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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 Thu. Feb 19 2026

'A Black Boy with a slingshot'

'. . . . and he might be gay.'

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'A Black Boy with a slingshot'

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Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Rapids Theatre deal nears closure

New operator announcement is coming soon

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Rapids Theatre deal nears closure

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Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Illegal vehicles, creative shoplifting, harassment at the carwash and stabbing

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Canadian company moving to Falls

The answer to tariffs is moving stateside

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Canadian company moving to Falls

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Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Land Conservency adds property

Bear Lake Preserve is near College Lodge

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Land Conservency adds property

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Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics Pritzker fires back at MAGA; Prince Andrew falls further; MAGA tries to make ICE observing illegal; First Nation weaver defends craft

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Feb 19 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Bills injuries bring complaints; Sabres return to practice, get reinforcements

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Feb 17 2026

The truth about Niagara Falls

Mismanagement by city government is at the core of decline

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The truth about Niagara Falls

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Niagara Falls Tue. Feb 17 2026

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Stealing Valentine's flowers, fighting with cops and samritan helps woman get car unstuck and then steals it but gets caught at Coastal

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Feb 17 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics: Obama speaks up for decorum; George W. Bush talks about George Washington and honor; Trump trademarks his name so he can grift on.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sun. Feb 15 2026

Birds on the brain

One more day of Birds on the Niagara

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Birds on the brain

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Niagara Falls Sun. Feb 15 2026

Potpourri for a Sunday

Pothole season is here; Granicus doesn't work; thinking the union could maintain streetlights is likely folly

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Potpourri for a Sunday

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