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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 ...

Hochul hails $4.5M in Westfield projects

State Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced awards for a total of 21 transformational projects for Western New York --- including nine in Westfield --- as part of two economic development programs: the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward. “The DRI and NY Forward winners in Western New York are extraordinary communities with so much to offer in terms of resources, culture and history,” Governor Hochul said. “These awards are part of our ongoing efforts to transform downtown areas across the state and I look forward to watching Western New York use these funds ...

Workshop to seek input on shoreline protection

A community workshop to gather feedback on proposed Wright Park shoreline protection is set for Wednesday in Dunkirk. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper and the city of Dunkirk will host the workshop 5 p.m. Wednesday at the SUNY Fredonia Center for Innovation and Economic Development at 214 Central ...

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 ...

Lighthouse’s David Briska honored by Visitors Bureau

The Chautauqua County Visitor’s Bureau has recognized David Briska of the Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum with its inaugural Chautauqua County Tourism Industry Representative of the Year award. Andrew Nixon, CCVB president and CEO, presented Briska with the award. Nixon said the ...

Silver Creek lists honor, merit rolls

SILVER CREEK --- The honor and merit rolls for the third quarter have been announced by Silver Creek Middle & High School. 12th Grade Honor Roll --- Meadow Azzarella, Bella Banach, Kimberly Bauer, Kiele Boedo, Samuel Bowers, Lilly Carlson, Nathan Cross, Skyla Gates, Amelia Hammer, Ryleigh Hanner, Helle Havstrup, Irelynd Henry, Weronika Kolakowska, Takoda Marr, Mackenzie Mosher, Lucas Nosbisch, Alexandria Parks, Autumn Rice, Haleigh Salisbury, Colin Shumaker, Gwendolyn Souter, Brian Stull Jr., Elisabeth Tampubolon, Sophie Wickmark, Courtney Wolff, and Sebastian Yaskow. 12th Grade Merit ...