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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 Tue. Dec 30 2025

Community mourns Jim Glynn

Maid of Mist leader dead at 91

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Community mourns Jim Glynn

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Niagara Falls Tue. Dec 30 2025

Potpourri for a Tuesday

Potpourri for a Tuesday: About that seiche; feed the birds; Microspikes make ice easy

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Potpourri for a Tuesday

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Niagara Falls Tue. Dec 30 2025

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Lots of petit larceny and a squatter busted

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Dec 30 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: Who’s running for 2028; Marjorie Taylor Greene repents

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Dec 30 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Bills can't win every game; Sabres streak extended

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sun. Dec 28 2025

About the coming storm

Why lives somewhere with 'climate' when you can have 'weather' instead

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About the coming storm

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Niagara Falls Sun. Dec 28 2025

About those black squirrels

They have traveled to Buffalo

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About those black squirrels

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Niagara Falls Sun. Dec 28 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: Merry Christmas you grand Christian nation; Newsom is inevitable, Vance is encumbered

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sun. Dec 28 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: An Ovechkin for the Sabres. 8 consecutive; Philly perspective

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. Dec 27 2025

Canada doubles down on kitsch

More honky tonk and desecration of our sacred place is coming in Ontario

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Canada doubles down on kitsch

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Niagara Falls Sat. Dec 27 2025

The mysticism of biophilic living

Staying in harmony with nature increases the quality of life

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The mysticism of biophilic living

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Niagara Falls Sat. Dec 27 2025

Women United Celebrates Successful Hygiene Drive

Annual event collects much-needed product

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. Dec 27 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: Court rules against Trump; Joy to the World; Perfectly healthy President

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. Dec 27 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: How bad are the Bills receivers?; Bills, Eagles banged up; Ostlund shines.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Dec 25 2025

Christmas potpourri

Misdirected mail; Opossum visit; Car dealership woes; know your food

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Christmas potpourri

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Niagara Falls Thu. Dec 25 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Have the Sabres turnd around? Maybe Adams wasn’t bad; Bet the Bills Sunday

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. Dec 24 2025

Gorge View essays

Embracing the subtle way cedar waxwings heal our city

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Gorge View essays

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Niagara Falls Wed. Dec 24 2025

Tracking Santa's Sleigh

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Tracking Santa's Sleigh

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Niagara Falls Wed. Dec 24 2025

Niagara Falls Board of Education meeting summary

Following is an accounting of the Dec. 18 Niagara Falls City School District Board of Education.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. Dec 24 2025

Getting it wrong as a region

Why is branding stuck on Buffalo? Niagara Falls is a better brand. Embrace it.

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Getting it wrong as a region

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