Dunkirk News

A two-vehicle accident between a car and a tractor trailer sent one to the hospital Tuesday morning.

John Berry Jr., 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard Arcara to making a false claim against the United States.

For the third year in a row, all area school districts approved their budgets. Most budgets easily passed.

National Grid has issued a report saying that the figures don't add up to convert the Dunkirk NRG plant from coal to natural gas.

He was born June 18, 1917 in Yonkers, NY, the second son of the late Peter P. Chudzik Sr.

Dorothy I. Radloff, age 83, of Dunkirk, NY, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at UPMC-Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pa.

So much has happened since my Mother's Day column, but I'd like to continue with that theme.

The train was once a workhorse for Southern Pacific Railroad, but retired in an Austin park in the 1950s.

The skinny: A woman lost her baby-sitting gig after she was caught helping herself to some merchandise at a store in Chautauqua County, N.Y., on May 11, New York State Police said.

Juan Ramon Castro, 79, formerly of South Beaver Street, Dunkirk, NY died Monday at the Terrace View Long Term Care Facility in Buffalo, NY.

Ralph A. Letersky Sr., 87, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Buffalo, New York following a short illness.

The North Shore Arts Alliance presents its award winning, signature event, the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail, two weekends: May 25-26 and June 1-2. Eighteen participating artists will open their studios to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Lacey Clark swung a hot bat Wednesday to lead the Dunkirk Lady Marauders to an 8-6 victory over Immaculata in non-league high school softball action Clark had three hits with two home runs.

Two people were transported to Brooks Hospital by Alstar Ambulance for non life-threatening injuries as a result of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon.

Chautauqua County Department of Public Works construction process for the Millennium Parkway has started on Talcott Street in the city of Dunkirk.

David M. Austin Jr., 27, of 5548 Webster Road, Brocton, was sentenced to 3 years determinate in state prison with 5 years post-release supervision for second-degree burglary.

The May 8 fire that destroyed a building at 100 Ruggles St. in the city of Dunkirk was likely caused by a human.

He said the budget is the same the board adopted at its April 23 meeting and the same that will be presented to voters on May 21.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of a Purple Heart after being seriously wounded in action on July 2, 1944 in Burma.

A Dunkirk man is facing charges after an investigation into several car larcenies and a burglary that happened in early April.