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Area library events planned for week

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Weekly events at local libraries have been scheduled. Check each library’s website for details. — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Cozy ...

Audubon sets free admission day

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Enjoy free admission to the Audubon Community Nature Center building 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Explore three floors of interactive indoor exhibits, see live animals (birds, turtles, salamanders, and ...

State-backed CLP, NC State study begins

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Work has begun in earnest on a state-backed study by the Chautauqua Lake Partnership and North Carolina State University. In April, the CLP announced that it had received $42,813 from the state DEC for a project that will focus on evaluating potential ecological trends and thresholds to help ...

Thule Lodge holds memorial service

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FALCONER — The Thule Lodge is the Swedish organization formed 119 years ago in the Jamestown area. The lodge was formed to help the Swedish immigrants with their housing, employment and schooling. Many of the Swedish people found employment in the many furniture factories which were in the ...

Deadly shooting under investigation in city

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The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of South Gazelle Street late Thursday. Officers responded to the area around 9:54 p.m. and located an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Brooks Memorial ...

Councilwoman critical of mayor’s meeting Friday

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Dunkirk Councilwoman Natalie Luczkowiak is noting her displeasure with the city mayor's call for a meeting Friday at 1 p.m. Friction has been evident between Luczkowiak and Mayor Kate Wdowiasz for months. "It is not unusual for legislation of the federal, state, or any municipality to move a ...