Dunkirk News

The United Way of Northern Chautauqua County set out to keep young minds sharp and spread awareness of its mission with its Day of Action.

Labyrinthine Ways Peace Park located in the East Town of Dunkirk at 3829 Franklin Ave. has a full schedule of events today.

Jackie Grant, Kim Stewart . The Nip & Tuck Fund first fundraiser is the sale of a beautiful porcelain ornament, designed and made in the United States by a mother-and-daughter-owned business.

Maureen E. Catalano, 71, of Silver Creek died Thursday at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk following a brief illness.

A Dunkirk man has been sentenced to state prison after a robbery and pulling a knife on police last year.

When Carriage House workers were notified in March the company would be shutting down its local operations, layoffs were scheduled to begin Oct. 24, with the plant to close by May 24, 2015.

A 20-year-old Jamestown man was charged Friday after allegedly assaulting his 6-month-old son, leaving the infant in critical condition.

The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee met on Monday in Mayville for a meeting comprised of north and south county delegates, which resulted in the tallying of votes to officiate the endorsement for the new position created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Steven M. Sandberg, 30, of Jamestown was charged Wednesday with second-degree menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment.

What began as a yard of the week venture five years ago has grown into something larger in the city of Dunkirk.

More than 40 years ago city of Dunkirk residents hosted Peter Wolf Toth as he carved a statue from a tree near Washington Park.

Fred ''Art'' Washington died peacefully on July 8, 2014, surrounded by family and comforted by friends and family around the world.

During the Fly-in Breakfast, which is put on by the Rotary Club of Dunkirk, a dedication ceremony in honor of the late John J. Nalbone Sr. is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Dunkirk Airport.

The second reunion of the descendants of Felix and Helen Bialaszewski was held Saturday, July 5 at the home of Eugene and Jana Tarnowski on South Roberts Road in Dunkirk.

According to an audit done by Johnson Mackowiak and Associates, in 2013, the city's water and wastewater revenues decreased by more than $200,000.

William "Doc" Schmitz, a native of Dunkirk, was recently elected Commander of the Department of New York State, Veterans of Foreign Wars at the state convention in Syracuse.

Mary Elizabeth Chudzin-ski, age 91, formerly of Lin-coln Avenue, Dunkirk, NY died Friday evening at the Chautauqua County Home.

Anyone traveling the tolled expressway recently may have noticed the addition of wind turbines to the Dunkirk exit 59, Eden/Angola exit 57A, Silver Creek exit 58, Westfield exit 60 and the Ripley toll barrier of Interstate 90. The wind energy project began in 2011.

Dunkirk native Alayna Carlson, who was a member of the Mercyhurst North East softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All American team.

The city of Dunkirk's Finance Committee received the reports of its 2013 audit at its meeting Monday.