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Program focuses on breast cancer Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministries is having a program to raise awareness and funds for the American Breast Cancer Foundation. With cancer affecting so many people in our community, the church has a need to do its part in trying to get the word out about this disease. Brooks-TLC Hospital personnel will be presenting information about breast cancer and several testimonials from survivors of breast cancer. The program is Sunday at 3 p.m. at 18 E. Second St., Dunkirk. The community is invited and welcome to attend. If you have any ...

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Foliage at peak levels in area Beautiful peak foliage will be found in parts of all nine Upstate New York regions this weekend, as it makes its way out of the upper elevations of the Adirondacks and Catskills. Most upstate foliage will range from midpoint to near-peak of change. This is according to the field reports from more than 85 volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program. Locations with peak leaves this weekend will include: Ticonderoga (Adirondacks), Northville (Capital-Saratoga), Liberty (Catskills), Binghamton and ...

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Sweetest Day Expo is Saturday BROCTON — Arch Festivals presents the 2024 Sweetest Day Expo and Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brocton Central School. There will be live entertainment by TVm and John Savage and free door prize drawings. In addition, there will be a basket raffle, food trucks, community organizations, local business, craft and food vendors. Vendor applications are required to be submitted and approved ahead of time. Also, Concord Pharmacy will be administering a limited supply of flu and COVID vaccines from 10 a.m. to noon free of charge to those ...

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Author at Brocton library today BROCTON — The Ahira Hall Memorial Library’s Write Focus Writers’ Group will be hosting local author Deborah Madar for an Author Chat at 6:30 p.m. today. The library is located at 37 W. Main St. She is a native of Western New York and has published four novels, including her recent titled, “Boulder Point,” the second in the Connor Merrill series. For more information, contact the library at (716) 792-9418 Monte Carlo Night planned Saturday SHERIDAN — The third annual Monte Carlo Night will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Sheridan VFW at ...

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75th birthday party in the works A committee from both schools has been formed to plan a 75th Birthday Party next summer for the 1968 graduating classes of Dunkirk and Cardinal Mindszenty High Schools. At a recent meeting the committee agreed to hold the “75th Birthday Bash” on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Post 62 American Legion in Dunkirk. The committee will meet again to work on details on Jan. 8 at Post 62. Classmates who would like to be involved are urged to attend. For more information or to offer ideas or suggestions contact John Scott (DHS) at 716-338-3382 or Mary ...

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Family Sing Along is Oct. 19 SINCLAIRVILLE — The Sinclairville Free Library invites the public to participate in musical adventures at the library with Family Sing Along on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. led by Hope Fredrickson. This musical adventure program is free and open to all ages. Join with others to sing familiar tunes and learn some new ones, too. Please like our Facebook page and visit the library’s website at www.sinclairvillelibrary.org for information about upcoming events at the library. The library is located at 15 Main St. and can be reached by calling ...