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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. Jun 27 2026

Travelogue, Prince Edward Island

Red sand beaches, Canadian characters and the Festival of Small Halls.

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Travelogue, Prince Edward Island

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Niagara Falls Thu. Jun 25 2026

Youth Advisory Board formed

17 students answer the call of concilperson Brigette Myles

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Jun 25 2026

Removing the Robert Moses scar

Activist claims the process was rigged to make another generational mistake

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Removing the Robert Moses scar

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Niagara Falls Thu. Jun 25 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics: Postal service sides with President on mail-in ballots; Rightwingers try to stop imaginary ‘election fraud’; Numerous big Supreme decisions coming

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Thu. Jun 25 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Tuch to Washington, Zach gets paid, Jarmo extracted on overpay for Byram

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. Jun 24 2026

Primary results show blue wave

Assemblyman Rivera takes down party boss Zellner. Ellman wins Democratic primary for House of Representatives and will face off against Claudia Tenney

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Primary results show blue wave

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Niagara Falls Wed. Jun 24 2026

Food Truck Thursdays return

Custode and Parisi, and Steaksters kick things off tomorrow

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Food Truck Thursdays return

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Niagara Falls Wed. Jun 24 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics: Vandals plague reflecting pool; Antifa criminalized; Mamdani’s support matters

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Wed. Jun 24 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Trader Jarmo strikes; The view from Chicago; Touring the new Bills palace

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Jun 23 2026

Tour Tales

The World Cup matters; other interesting guests and when will those stairs open?

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Tour Tales

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Niagara Falls Tue. Jun 23 2026

Niagara Falls Police Blotter

Niagara Falls Police Blotter: Electric scooter and a ski mask at the casino; two DWIs

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Jun 23 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics: Political prosecution ruled illegal; Don’t touch the water; Federal voter date system rife with errors

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Tue. Jun 23 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Time to trade Levi?; Byram trade rumors won’t stop; Bills plan joint practice

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Mon. Jun 22 2026

Scooter crash critically injures man

Witnesses say car driver had a greenlight,

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Scooter crash critically injures man

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Niagara Falls Mon. Jun 22 2026

Schools move away from Regents

New graduation requirements focus on competency

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Mon. Jun 22 2026

Short Take Politics:

Short Take Politics: Supremes to rule on MAGA suits; President fumes at Italian leader, NATO; UK prime minister resigns

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Mon. Jun 22 2026

Short Take Sports:

Short Take Sports: Draft week for the NHL; Tkachuks united in Florida; Maybe the Leafs won’t suck. . . then again

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Joseph Genco Editor

Niagara Falls Sun. Jun 21 2026

About the tax foreclosure process

Dontae Myles speaks about reality and the need for empathy

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About the tax foreclosure process

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Niagara Falls Sat. Jun 20 2026

Travelogue Maritimes

On to Beddeck, the Bell Museum and Victoria-by-the-Sea

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Travelogue Maritimes

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Niagara Falls Sat. Jun 20 2026

Potpourri for a Saturday

Juneteenth; Diamond the Body and who plants flowers in those benches?

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Potpourri for a Saturday

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