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Two Coalitions in North Tonawanda YOU Need to Know About FREE September 12th, 2018 - September 18th, 2018 NiagaraReporter.com Vol. 19, No. 18 FREE Niagara Reporter Recognized by Proclamation at North Tonawnada Council Meeting By: Nicholas D. D'Angelo Upon taking over as Man- aging Editor of this newspa- per in January, 2018, it was clear there was much work to do in terms of building the pa- per into something bigger (and better). In the months that fol- lowed, we made some meaning- ful and much-needed changes. We changed the name. Alderman Berube, Clerk/Treasurer Quinn, Mayor Pappas, Managing Editor Nicholas D. We changed the layout. We D'Angelo, Council President Zadzilka, AldermanPecoraro & Alderman Braun. changed our writers. We began es, albeit an exciting one for us, ly basis, in addition to the City printing on a weekly basis. All was the decision to begin cover- of Niagara Falls, back in March. in all, we changed our focus. ing North Tonawanda on a week- (Cont. on pg. 8) 2QHRIWKHOHVVÁDVK\FKDQJ- Saving the Day: PAGES 4 & 5 Pecoraro: Two Coalitions PAGES 4 & 5 Robert Restaino's in North Tonawanda YOU Donation to 'Baby Need to Know About Shawn' Puts Walk By: Bob Pecoraro for Pediatric North Tonawanda Alderman-at-Large Cancer Across the Becoming an elected rep- Council informed on daily $20,000 Mark resentative came from my de- happenings in the city. I am sire to serve my fellow North most fond of the coalition By: Nicholas D. D'Angelo Tonawanda residents. This is work I have accomplished The Third Annual Pe- a continuation of my 30 years with two organizations in diatric Cancer Awareness of active duty in the United particular: The Community Walk led by ‘Baby Shawn’ States Air Force. As a North Health Alliance of North Kennedy was held on Satur- Tonawanda Councilman, I’m Tonawanda (CHANT) and day September 1st, 2018, at proud to serve the residents of the North Tonawanda Hub the Niagara Falls State Park. North Tonawanda to the best for Services. More than a hundred RIP\DELOLWLHV7KHÁH[LELO- The mission of CHANT people attended the event ity of retirement allows me is “to reduce substance use and, as of the following to attend meetings during the among youth by empower- morning, organizers found day, and I then keep the other ing our community as we members of the Common (Cont. on pg. 9) (Cont. on pg. 2) 2 NIAGARA REPORTER SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Restaino Cont. from Cover The Veteran House Renovation Saga Continues NF City Councilman Kenny Tompkins On Friday, September 7th, three trucks and an excavator arrived at the house. Jeff Bryk, Kyle Staub and Jessie Griggs, from H.W. Bryk and Sons, began work digging a 4' deep foundation wall. They were joined by members of IBEW 237 Electrical Union led by Mark Grozio, along with Salim Kinan, to set conduit for the electri- to offer his assistance and keep me cal services. from making a fool out of myself As the day progressed, we were trying to hump concrete around. Thank you to A to Z Rentals for use of a concrete buggy and to the driver, Ken, from LaFarge. Both GHÀQLWHO\KHOSHGDWRQ Felicetti Concrete supplied a pallet of cinder block and mortar so that Fontanarosa can lay block for Robert Restaino (left) and 'Baby Shawn' Kennedy (right) the walls. So far, everything is rolling along fairly smoothly with only a themselves Five Hundred Dollars video that Shawn likes to shoot few glitches. The dedication of all short of their $20,000 goal. hoops. Although I am far too old to involved get us past those quickly. joined by Peter Fontanarosa, of Upon hearing how close the move around like he does anymore, Some things that are still need- Fontanarosa Construction, to layout ed: event came to meeting their goal, I’d love to see if he can make a the pitch and level the top of the Insulation and an installer local Niagara Falls Attorney and three point shot.” foundation wall. Kudos to Mark Closet door Grozio for jumping into the ditch School Board President Robert “I think we can make that hap- Closet shelving and racks and working the laser level. Interior trim Restaino called and offered to pro- pen,” said Esposito. On Saturday, with a truckload of concrete donated by LaFarge vide the difference. Within two days Restaino met Concrete, a crew of laborers from Clearly ecstatic for reaching ‘Baby Shawn,’ shook his hand and Local 91(consisting of Dick Pala- their goal, Mike Esposito asked told his mother, Nicole Vathy, what dino, Bill Grace, Joe Ventresca and Bruce Stenzel) set out pouring the what they possibly could do to a special boy he is. “I wish we could foundation and putting in the rebar, thank him. Restiano, without think- all have the strength and energy that which was supplied