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Joseph Genco

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I am a writer. I believe in Niagara Falls, New York, and its future. I can show you the best way to the Maid of the Mist and Goat Island. I can also recommend the best hotels or, if it is more your thing, the best hostel, bed and breakfast, Airbnb or VRBO. Niagara Falls Express will tell you about the good places to hear music or eat, small businesses, usually not chains. I will also keep you filled in on activity at the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center as well as Niagara University's Arts and Cultural Center. I will also tell you about people, whether it's Gailan Baillie who runs Bike Rentals or Steve Carroll from the Niagara Falls Salvation Army. I have bachelors degree in public relations and journalism from the former Utica College of Syracuse University (now Utica University). I worked as a weekly newspaper editor in East Aurora and Clarence for 6 years before going to the Tonawanda News, a 6-day daily, as a reporter, then sports editor and managing editor. I left in 2000 to try corporate public relations before returning to the paper in 2002 to sell ads. In 2005, I studied for and received my life, accident and insurance license. I left full time to go to New England Financial. I stayed in that agency building a successful financial services act until September of 2020 when I sold my practice to a colleague. I worked for a short time in a bank before heading to the newspaper business. My wife Beth and I moved from Clarence to the DeVeaux neighborhood in Niagara Falls in 2021 after 30 years in Clarence. We love the Falls, Lewiston and the culture here. I am also the author of "A Short Take on Today's News" which is a daily information and opinion blog published as a daily status on Facebook since March of 2015. You can always call, email or write with story ideas or check out Short Take. I would like you to make a monthly voluntary contribution to the Niagara Falls Express but even if you don't, thank you for reading my page and supporting anyone who chooses to advertise here.

Niagara Falls Fri. Mar 20 2026

The cursive curse

Cursive survives in some quarters and teachers are the reason why

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The cursive curse

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Niagara Falls Fri. Mar 20 2026

School Board notes

Budget sits at $210.733 million and no tax increase is anticipated

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Fri. Mar 20 2026

Refereeing Joe v. Patty

'Mangia' says the cartoonist with a last name ending in a vowel

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Refereeing Joe v. Patty

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Niagara Falls Fri. Mar 20 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Sabres win again; Last 5 with Chris Parker; Browns wax hopeful

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Fri. Mar 20 2026

Short Take Politics:

A poem about war from Will Crois. Now I want some lemon pound cake.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Mar 19 2026

Oh My God, shoes

We are in the darkness before the dawn

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Oh My God, shoes

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Niagara Falls Thu. Mar 19 2026

Hope on Main Street

Viral video doesn’t show what’s really happening

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Hope on Main Street

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Niagara Falls Thu. Mar 19 2026

Dancing through ice

Breakers engage in an endless two step to keep water flowing to power plants

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Dancing through ice

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Niagara Falls Thu. Mar 19 2026

Roddy Gayle comes home

Of all the NCAA tournament stories, this one is best

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Roddy Gayle comes home

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Niagara Falls Wed. Mar 18 2026

Tops plans Portage Road investment

Rumors of legacy store closing were exagerrated. Pharmacy being added, other improvements planned

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Tops plans Portage Road investment

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Niagara Falls Wed. Mar 18 2026

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Bus driver gets DWI. Uh-oh.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. Mar 18 2026

On FOIA and FOIL

Freedom of Information Law and Freedom of Information Act are essentially the same thing

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Joseph Genco Editor

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