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Fredonians recall unity, patriotism after attacks

Speakers at Fredonia's service Friday remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked Americans to revisit the unity, strength, patriotism and service they found immediately after that day. Fredonia Fire Chief Joshua Myers opened the service, held at fire department headquarters on Main ...

Dunkirk ceremony honors fallen heroes on 9/11

City of Dunkirk Fire Chief Nicholas Barter encapsulated the meaning of a ceremony Friday morning at Dunkirk Fire Headquarters with a simple statement. “For us, yesterday is history. Tomorrow is an opportunity,” Barter said. “Today, we remember.” Barter spoke Friday morning of the ...

Memories flow on 9/11

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article first appeared in The Post-Journal in November 2019 in advance of “Amy’s Run,” a 5K run/walk which is held annually in Celoron to honor the memory of village native Amy King. Amy was a flight attendant on one of the planes that was flown into the ...

Ceremony set for unique kiosk in Mayville

The village of Mayville will soon have the first outdoor digital touchscreen kiosk in all of Western New York. Outdoor digital touchscreen kiosks have become familiar features in the streetscapes of many large cities in the past decade. Currently, the closest place to Mayville with an ...

On devastating day, news coverage took center stage

Headlines and heartache filled this day exactly 25 years ago. Across the nation, stunned residents gathered in front of televisions or turned on radios for minute-by-minute updates on the horrors happening in our homeland. Another large segment of the population turned to newspapers — that ...

Ohio man charged in Wednesday fatal hit-and-run accident on Thruway

A Euclid, Ohio, man has been charged after a hit-and-run accident that left an unnamed person dead on the state Thruway earlier this week. Devante A. Jones, 34, was charged with operator leaving the scene of accident - injury resulting in death. Jones was charged at 4:19 p.m. Wednesday in ...