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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 Sat. May 31 2025

Council agenda released

Vote includes SEQR lead agency for city on Urbacon Planned Unit Development

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. May 31 2025

Read to Succeed comes to Falls

Program brings older adult volunteers to help kids

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. May 31 2025

Crap year on tap for tourism

Troubles at the border and in Washington portend ominous tidings

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Crap year on tap for tourism

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Niagara Falls Sat. May 31 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: RFK Jr. is a fabulist; Musk jumps ship, achieved nothing; Musk jumps ship, achieved nothing

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sat. May 31 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Goodell succession plan?; Adams gets help; Beane promotes assistant

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Fri. May 30 2025

Potpourri for a Friday

Thoughts on Main and Portage reimagined; Scripps spelling Bee; No Mow May comes to an end

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Potpourri for a Friday

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Niagara Falls Fri. May 30 2025

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Tomfoolery and frequent flyers.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Fri. May 30 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: MAGA may try to save FEMA; another court ruling against a Trump tax increase

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Fri. May 30 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Kincaid set to explode; Justin Fields breakout?; Ross Tucker with Michael Hoecht.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 29 2025

The complete Artpark schedule

Everything From concerts to the Strawberry Moon

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The complete Artpark schedule

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Niagara Falls Thu. May 29 2025

The Trump presidency in capsule form

Rise up and stand to preserve our union!

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 29 2025

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Shoplifters, DWI and drunk people problems. All the reports. Nothing left out.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 29 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: ICE wearing masks?; Court blocks Trump taxes; grifters milk Vietnam

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 29 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: McDermott spins Hardknocks; Keleki Latu? Who is that?; Recapping the Amerks

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. May 28 2025

Faraway places nearby

Tales from Ohio

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Faraway places nearby

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Niagara Falls Thu. May 22 2025

Marshall House honored

Preservation Buffalo Niagara lauds Park Place property

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 22 2025

Short Take Politics

Short Take Politics: End of the road for Elon; ‘Oura’ ring may be unhealthy; What's in that 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 22 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Hard Knocks for the Bills; Dawkins award becomes reality; Howard reviews the offense.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. May 22 2025

Short Take Sports

Short Take Sports: Hard Knocks for the Bills; Dawkins award becomes reality; Howard reviews the offense.

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. May 21 2025

Main and Portage can be safer

Heritage Area proposes art project.

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Joseph Genco Editor

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