http://www.niagara-gazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_305232627.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_305232627.html After 14 years, a change in leadership is coming to Wheatfield on Jan. 1 — unless a lot of residents bring their pens to the voting booth on Tuesday.After current supervisor Timothy Demler was knocked off the ballot in September’s primary, the race for town supervisor came down to Republican Robert Cliffe and Democrat Sam Conti. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_304230122.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_304230122.html If anything, listening to the five candidates for the three open Niagara Falls City Council seats discuss the current state of Niagara Falls, you can’t help but feel things are finally starting to look up around here. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:58:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_281235821.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_281235821.html It’s pretty cool to turn on one of the highest rated television shows and hear Niagara Falls mentioned again and again. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_272224156.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_272224156.html Last month city development officials told the city’s Tourism Advisory Board they weren’t having much luck luring business to Third Street. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_253230448.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_253230448.html Falls Fire Chief William MacKay hasn’t forgotten. The Falls Fire Department will mark the eighth anniversary of the attack on America with a ceremony being held this morning. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_251181102.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_251181102.html It sounds like something straight out of a movie — a science fiction movie, really.A terrorist attack on the U.S. involving a nuclear bomb detonated in the sky above us with the resulting electromagnetic pulse (EMP) shutting down all electronic devices. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_246235811.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_246235811.html If for no other reason than we don’t have to look at the old Media Play sign and wonder how nothing could move into what seems like a prime spot for business, Wednesday’s opening of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet was a great thing for the Falls. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:38:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_244183837.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_244183837.html The abysmal failure of the current state government in Albany has provoked an understandable outcry for reform. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_236235729.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_236235729.html It was good to see the Ali Marzban saga wrap up at city hall last week. Here’s the quick recap — hired after a year-long search by Mayor Paul Dyster, Marzban didn’t show up in the city for four months, didn’t have a state license eight months into his time here, was suspended for a week after being warned about his behavior at city hall, then left for a conference in Texas and was ultimately terminated by the city. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_226121831.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_226121831.html Last weekend, Bills fans rekindled their glory days with the induction of Ralph Wilson and Bruce Smith into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_215231150.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_215231150.html Crime Night Out — we couldn’t think of a more fitting setting for the announcement that James McKinney of North Tonawanda, a convicted sex offender, was sent packing from the Midtown Inn in the Falls. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:53:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_173195401.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_173195401.html Even by Albany standards, this has gone on long enough.The Associated Press reported Monday that leaders of the Republican and Democratic caucuses in the state Senate are meeting to work out some sort of compromise. That effort must yield results — and soon. In a capital where it takes years for even the most basic reforms to gain traction, this leadership vacuum simply has to end. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_173185728.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_173185728.html As the recent problems at Child’s Kingdom Nor-Loc Park might attest, Niagara Falls needs all the youth programs it can muster.Especially when school’s out for the summer. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_162194842.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_162194842.html Kevin Cottrell has a plan for a vacant patch of land along Main Street. The site of a former bar would become a park named after Harriet Tubman if the project coordinator of the North Star initiative has his way. Wed, 27 May 2009 21:25:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_147212628.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/editorials/local_story_147212628.html The announcement Tuesday that General Motors intends to reacquire Delphi Thermal Systems, including the Lockport plant, is news that at this point leaves us with more questions than answers.Does this make Delphi, which is emerging from bankruptcy itself, stronger? Is GM’s adding Delphi going to make either more viable or sustainable, considering the American auto industry?