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Niagara County Republican Chairman Seeking Candidates Ready To Run for Office?

This year there are numerous public of- GHUWKHEDQQHURIWKH3DUW\ ¿FHVXSIRUHOHFWLRQ Finding good candidates is not always In Niagara County, all 15 seats in the HDV\VLQFHWKHEHVWSHRSOHWR¿OOHOHFWHGR൶FHV County Legislature will be decided by voters DUHQRWWKHRQHVZKRZDQWLWPRVW2QHRIWKH WKLV\HDU problems with governing people is that those There will be elections for supervisor, ZKRZDQWWRUXOHDUHOHDVWVXLWHGWRGRLW mayor, alderman and council members, cor- The Republican Party County Chairman, oner, tax receiver, town justice, judge, and 0U 6FRWW .LHGURZVNL LV QRZ DFFHSWLQJ UH- more in various towns, villages and cities of sumes for people who want to express an in- WKLVFRXQW\ WHUHVWLQUXQQLQJIRUR൶FHZLWKWKHVXSSRUWRI Each election year, about nine months WKH5HSXEOLFDQ3DUW\ before the election, the Republican Party 6FRWW3.LHGURZVNL looks for good people who are independent, 1253 Bowen Ct intelligent, and honest, who would like to ex- North Tonawanda, NY 14120 SORUHWKHSRVVLELOLW\RIUXQQLQJIRUR൶FHXQ- QLDFRXQW\JRS#JPDLOFRP

Niagara County GOP Chairman Scott Kiedrowski with US Rep. Chris Collins

GOP Chair Scott Kiedrowski

NIAGARA FALLS REPORTER

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CHAIRMAN & EDITOR IN CHIEF Frank Parlato

Managing Editor Senior Editor Dr. Chitra Selvaraj Tony Farina

phone: (716) 284-5595

PO Box 3083, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 email: [email protected] www.niagarafallsreporter.com

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child he would take myself and my broth- HUVWR7KUHH6LVWHUV,VODQG+HZRXOGKLGH pennies in the large rocks and we'd spend KRXUVORRNLQJIRUWKHP 0\JUDQGIDWKHUSDVVHGDZD\2FWR- EHU WK 7KH IROORZLQJ VXPPHU , took comfort in going to the third of Three 6LVWHUVWRORRNIRUVRPHRIWKRVHSHQQLHV in those rocks, some that we might have PLVVHGDVFKLOGUHQ,Q,ZDQWHGWR VKRZP\¿DQFpHWKRVHURFNV7KH\ZHUH JRQH :KDW ULJKW KDYH \RX WR UHPRYH After almost 20 years in the NYS Assem- large thundering rocks which stood in EO\6DP+R\WQHDUO\ORVWUHHOHFWLRQ+H jumped at the chance to serve as Cuomo's that spot for thousands of years? Those waterboy, sticking it to Niagara Falls at VWRQHVDUHVDFUHG:KHUHDUHWKH\QRZ" every turn. Did you ask for permission from the NHHSHUV RI 1LDJDUD" 1R

