Senator Rob Ortt (R,C,I – North Tonawanda) issued the following statement regarding the New York State Office of the State Comptroller’s audit of the New York Power Authority (NYPA):
“The Comptroller’s audit of NYPA offers a concerning glimpse into the state’s power allocations through ReCharge New York. With the state’s largest power generating facility in our backyard, this issue is of utmost importance to me and to my constituents. It’s one thing to generate power from the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant and disburse it throughout the state under the pretext of job creation; but it’s quite another when those promises of job creation are overstated or not fulfilled. There are plenty of working-class families, small businesses, and non-profits right here in Western New York that could use significant relief from some of the highest energy costs in the nation. If NYPA is unable to ensure job targets are met, perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate where the state is sending its power.”
The Robert Moses Niagara Power Station at right. Somehow stupid elected officials allowed the state to take all the power generated from the Niagara and allow everyone else to use it but the locals here. State Sen. Robert Ortt has noted that NYPA is taking advantage of our stupidity. Will he do anything about it?
By Tony Farina The Niagara Falls State Park, located in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and created in 1885, is recognized as the oldest state park in the U.S. and contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and a portion of the Horseshoe Falls (also known as the Canadian Falls). Following a $44-million refurbishment of the 221-acre park in 2003, in 2007 it was named the 10 th most beautiful spot in America by “The Today Show.” According to the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the State Park receives more than nine million visits each year. It is
By Tony Farina There is much excitement in the airwaves at WEBR The Breeze as station manager and program director Frank Miller has announced that beginning on Monday, Aug. 24, the talent he has been hoping to bring in for some time will be joining the WEBR midday lineup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every weekday. “We’re just thrilled to be launching the Kadie Daye show on Monday, and we are so looking forward to having a talent like Kadie on our airwaves at WEBR AM 1440, FM 105.3 and FM 106.9,” Miller said in talking about the new
By Tony Farina Promises are nice and they bring hope for the future. But unfortunately, most of the time, promises have fallen flat for the City of Niagara Falls, some succeeding but many turning out to be empty promises and major disappointments. At this point, Niagara Falls doesn’t need more failed promises. What the city needs is progress to build a better future and a plan to make it work. City leadership must bring it all together. While there are promises to build a better future on the table and being talked about, like Centennial Park and the Niagara Digital
By Tony Farina The radioactive slag bubbling up across Niagara County in recent weeks, triggering state and federal testing and some remedial work and family relocations, is the ongoing and seemingly never-ending legacy of the environmental desecration of the past 100-plus years by massive corporations dumping toxic waste that was the subject of Christen Civiletto’s book Thundering Waters. “What we have again is an environmental storm,” said attorney and former Grand Island Supervisor Nate McMurray, a candidate for election to the 45th District State Assembly seat now open because of the retirement of Angelo Morinello. McMurray will run for the
