A Dunkirk tradition after a big victory is to ring the bell outside of the high school. Athletes and coaches of all sports have created memories ringing the bell after coming out on top of their opponents. Ringing the bell is special, but earlier this month, one Dunkirk boy rang a ...

Dunkirk Postmaster Kenneth Harenza is offering some holiday season mailing tips. “My team and I are here to help your holiday cards and gifts move to their destinations without a hitch,” Harenza said. “The Postal Service’s recent modernization efforts — practical changes in how we ...

The Fredonia Board of Trustees has hired former village trustee David Bird as new supervisor of the Department of Public Works. Bird was hired at Monday’s trustees meeting, at an annual salary of $57,000. His hiring is effective Dec. 8. Trustee Paul Wandel said that three people were ...

Electrovaya continues to make progress toward starting the next phase of manufacturing at its Ellicott plant. The company announced recently that it has begun drawing down its $50.8 million Export-Import Bank funding that is tied to capital and engineering expenses at the 1 Precision Way, ...

It was calm at the eye of Dunkirk City Hall’s financial storm Monday, with a laid-back 2026 budget hearing that featured just one speaker. Only two members of the public attended besides the OBSERVER. One of them was occasional city meeting watchdog Bob Whittemore, who spoke at length with ...

Officials at School 5 offered a presentation about their bilingual education program at the Dunkirk Board of Education’s November meeting. The meeting was held at the school as part of the board’s decision to move its sessions around the district this year. A banner behind the board ...