"That question about public funds in the second allegation, I explained to Poloncarz, is what made recent developments worthy of public attention – and publication," Charlie Specht writes.
A complaint filed with Erie County officials accuses County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz of improperly awarding a $60,000 grant to a cultural organization run by a woman he dated. Poloncarz
A judge has granted the Town of Cheektowaga a temporary restraining order to block New York City and government contractor DocGo from sending any more asylum-seekers to Cheektowaga hotels.
More than one Erie County legislator is calling Poloncarz a known "hothead" after a domestic dispute leads to a woman filing a police report, but no charges, against him.