Miner Points…

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_119221511.html

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/archivesearch/local_story_120204730.htm

Actually, it was anything but that. As a reporter, I’ve sporadically heard about the mutual dislike between Fred Newlin and George Maziarz since I joined the Gazette almost a year ago. But I hear a lot of stuff that probably isn’t true.

This is clearly true. Maziarz was ostensibly at the meeting on behalf of volunteer fire companies who contacted him in an attempt to get a slice of the relicensing settlement — which they say they were promised. But he also clearly wasn’t interested in playing nice with Newlin. For some brief moments, the vague possibility of intervention by police seemed like it was creeping close to becoming a reality.

There’s a lot of ways to approach this meeting and what it means. I’m interested in your take.