Dunkirk News

Several years ago when the city of Dunkirk reached a new labor agreement with Local 616 Dunkirk Professional Firefighters Association, the union agreed to the elimination of two positions.

Brian Schneider is running for a seat on the Forestville Village Board on March 18. Schneider is running for trustee unopposed and is endorsed by the Democrat and Republican parties.

The New York Lottery announced Thursday a top prize winning ticket for the March 12 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at the Tops Market at 3955 Vineyard Drive in Dunkirk.

Things are looking up in the Dunkirk City School District's $41.18 million 2014-2015 budget proposal, according to some officials.

The hearing was for public comment on the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency's proposal to provide potential exemptions or partial exemptions from sales and use taxes, mortgage recording taxes and real property taxes, but not including special assessments and ad valorem levies for the proposed Chadwick Bay Marina facility.

No Common Council member works harder in Dunkirk than Stephanie Kiyak, which is why it makes sense the at-large representative will be representing the city on the Chautauqua County Water Agency.

Thomas Makris, age 68, of Dunkirk, NY died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Buffalo General Hospital.

Kelsie R. Briggs, 21, of Dunkirk was charged Tuesday with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, unlicensed operation, failure to keep right and uninspected motor vehicle.

Fire Chief Keith Ahl-strom gave an update on the plans at a recent meeting of the Common Council's Public Safety Committee.

The New York State Bluebird Society and the Lake Erie Bird Club will co-sponsor a Bluebird Work-shop in Western New York on March 17 beginning at 7 p.m. at the BOCES North Center in Fredonia.

The Fredonia Village Board may have declined to support the now-successful grant writing process for the northern county's regional water district, but that does not mean the village has been written off from having its concerns addressed.

Mark D. Butler, 48, of Eagle Street, Forestville, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Buffalo General Hospital, following a lengthy illness.

"The new sub-station cuts the response time to Westfield Memorial Hospital in half," stated Executive Director David Thomas.

The NCCYHA Steelers Midget MOHL team held Senior Recognition Night recently.?Pictured are the seniors.

Shootings, robberies and home break-ins are among the crimes which have most residents concerned and no one knows that better than city of Dunkirk Police Chief David Ortolano.

During an administrative board meeting Tuesday, the board enstated Tom Walsh as the permanent director of operations for the sewer district, effective immediately.

A continued affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at Hamot Hospital in Erie was approved Thursday night by the Brooks Memorial Hospital board of directors.

Upstate Shredding has announced the acquisition of the assets of Brant Auto Parts, located in Irving in the western region of New York state.

St. George Enterprise of Fredonia bid $15,600; H Olsen & Sons of Forestville bid $17,940; and Sall-Tee & Sons of Dunkirk bid $9,250.

He was born April 8, 1925 in Fredonia, the son of the late Arden J. Griswold and Harriett Griswold.