The Discovery Way at the Point building project at Dunkirk’s Point Gratiot Park has garnered so much attention, one of the most influential philanthropists in all of Western New York felt compelled to stop by on Thursday morning to check out the progress. Mary Wilson, Life Trustee of the ...

Revitalize Dunkirk is the midst of Discovery Way at the Point Build Week and is sending out another call for volunteers. On Wednesday, there were Dunkirk High School students working the trail. The students were "focused and their energy and young muscles are greatly needed and appreciated," ...

A 44-year-old Dunkirk man is facing four counts of second-degree rape after a reported crime in progress early Wednesday. Around 3:30 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an address in Forestville. Upon arrival, deputies located a vehicle of interest and identified the ...

A major development in the future of Dunkirk's former power station and waterfront has been announced by NRG Energy Inc. In a news release issued Monday morning, NRG announced the completion of a transaction to transfer ownership of its Dunkirk Generating Station and associated assets to ...

State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor continue to pressure the city of Dunkirk on its troubled Fiscal Recovery Act. Borrello and Molitor released a joint statement Monday “regarding the failure of the city of Dunkirk Common Council and Mayor Kate Wdowiasz to act on the ...

Don’t bother going to Fredonia Village Hall for a Board of Trustees meeting today. It’s now happening tomorrow. The OBSERVER got noontime word from Village Clerk Makayla Yacklon that the meeting originally scheduled for 6 p.m. today is now set for at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. In addition, in ...