that most caught his attention. From the shock jock melodrama of Howard Stern to the no holds barred journalism of Tim Russert, John became fascinated [...]
Siena College Poll: Cuomo Favorability Inches Up; Job Performance Inches Down; Gov Earns Big Kudos From Voters For Responding to Storms NYers Still Closely Divided on Hydrofracking; Trust Opponents More Sen. Gillibrand Potentially Vulnerable; Below 50% on Fav and Re-Elect Loudonville, NY. Governor Andrew Cuomo now has a 72-18 percent favorability rating, up from 69-22 [...]
In the category of tomorrow’s news, today, we are hearing that recently changed federal law will result in HEAP recipients getting only half the financial help in paying their heating bills that they used to get. Budget cutting strikes again and it always begins with the poor, not the wealthy. Yet another dangerous development is [...]
MICHAEL MALIA: ONCE WANTED BY LOCAL VETS FOR DISRUPTING A “SALUTE TO VETERANS” WITH PERSONAL ATTACKS ON EX MARINE JACK DAVIS,…NOW WORKING FOR ERIE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Do you remember Michael Malia? He was the Assemblywoman Jane Corwin chief of staff who disrupted a “Salute to Veterans” event in Greece, NY during last spring’s [...]
BLACKWNY…THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE: WITH 20,000 COPIES PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH, A GREAT INNER CITY ADVERTISING MEDIUM..DAVID PATERSON’S MARIANO MISTAKE: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A METS FAN? “Blackwny…The Monthly Magazine” is proving to be a very successful inner city advertising medium, with 20,00- copies distributed every month in stores, restaurants, and other public places throughout inner [...]
OWEN STEED: RUNNING FOR THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO “MAKE BIG THINGS HAPPEN SO THE NEXT GENERATION CAN LIVE HAPPILY” When Niagara Falls Police Community Liaison Owen Steed announced his candidacy for the 2nd district county legislature seat last March 10, he said: “We can make big things happen and create jobs so the next generation [...]
RIVERA ATTRIBUTES DYSTER WIN TO BOTH “ETHICS AND EFFECTIVENESS” Paul Dyster took a major step toward being the first Niagara Falls mayor in decades to win a second term by scoring a decisive victory over John Accardo on Sept. 13. Still, he faces a formidable challenge from Republican nominee attorney Johnny Destino in November. Niagara [...]
