The Democrat and Chronicle is featuring a special report called “Fed Up With Albany”. A reading of the report however, leads one to realize that this is yet another D&C paean to local government consolidation. All of us should be fed up with Albany. We are overtaxed and our State government is responsive only to [...]

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Speaking of that classy bunch bringing us “change” in Albany, here is an update on Kevin Parker, aka Senator Sluggo’s criminal case.  From the New York Post: Notoriously hotheaded state Sen. Kevin Parker was indicted on assault and other charges yesterday for allegedly attacking a Post photographer. Parker, who was demoted from a high-ranking post [...]

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We’ve mentioned Buffalo area state Senator Bill Stachowski before.  He was locked in a tough re-election race last fall and told everybody he needed to win because he was going to be chairman of the Senate Finance Committee if the Democrats took control of that chamber. Well, Billy Stach and the Senate Dems won and guess [...]

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From the Messenger Post: The Irondequoit Republican committee last night endorsed Mary Joyce D’Aurizio as its candidate for town supervisor this fall, and Debbie Essley and Paul Marasco as candidates for the Town Board. The three will face Democratic Town Supervisor Mary Ellen Heyman and Democratic board members Debbie Evans and Gail Bello, all of [...]

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From the Messenger Post: Margaret S. “Peg” Havens, who was endorsed to seek a Town Board seat being vacated by David Glossner, is the only candidate who is not currently an office holder. Perinton Republicans have selected their slate of candidates for this fall’s election. Nearly 80 committee members at the meeting on Thursday, March [...]

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Friends, President Obama’s political hacks in the Justice Department have dropped a civil complaint against the Black Panthers who intimidated voters in Philadelphia on Election Day.  From the Washington Times, political appointees from the Obama Administration overruled career Justice Department lawyers who were suing three members of the New Black Panther Party for violating the [...]

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From the Messenger Post: County Legislator Tony LaFountain hopes to succeed retiring town supervisor and fellow Republican George Wiedemer this fall. Besides LaFountain, the town’s Republican Committee endorsements include Amy Rosenbaum Steklof for town clerk, Jim Mulley for justice and incumbent Town Board members Debbie Drawe and Andy Moore. “Our committee is excited about this [...]

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Earlier we’ve commented on how Broome Community College broomed their former President Lawrence Spraggs because of his job performance.  Ironically, he was one of the “professionals” the MCC faculty wanted to hire here last year. Well, BCC’s new search, one not tainted by politics, isn’t going so well.  From pressconnects.com: Board members Thursday voted to spend [...]

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BATAVIA – Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) brought together area veterans today at the Batavia VA Medical Center to discuss ways to improve services and advance legislative initiatives to better meet the needs of Western New York veterans and their families.This was the first meeting of an advisory board comprised of 43 veterans and veteran family [...]

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Thanks to the reader who sent us this interesting tidbit, a Greece blog closely tied to Greece Democratic Party 2nd ward candidate Joe Moscato, says he is pushing for elimination of the Greece Police Department and replacing it with a metropolitan police force. Moscato, a former Greece Police Officer and a former school board member, has [...]

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