Erie County Legislator Lynn M. Marinelli was appointed to the Erie County Board of Health February 1. A member of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee, she will serve as a representative of the Erie County Legislature, and her appointment was confirmed by County …
Erie County Executive-elect Mark C. Poloncarz announced the appointment of Richard M. Tobe to serve as his administration’s Deputy County Executive. Poloncarz stated: “As I have said, my Deputy County Executive’s will focus on job creation and creating a streamlined, sustainable and efficient approach to …
Erie County Executive-elect Mark C. Poloncarz announced the launch of his transition team’s new website at http://www2.erie.gov/transition. At the website, Erie County residents can find the latest news from the Poloncarz Transition Team, as well as the list of available positions and how people can …
Bob McCarthy talks to local Republicans who seem as disgruntled as they are un-named, and lists off a series of concerns they have about the Erie County Republican Committee’s direction now that it lost the Corwin and Collins races. One could easily quip that the …
[HTML1] I’ve been thinking about the County Executive’s race all week, and I can’t seem to crystallize my thoughts into a coherent post, so here you go. I’m not quite sure why regional campaigns would leave their messaging and communications in the hands of outsiders. …
I’m still catching up on sleep and recovering from Election Night, and I’m still mulling over what I think Tuesday meant for our body politic, and for WNY’s near future. So, in the meantime, here are interviews I conducted early Wednesday morning in a noisy …
I would like to express my gratitude to Chris Collins for his service on behalf of Erie County residents. This was a very hard-fought campaign and I wish him well in his return to the private sector. A lot has been made of our disagreements …
After a short campaign that was more yawn than scream, Mark Poloncarz succeeded last night in breaking an important glass ceiling: first WNYMedia commenter elected County Executive. Congrats, Mark – like the Bills, enjoy the win for 24 hours, then get down to work. How predictable was …
It’s a common misconception among suburban voters that just because they don’t use social services that they aren’t necessary. Think again. DSS is not adequately doing the job they are supposed to do because the “King” himself, Erie County executive Chris Collins continues to gut …
Things I find interesting from the Siena Poll for the County Executive’s race that was released last night, apart from the fact that the race swung from a statistical dead heat of 49/46 for Collins with a MOE of +/- 3.4%, to a genuine dead heat …
1. The Siena Poll will be releasing updated numbers on Saturday. The hot rumor is that it will find Mark Poloncarz ahead of Chris Collins, likely by about 3 points. This would represent a 6-point swing in Poloncarz’s favor in just less than a month. …
Hopefully, you remember this post from July, which showed Chris Collins’s vehicle parked at a high school in Akron in a spot reserved for handicapped drivers. This was right before the Akron July 4th parade. We have better images now – images showing Collins parking …
