A union has filed an appeal of an arbitration decision that went against former city of Dunkirk employee Kim Robbins. Robbins was a legal secretary who was told on Jan. 6, 2025, that she was getting laid off. The American Federation of State and County Municipal Employees filed a grievance, ...

Electric prices are skyrocketing and the state’s Independent System Operator is forecasting narrowing reliability margins for the state’s power grid this summer. At the same time, state Democrats are blaming President Donald Trump for the mess with little agreement on the future of the ...

The city of Dunkirk celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by planting eight Redbud trees on Washington Avenue. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has awarded an Urban Community Forestry grant to plant up to 400 new trees on city rights of way, on the terraces between ...

Site work has begun at the future home of Chipotle in the town of Dunkirk, and with the weather beginning to improve, it could start moving forward rather quickly. Framing of the building could be completed within the next week or so, with interior work to follow shortly afterward. The ...

The city dog shelter situation howled its way to the forefront of Monday’s Dunkirk Finance Committee meeting. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz started the session off with several proposals for the Common Council. First, she wants the city to implement an impound fee for dogs of between $25 and $35 per ...

A 10-year state rebate program for commercial landscapers who purchase electric-powered landscaping equipment may be on its way. The state Assembly recently passed A.2657A by a 99-42 vote, with Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, voting ...