Foreign Policy

Obama’s Ukraine Ambassador ordered monitoring of journalists and Trump allies

BY TOM FITTON Judicial Watch is investigating if prominent conservative figures, journalists and persons with ties to President Donald Trump were unlawfully monitored by the State Department in Ukraine at the request of ousted U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, an Obama

The Buffalo Chronicle

CBC interviews publisher of The Buffalo Chronicle

The investigative reporter Andrea Bellemare of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a state-funded news network, posed several questions to Matthew Ricchiazzi, the publisher of The Buffalo Chronicle.  Here’s that interview in its entirety.  What prompted you to start publishing stories about

The Buffalo Chronicle

Toronto Star interviews Buffalo Chronicle publisher

Marco Chown Oved, an investigative reporter with The Toronto Star, posed several questions to Matthew Ricchiazzi, the publisher of The Buffalo Chronicle, this week.  Those responses are published here unedited and in their entirety.  Where did The Buffalo Chronicle come from? I founded The

Norb's Corner

The more Holloween changes, the more it stays the same

BY NORBERT RUG I was sitting, looking out my window one morning recently, watching the falling leaves fluttering by, and waving goodbye to the summer when my thoughts turned to Halloween at the end of the month. I am sure

Zeitgeist

Costumes, roleplay whet a young Trudeau’s sexual appetite

In his early to late-20s, Justin Trudeau had a robust and wide-ranging sexual appetite — most especially for costumes and role play, a former classmate tells The Chronicle.  The two young men were close during their studies at McGill University and

US Senate

Schumer helps land a $410 million deal for a Rochester defense contractor

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his push, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has finalized a new 5-year $409.9 million Cooperative Agreement with the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), which

Congress

Reed discusses trade mission to Poland, investment in NY-23

This week, Rep. Tom Reed discussed a trip to Poland he took earlier this month to discuss U.S. and Poland business investment. “Western New York has a rich Polish heritage, and we were proud to meet with the Polish Prime Minister and President

Congress

Higgins announces $830k UB research grant to study policing

Award from Department of Justice Comes From the Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System Program Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced that the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded the

NY Senate

Ritchie: Local Rotarians are helping the world eradicate polio

BY PATTY RITCHIE Across the world, more than 1.2 million people have proudly joined their local chapter of Rotary International.  These people are your neighbors, family, friends and perhaps yourself. The Rotary motto, “Service Above Self,” is meant to inspire members

NY Assembly

Brabenec: Bail reforms are a threat to society

BY KARL BRABENEC The recent criminal justice reforms implemented by New York Democrats have left police, prosecutors, judges and the public endangered and exposed. This insensible legislation threatens the well-being of the public by allowing allegedly dangerous criminals and drug