Dunkirk’s Hero Banner program is taking applications for its fourth year, director Natalie Luczkowiak said. Luczkowiak, a Common Council member, offered an update about the popular program recently at a council meeting. The banners depict military veterans with Dunkirk roots and are ...

A state lawmaker is proposing changes to Miranda warnings for youth under the age of 18. Sen. Jamaal Bailey, D-Bronx, recently introduced legislation (S.9152) that would require youth be notified of the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney, prior to any custodial questioning ...

SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek’s multi-purpose athletic “super field” is one step closer to becoming a reality. At the latest Silver Creek Board of Education meeting, a contract with Field Turf of Johnson City, for a total amount of $1,176,457.59 was approved. According to Buffalo ...

Albert Einstein once said, “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” Kait Dawson had that quote written on a whiteboard for children, families, and staff to see as they walk through the doors of St. Hyacinth’s School, the new home of the Boys & Girls Club, this past ...

Confusion surrounds the issue of insurance buyouts for city of Dunkirk employees. Several city workers attended the Common Council Finance Committee meeting last week to find out what is happening, and basically got no answers. The Common Council is considering a local law that would stop ...

After working toward a resolution to waterline issues in the town since 2020, the Dunkirk Town Board has taken another step forward in the push for the Shorewood Water Project to proceed. The Town Board authorized special counsel to file an Article 4 Petition to advance to the next step of ...