Recently students at Dunkirk Primary School 5 were chosen as Students of the Month for November. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. Giancarlos Pena Sanchez, Grade 1, was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for November and was honored at a recent Board of ...

A Dunkirk motel is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Oct. 7-10. During this time period 363 and 365 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk was sold to Point WNY, LLC for ...

No school in all of Western New York had a tougher time getting their budget to pass for this school year than the Fredonia Central School District. Fredonia was the only school in the region — and one of only two dozen statewide — to have its initial budget proposal rejected by ...

SINCLAIRVILLE – A man was charged last week with 19 felonies for alleged cruelty toward 15 dogs and four puppies that he possessed. Since then, a neighbor of the alleged abuser has found himself in a sticky situation, with many in the area mistaking the neighbor for the alleged abuser. Not ...

A simple fundraiser resulted in a major impact on the battle with food insecurity in northern Chautauqua County. Thanks to the efforts of Denise Zentz and several members in her Dunkirk community, a donation was given to the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry for $11,000 to combat food ...

SUNY Fredonia continues to look at slashing costs, and more cuts to personnel and programs could be ahead. The university’s vice president of finance and administration Wayne Lynch pointedly focused on individual department costs during a report at this week’s College Council meeting. The ...