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Free lead testing event in Dunkirk is Thursday

The Chautauqua County Health Department (CCHD) is proud to partner with organizations like the Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) and the City of Dunkirk to expand lead poisoning prevention efforts and improve access to services for families in Northern ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on April 28 with 23 members present. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. He then welcomed Judy Hahn back. Today’s lunch was 3 excellent soups, macaroni salad and several delicious desserts. Winners of the door prizes were Elaine Wojda, Janice Snyder and Lorrie Newman. The 50-50 winners were Jeff Struwe, Janice, and Dixie Carlson. Wheel of fortune lucky winners included Joan Suski, Deanna Borrello, Ruth Sheeler, Janice, Elaine, and Earl Sheeler. Elaine called bingo ...

Making a clean sweep

Revitalize Dunkirk would like to thank all the people who believe in our great city enough to take the time to volunteer for the successful spring cleanup held last month. This was the fourth year of partnering with National Fuel for their Day of Doing. Fourteen National Fuel employees joined ...

Coming up ...

MONDAY, MAY 11 Ahira Hall Library presents: AARP Safe Driver’s Course day 1 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. United Senior Citizens meeting Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 12 p.m. Membership dues $5 per year. For lunch reservations, send $16 check made out to United Senior Citizens to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 14048 the previous Thursday.. Cassadaga American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 meeting Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 6:30 p.m. Hazeltine Public Library presents: Author/historian Pamela Brown 891 Busti-Sugar Grove Road, ...

City announces Memorial Day event schedule

The annual Memorial Day Services and Parade will be on Monday, May 25 at Memorial Park on Lake Shore Drive West in Dunkirk. Services will begin promptly at 10 a.m. The parade will follow at approximately 11. Memorial Day Services will be conducted by the participating organizations of the Dunkirk Joint Veterans Council. Jack Sievert, Dunkirk Joint Veterans Council commander is coordinating the Services with John D’Agostino, Master-of-Ceremonies and editor of the OBSERVER and The Post-Journal. The DJVC has been proudly hosting the Memorial Day Services since 1966, making 2026 as ...

Village keeps attacking free speech

On Monday, April 27, Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson had me unjustly removed from the Village Board meeting by a Fredonia police officer for insisting to speak about an agenda item during the first public comment session of that meeting. The mayor had neither cause nor the authority to have me removed from this meeting. I left that meeting willingly out of respect for one of Fredonia’s Finest, who was visibly uncomfortable with the position that he had been put in by the mayor. According to the board’s own resolution, village residents are allowed to speak about agenda items during ...