The News, Briefly

Artvoice Weekly Edition » Issue v12n31 (08/01/2013) » Section: The News, Briefly


	Tolbert Campaign Begins by Geoff Kelly
	On Tuesday afternoon, Bernie Tolbert’s campaign for mayor launched its first offensive, announcing that he was starting a web page called “Byron Brown’s Buffalo,” where citizens can post pictures and video of problems in their neighborhoods that the Brown administration had failed to address. (The site is byronbrownsbuffalo.tumblr.com; you can also upload material tolbert2013.com.)
	Greenpac Reveals Radioactive Waste Issue at Niagara Falls Mill by Geoff Kelly & Louis Ricciuti
	Last week, Greenpac Mill, LLC, filed a federal lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages from three companies the suit claims are responsible for radioactive contamination encountered while Greenpac was building its new $430 million facility at Royal Avenue and 47th Street in Niagara Falls.
	Small Talk by Geoff Kelly
	Meantime, on Tuesday at the Seneca Niagara Casino, Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder handed a giant fake check for $349 million to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who in turn handed a giant fake check for $89 million to Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.

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