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NIAGARA FALLS REPORTER JAN 26, 2017 - FEB 02, 2017 Cuomo Promises No Sure Thing; Lewiston writer Kifer's on how Love and Hope City Must Help Itself triumph over cancer /HZLVWRQQRYHOLVW.DWK\.LIHUKDVSXE- lished her second novel, "Tessa: Portrait of Tony Farina D 6XUYLYRU WR FULWLFDO DFFODLP DQG D UHFHQW book signing that took place at the Lewiston *RY$QGUHZ&XRPRURGHLQWR1LDJDUD /LEUDU\&RPPXQLW\5RRP Falls this week full of promises about using ,Q7HVVD3RUWUDLWRID6XUYLYRU.LIHUKDV VWDWHIXQGVIURPKLV%X൵DOR%LOOLRQ6TXDUHG drawn on her own raw experiences as a long- Initiative in his proposed 2017 budget to re- term cancer patient and amputee to create a claim underused and vacant property near UHPDUNDEOHDQGLQVSLULQJORYHVWRU\ the state park, an investment he says that When Tessa Burke, a former model and ZLOOSD\GLYLGHQGVIRUWKHFLW\ ZLIH RI DQ D൷XHQW EXVLQHVV PDQ UHTXLUHV While it may sound great, the federal PRUHVXUJHU\DIWHUDORQJDQGGL൶FXOWUHFRY- FRUUXSWLRQSUREHLQWRKLV¿UVW%X൵DOR%LO- ery from breast cancer, she is devastated, and lion investment has many legislators taking as she tries to adjust to the shocking loss of an Kathy Kifer DVHFRQGORRNDWSKDVHWZR7KHUH VQRJXDU- DUP WR WKH GLVHDVH KHU KXVEDQG LQÀLFWV IXU- antee state lawmakers will give Cuomo ev- WKHUSDLQ7HVVDGLVFRYHUVWKDW0D[UHSHOOHG 7KHUHYLHZVRQ$PD]RQZKHUHWKHERRN Councilmember Andrew Touma erything he's looking for this time, and even by her appearance, has found another sexual LVDYDLODEOHKDYHEHHQJORZLQJ partner, and although he doesn't want a di- he admits his plan has only a 50-50 chance nomic development and get a bigger bang , DP QRW LQWR ORYH VWRULHV EXW .LIHU vorce she insists that the marriage is broken RIVXFFHVV for our buck with an eye toward the future, GUHZPHULJKWLQ,JRWQHZLQVLJKWVLQWRKRZ DQGWKH\VHSDUDWH But while hope springs eternal, and develop some long term plans that will help ZRPHQDUHFKDOOHQJHGZLWKFDQFHUVHWEDFNV, Yet, just when Tessa is losing hope, a Cuomo could be a winner politically either RXUFLW\IRU\HDUVWRFRPH IHOWDVWKRXJK.LIHUZDVVKDULQJKHURZQOLIH surprise from her past will transform all she Great writing with twists and turns to keep me way, the City of Niagara Falls shouldn't sit ---- believes about herself, the rest of her life and LQWHUHVWHG$VZLWKKHU¿UVWERRN ,ID7UHH back and wait to see how the power strug- In other council news this week, law- WKHSRZHURIXQFRQGLWLRQDOORYH )DOOV ± $ /RYH 6RQJ &RPHV 7UXH  LW GH- makers approved $500,000 for demolitions gle plays out between the governor and A gifted photographer, Luke James, VHUYHVD+DOOPDUNVPRYLH which haven't been done, except for emer- VWDWH ODZPDNHUV &RXQFLOPHPEHU $QGUHZ UHHQWHUVKHUOLIHDWDIXQGUDLVLQJOXQFKHRQ "An enchanting love story that wraps you Touma is pushing Mayor Dyster to present JHQFLHVVLQFH Years before, when he was a handsome but up in its world, making you regret leaving it lawmakers an economic development plan The council approved the demolition immature young man just beginning his ca- DIWHULWV¿QDOSDJHV%HDXWLIXOO\ZULWWHQ,ZDV IRUWKHVRRQHUWKHEHWWHU funds by unanimous vote, with $300,000 reer, he had been infatuated with her warmth drawn in by the characters and the choic- "I've asked the administration to give us earmarked for demolition of unsafe and DQGEHDXW\,QVSLWHRIKHUGLVDELOLW\KHLVVWLOO es they make, giving insight into those who a plan for using a portion of the more than unkept properties with another $200,000 DWWUDFWHG WR KHU +LUHG E\ WKH VXSSRUW JURXS battle health issues while navigating the real $5 million in discretionary casino funds still GHVLJQDWHGIRUHPHUJHQF\GHPROLWLRQV7KH women to produce a calendar to raise money ZRUOG7HVVDEUDYHO\FKDVHVKHURZQGUHDPV on the books to spur economic growth," city will also have another $100,000 avail- for the Foundation, he pursues a relationship, and does