Dunkirk News

The Food Express is a service of the Food Bank of Western New York providing fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy and other food products to hundreds of local households regardless of income.

The Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Adult & Community Education Division is offering forklift operation training classes at two locations in May. Participants will gain hands-on experience operating a forklift as well as classroom instruction.

Happy Easter! I have a lot to say today and we'll start with Easter. Someone asked me, "What's the big deal about Easter?" I couldn't believe my ears.

Chicken wing enthusiasts should mark July 5 on their calendars - the date of the annual Wreck and Roll Festival in the city of Dunkirk.

Area high school students can put their artistic talents to use by participating in the 2014 Laurel Run logo contest.

Railroad ties that have been placed across the city of Dunkirk bike trail on Point Drive North near Chestnut Street are temporary, according to Department of Public Works Director Tony Gugino.

Why did they shutdown the Point Dr. N, entrance anyway??? It was the quickest and best way to tour the Point.

This year the Westfield Memor-ial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual "Celebra-ting Spring" event on Saturday, May 10. Please note the change in venue.

More incentive for getting a regional water project up and running was discussed at Wednesday's Portland Town Council meeting.

I'd like to introduce you to Albert Stanios from the Czech Republic, hereby known less formally as "Bert."

Boaters and fishermen using the city of Dunkirk boat launch will find a different looking operation this season.

William D. Barber, 91, a resident of the Chautauqua County Home, Dunkirk, formerly of Forestville, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at his residence.

The Dunkirk Common Council will convene a little early today; instead of its usual 5:30 p.m. start council will convene at 5:20 p.m. to hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the city's sewer treatment ordinances.

The Erie County Legisla-ture's Majority Caucus has formed a Volunteer Out-reach Team to assist organizations in achieving their charitable goals.

The Town of Dunkirk got a thumbs-down on the proposal for a new light on the dangerous intersection of Route 60 and Williams Street.

Aaron L. Green, 29, of Silver Creek was charged Monday with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and inadequate muffler.

Democratic 23rd Congressional District candidate Martha Robertson has announced that in the wake of ConAgra's decision to shutter plants in upstate New York, she is asking the U.S. Justice Department to review ConAgra Foods' actions for possible violations of anti-trust laws aimed at ensuring free and fair competition.

Candidates seeking office may not agree with what their opponent says, but they do need to be honest about it.

The recent decision by ConAgra to shut down its Carriage House plants in Dunkirk and Fredonia, resulting in the loss of over 400 local jobs, reveals once again how decisions made in distant places can have a significant impact on the local economy.

A Fredonia man who grew Red Wing, currently Carriage House, into a national powerhouse of the private-label industry had some words of wisdom for many living here if they want to make the area more inviting to business in the 21st century.