By MICHAEL ZABRODSKY mzabrodsky@post-journal.com Effective Feb 1, 2026, JCC Total Fitness will no longer be open to the general public. JCC President Dr. Daniel DeMarte said the fitness center instead will serve only JCC students, faculty, staff, and select partners such as the local ...

Dunkirk firefighters battled a blaze Sunday morning on Lord Street where a number of pets perished. Officials say the Dunkirk Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke coming from a window at 106 Lord St. around 7:21 a.m. Upon arrival, crews found smoke and fire on the first floor in ...

BUFFALO — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s defense posted a shutout in the first half Saturday — and the Eagles were losing 2-0 after 24 minutes of action. The Eagles offense needed to find its way in the second half. Ty Harper’s crew did just enough in the final two quarters ...

The state Comptroller’s Office was highly critical of the city of Dunkirk’s 2026 budget proposal in a letter sent to City Hall on Friday. “Although we told the mayor (Kate Wdowiasz), treasurer (Mark Woods), fiscal affairs officer (Ellen Luczkowiak), and members of the council on ...

A Buffalo man connected to the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Richard J. Fox, 62, was sentenced Thursday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 40 years ...

A regional facility is part of a downsizing plan by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. In a news release issued this morning, officials announced a portion of the Collins Correctional Facility will be consolidated to more efficiently deploy staff and ...