by Preferred ing, said, “I saw in your Facebook Shawn has,” said Restaino. Materials. Again, Mark Grozio was there 3 NIAGARA REPORTER SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Who or What Killed Laura Burkett? case but Laura's friends hope they are able Tony Farina WRÀQDOO\SXWWRJHWKHU/DXUD VODVWKRXUV on earth and determine how she wound up The life of the once-pretty young dead in an alley before her 30th birthday. woman and mother came to a grisly end Laura's story is not an isolated one. as she wound up on a slab at the county There are many stories like hers, many PRUJXHDPLGXQFHUWDLQW\DERXWZKDWÀQDOO\ mysterious drug-related deaths in the killed her as friends lamented her passing streets that never get solved, with some of in the dark of night. them possibly more than an overdose case. Was she the victim of a drug overdose, The culture is all around and very danger- of a beating, or a combination of both? Did ous. Just how dangerous? Well, we can't the downhill spiral of her life and her drug ask Laura Burkett anymore because she's dependence doom her, as it has so many gone forever. Maybe her death will be an others, to a tragic end? eye-opener for others heading in the wrong It all did come to an end for 29-year- direction. old Laura Burkett in an alley between the One can only hope. 2200 blocks of Grand and Independence Avenues in Niagara Falls where her body was found Sunday night, Sept. 2. Cataract City police are keeping a tight lid on the investigation as they attempt WRSXWWRJHWKHUWKHÀQDOPRPHQWVRIWKH woman's life and determine how she died. Make no mistake. While authorities are still awaiting the medical examiner's report as well toxicology results, police are inves- tigating her death as a possible homicide. The toll of heroin addiction continues to grow as painkiller users turn to heroin, described by the experts as one of the most powerful and destructive substance abuse conditions in the U. S. today. form or another across the alleys and low- an alley," said her friends during a recent +HURLQFDQEHRQHRIWKHPRVWGLIÀFXOW end saloons in Niagara Falls and in other interview. "We could see it coming, from drug addictions to break free from, and to cities across the land. The short-term side the guys she was hanging with, from the those who knew Laura Burkett, she was effects from heroin abuse include cloud- people around her. It was all about getting deeply addicted to heroin and would do ed thinking, nausea, severe itching, and enough money to buy heroin, that was it. anything to get the money she needed to impaired breathing. We can only hope that police can put the get the "rush" it provided, even if only for a The long term effects can include liver puzzle together and solve the mystery of few minutes. and kidney disease, collapsed veins and how she died." "You could see the needle marks on pneumonia. So far, police are staying mum on the KHUDUPVDQGÀQJHUVVDLGRQH\RXQJ /DXUD%XUNHWWLGHQWLÀHGLQWKHDOOH\ woman who knew her intimately before the where she was found by a tattoo on her heroin took hold. "She was a big-time user wrist, will never know the long term ef- and was forced by her male companions to IHFWV7KHPRWKHURIÀYH\HDUROG%HQWOH\ prostitute herself to keep the money com- who was adopted out recently, didn't live ing, for them and for her habit." long enough. It is a tragic tale that plays out in one "She didn't need to die like that, in 4 NIAGARA REPORTER SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 LIKE "THE ACTION NIAGARA FALLS" ON FACEBOOK!! Investigation into Death of WEEKLY HEADLINES 29-year-old Turns to Homicide -For the second time in as many nights, Niagara Falls Police responded to 18th and Ash- land Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle. According to police, the driver left the keys inside the vehicle while going into a store. -Updating a story from late Sunday, September 2nd, the deceased woman has been identi- ÀHGDV/DXUD%XUNHWWRI1LDJDUD)DOOV$FFRUGLQJWR6HOLQD6WRUPVZKRZDVDFORVH family friend of Laura, “she was struggling very much in life but always had a smile on her face.” -In the early morning hours on Monday September 3rd, Niagara Falls Police responded to UHSRUWVRIDRQHYHKLFOHDFFLGHQWRQWKHFRUQHURIWKDQG:KLWQH\$YHLQYROYLQJDÀUH hydrant where the driver ran from the scene. -Niagara Falls Police responded to an armed robbery in the early morning hours of Tues- day, September 4th, of a cab driver. The robbery occurred around 13th and Linwood and the victim reportedly had over $200 taken. -In the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 4th, Niagara Falls Police & Fire were called to the 1300 block of Portage for a female driver passed out in a vehicle in the middle of the road.
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