not give up on love when all seems said Touma this week in an interview with able from Community Development for but Tessa, nine years older than Luke and un- WREHORVWDOHVVRQIRUXVDOO WKH1LDJDUD)DOOV5HSRUWHU demolitions, and Touma said unsafe prop- DEOHWREHOLHYHWKDWDQ\RQHFRXOG¿QGKHUGH- .DWK\ .LIHU OLYHV LQ /HZLVWRQ ZLWK KHU Touma said he is not interested in HUWLHVVKRXOGEHSULRULWL]HG VLUDEOHVWUHQXRXVO\UHVLVWV KXVEDQG$O spending all of that discretionary casino "We need for people to be safe, and cash -some of it rolled over from last year - 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FEB 02, 2017 Opposition mounts to new Soup Kitchen on Pine as Hunger, Poverty on Rise ZKLFKVDLG7RGD\P\R൶FHUHFHLYHGDOHWWHU IRUWVRI3$53WRUHYLWDOL]HWKLVFUXFLDOQHLJK- James Hufnagel from the Pine Avenue Redevelopment Proj- ERUKRRGEXVLQHVVGLVWULFW ect (PARP) informing my administration that :KLOHZHWKDQN)DWKHU0D]XUDQGHQ- A Roman Catholic priest who is propos- they had become aware of a proposal for the FRXUDJH KLV H൵RUWV WKH\ KDYH EHHQ FDUULHG LQJWRORFDWHZKDWKHWHUPVDQRWIRUSUR¿W creation of a soup kitchen meant to replace out without consultation and collaboration of restaurant," run by volunteers, serving low an existing restaurant on a prominent corner the administration, PARP and the many sim- cost meals to low income residents and free in the center of the city’s historic Little Italy LODURUJDQL]DWLRQVZLWKLQWKH&LW\RI1LDJDUD PHDOVWRYHWHUDQVLVUXQQLQJLQWRVWL൵UHVLV- UHVWDXUDQWDQGEXVLQHVVGLVWULFW Falls that have long provided similar services tance from Mayor Dyster and a self-appoint- "In a city where too often our residents WRDGGUHVVWKHQHHGVRIRXUFRPPXQLW\,WLV ed business group that calls itself Pine Avenue are in need of a helping hand, no one recog- my sincerest hope that all parties can work 5HGHYHORSPHQW3URMHFW 3$53  QL]HVWKHQHHGIRUVXFKDIDFLOLW\PRUH+RZ- together toward the use of an alternative lo- 6LQFH WKH  3LQH $YHQXH ORFDWLRQ ever, it is this administration’s position that FDWLRQWKDWZRXOGEHPXWXDOO\EHQH¿FLDOIRU upstairs from the popular Carmine's Restau- such a project at the proposed location is not DOOLQYROYHG UDQWLV]RQHGIRUVXFKDSXUSRVHLQWKH¿QDO conducive to the viability of the Pine Avenue $FFRUGLQJWRUHFHQW86&HQVXV¿JXUHV analysis, if the good Father decides to follow %XVLQHVVFRUULGRUDQGWKHH൵RUWVDOUHDG\XQ-  RI FKLOGUHQ LQ 1LDJDUD )DOOV OLYH EH- through with it, there's little those entities can derway by the Pine Avenue Redevelopment low the poverty level, nearly twice the state do to prevent what's been termed a new soup 3URMHFW 7KLV PHPEHU ERDUG FRPSRVHG DYHUDJHRI7KHPHGLDQLQFRPHIRUD kitchen from being established at that loca- largely of local small business people, has household in the city was $26,800 ( WLRQ worked diligently to promote and restore the 6WDWH DQGWKHPHGLDQLQFRPHIRUD &LW\ +DOO LVVXHG D 6WDWHPHQW )URP VDIHW\ EHDXWL¿FDWLRQ DQG PRVW LPSRUWDQWO\ IDPLO\RIIRXUZDV 1<6  0D\RU'\VWHURQ3LQH$YHQXH6RXS.LWFKHQ the economic redevelopment of Pine Avenue; RIWKHSRSXODWLRQRIWKHFLW\RI1LDJDUD Proposal" soon after the issue became public, and the city has pledged its support of the ef- Falls were below the poverty line, compared WRDQDWLRQDODYHUDJHRI $SDUWQHUVKLSEHWZHHQWKH2LVKHL)RXQ- GDWLRQ DQG WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ DW %X൵DOR¶V 5H- The other three overburdened soup gional Institute determined the following kitchens of Niagara Falls, all of which are in 2013: Roughly 22,425, or nearly one out at least a half hour walk from the city's of every two residents, are “doing poorly or east end, are all located a good distance VWUXJJOLQJ¿QDQFLDOO\´DERXW1LDJDUD from the new low cost eatery strategically located on Pine Avenue. 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LOUIS G. CHILELLI Entered into rest January 20, 2017

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