Border delays concern Niagara Falls councillor

From Niagara This Week: Wayne Thompson got a first-hand look Sunday at delays being experienced by motorists crossing into Canada at the Rainbow Bridge. “They were lined up for two, three blocks back on both sides,” Thomson said. “It was unbelievable.” While it took him just 20 minutes to cross into Niagara Falls, N.Y., he…

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Rough road ahead for Robert Moses?

From the Niagara Gazette: More than 50 years ago, the Robert Moses Parkway served as a modern arterial shuttling motorists along the Niagara River offering sweeping views of the gorge rim and a direct road to the brink of the American Falls. It was built in a time when Niagara Falls was bustling, small villages…

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Moses still on meandering detour

From the Buffalo News: The Robert Moses State Parkway, hailed a half-century ago as a marvel of modern highway engineering that would give millions of motorists a new perspective of the Niagara River and its famous falls, may have become a road to oblivion. The objective was to provide a fast, efficient and safe way…

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Day of action sparks protest at Marineland

From Niagara This Week: It was a mostly soggy Saturday morning and afternoon for the dozens of activists who stood just outside the Marineland property, seeking honks of support for their efforts to raise awareness for captive ocean animals. Lining up along Marineland Drive, the protestors held up a variety of large, handmade signs with…

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