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Published 12 hours agoThe Mike Lee Story: Final Salary of $202,858, Overtime and Side-gig Allegations, Retired with Full Pension and a Town of Niagara Board Seat
The Soft Landing Mike Lee Collected $202,858 in His Final Year, Manufactured Overtime, Ran a Side Business Out of a Police Substation, and Retired With a Full Pension and a Town Board Seat. There Was a Party. They Had Pizza. Editor’s Note: Niagara Action Media holds the full text…
Investigative Post
Published 14 hours agoSex-ed classes include Hitler, Lady Gaga, inaccuracies
Images obtained by NYCLU. Illustration: Leor Stylar / New York Focus. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte had syphilis. Having sex…
Niagara Action
Published September 24Two Bullet Holes in Windshield After Driver is Shot at Under Niagara Falls Bridge
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 3:42pm on September 20th after reports of shots fired in the area of Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, who was pulled over near the Community Missions, told dispatch that…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Niagara Falls Built the Modern World On Its Power. It Can Do It Again.
The One Data Center in New York That Answers Hochul’s Objections By: Frank Parlato The Data Center That Answers Hochul’s Objections There was a time when Niagara Falls did not ask Albany whether it was permitted to prosper. The river was here. That was enough. The town had…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Man Seen Eating Handfuls of Dirt, Crawling on All Fours in Niagara County Church Parking Lot
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:02pm on September 20th after reports of a mental health emergency in the area of Chestnut and Washburn Street in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch…
Niagara Action
Published September 23Husband Says Wife Attacked Him with Knife; She Says He Came at Her with an Air Fryer in Niagara Falls Domestic
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:50pm on September 21st after reports of a domestic incident with weapons on Niagara Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and husband told dispatch that his wife were having an…
Orleans Hub
Published September 22Roy-Hart welcomes full-time athletic trainer
‘You don’t have to play through the pain’ Press Release, Roy-Hart Central School MIDDLEPORT – Originally from Texas and a recent graduate of Texas A&M University, Hannah Songy, MS, LAT, ATC, is bringing her passion, knowledge, and experience in athletic training to the Rams this…
Niagara Action
Published September 22‘He’ll kill me if I leave’: Woman Tells Sister She’s Being Held Hostage in Niagara Falls
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 12:21am on September 21st after reports of a hostage situation on Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that her sister contacted her and said she…
Niagara Action
Published September 21If Niagara Falls Tap Water Is “Safe,” Why Are We Drinking Chemicals That Can’t Be Filtered Out?
WE’RE DRINKING THE CHEMISTRY WE CAN’T FILTER Niagara Falls water is “safe.” It’s also full of compounds we created—and never learned how to remove. Let’s stop pretending this is complicated. The water coming out of Niagara Falls taps is legally compliant. It meets federal…
Niagara Action
Published September 21A Greener Foundation: Rethinking Concrete Construction in Western New York
By: Sumit Majumdar Vice Chairman, Chief Sustainability Officer and Operating Partner of Verite Capital Partners | Lead Director of Energy and Agriculture Sectors As Buffalo Biodiesel continues to innovate and expand its footprint across Western New York, the company recently…
Investigative Post
Published September 21Big plans to grow tourism in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Toronto Star reported on ambitious plans to double the number of tourists visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario, which would leave the ‘Falls on our side of the border that much further in the dust. The strategy is intended to “create new, world-class attractions and boost local…
Niagara Action
Published September 19Elderly Woman Publicly Beats Crying Child with Large Spoon in Niagara County
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:10pm on September 18th after reports of an assault on Elmira Street in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third-party, reported that she saw a heavyset (i.e.: fat) “elderly…