Dunkirk News

Once again a desperate city and school system are hoping against hope that NRG will stay open.

When you are drowning in taxes the very last thing you should be doing is adding to the payroll.

The EXCEL Capital Project for the Dunkirk City School District will move forward with its fourth and final phase soon.

A parishioner of Holy Trinity Church, he formerly served as president of the Kosciuszko Polish Home for many years and was a member of American Legion Post 62 and former secretary for the Polish National Alliance.

After a year of reduced programming in its winter recreation program, the city of Dunkirk will be returning to a more ambitious program for 2014.

Project components for Phase IV of the EXCEL project will entail work at the high school, finish up exterior site work, as well as some interior renovations inside the main building.

Parents for Parents, a monthly support group for family members and care givers of people with special needs, has announced its December meeting dates.

Youth are educated by volunteers from throughout the county and are reminded of the community support for Chautauqua County 4-H.

Forty years ago - 1973: UFO reports have arrived. Dozens of reports - including those from three police officers, two from Dunkirk, and one from Silver Creek - of seeing strange, unexplainable objects in the sky kept area law officers busy last night.

Officials at Lake Erie Regional Health System of New York are announcing the addition of board-certified general surgeon Rabie N. Stephan, MD, FACS, to its active medical staff.

Karen A. Reynolds, 33, of Conewango Valley, was charged early Saturday morning for driving while intoxicated.

You have heard the saying "calm after the storm" and that is what quietly happened around Dunkirk Friday afternoon in the literal sense.

Meals on Wheels will sell fresh wreaths and centerpieces as a fundraiser to help them provide services to those in need.

Above: The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry did its best to provide a Thanksgiving Day meal to those in need at its Friendly Kitchen on Central Avenue in Dunkirk.

Dear Abby: My fiancee and I are getting married next summer. Last summer, my closest friend - a woman - was murdered.

In a reminder to area residents, Dunkirk police issued a number of safety tips that appeared in our newspaper and online.

If you are interested in the upcoming decision the state's Public Service Commission will make on repowering NRG in Dunkirk, the city pier will be the place to be on this year's Pearl Harbor Day.

An agreement regarding the terms and conditions of employment for six full-time firefighters at the Fredonia Fire Department has been reached.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced $4.5 million in grants to help 2,600 emergency food providers throughout the state respond to an increased need for food assistance following the recent reduction in federal SNAP benefits that has impacted 3.1 million New Yorkers.

She was born in Dunkirk, NY on Feb. 5, 1926 to the late Sam M. Siraqusa and Carrie Cammarata Siraqusa.