CHAIRMAN FRUSCIONE, COLLEAGUES TAKE LEAD IN SAYING NO TO FRACKNG IN NIAGARA FALLS…”IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE” As a young boy, Niagara Falls City Council Chairman Sam Fruscione found himself swimming in a pool that would regularly turn black for no apparent reason, forcing him and his friends to have to suddenly vacate the [...]

RESOLUTION REGARDING THE DANGERS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN NEW YORK STATE By: Council Chair Sam Fruscione Council Member Robert A. Anderson, Jr. Council Member Glenn Choolokian Council Member Kristen Grandinetti Council Member Charles Walker WHEREAS, a recent advance in techniques for extraction of natural gas from shale rock beds called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” has [...]

CERETTO: RECHARGE NY HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES Assemblyman John Ceretto (R,I-Lewiston) today announced that several area businesses and nonprofit organizations will be awarded the first round of lower-cost power allocations under the ReCharge NY (RNY) program, which Assemblyman Ceretto helped vote into law last year. “ReCharge NY is an important job-creation-and-retention tool that makes New York [...]

Democratic Cong. Brian Higgins, who is likely to represent Niagara Falls in the House next year, unleashed a blistering partisan attack on his Republican and Tea Party colleagues at a recent party event. “Senator McConnell publicly stated at the start of the current session of Congress that making President Obama a one term president was [...]

SENATOR MAZIARZ HONORED WITH THE 2011 JOHN DALY MEMORIAL AWARD LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR State Senator George D. Maziarz (R, C-Newfane) reports that he was selected as the recipient of the 2011 John Daly Memorial Award as Legislator of the Year by the Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs. Senator Maziarz was awarded this honor [...]

Slaughter Announces $20 Million in Federal Funding Available from the EPA for Great Lakes Programs Rochester, NY – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28), Co-Chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, today encouraged local organizations who work to clean up the Great Lakes to apply for $20 million worth of grants being made available this year [...]

STATEMENT OF DAVID BELLAVIA CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS 27TH DISTRICT OF NEW YORK We collected more than enough Conservative Party signatures to qualify for the ballot. Several Conservative Party chairmen and many rank-and-file members collected all our signatures. Naturally, I am disappointed to hear the the Executive Committee of the Conservative Party of New York State [...]

CERETTO BILL WOULD SOLVE IMPASSE BETWEEN STATE, TRIBE Lawmaker’s measure allows Seneca Nation to pay local share directly Assemblyman John Ceretto (R, I- Lewiston) today announced that he is sponsoring Assembly bill 9284 (A.9284/ S.00866B-Giglio/Young), legislation which would authorize municipal governments hosting tribal casinos to receive payments directly from these Native American groups, which would [...]

HOCHUL RAISES OVER $355,000 IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 Over 85% Of Contributions Come From Individuals At The Grassroots Level NEW YORK’S 27th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – Congresswoman Kathy Hochul has reported raising $355,359 in the first quarter of 2012. In the report, filed with the Federal Elections Commission yesterday, Hochul reported more than 1,300 individual [...]

CERETTO MEETS WITH NIAGARA FALLS AD HOC COMMITTEE Pledges to Work Together to Move City Forward Assemblyman John D. Ceretto (R,I-Lewiston) today praised the formation of the Niagara Falls City Council’s “ad hoc” committee. The committee was formed to develop a strategy for the city to obtain funds from the Seneca Gaming Compact. Funds have [...]