Thirty years ago — 1994

“Who’s Who In American Law” now includes Dunkirk attorney Robert Woodbury following his election to that group. He holds the highest Martindale professional lawyers rating and also is a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation. Woodbury has been practicing in Dunkirk since 1971, including several years as a partner in the firms of Aular & Woodbury and Morten & Woodbury on East Fourth Street.

Forty years ago — 1984

Collins Correctional Facility, with a current prison population of 500 inmates, figures to grow to approximately 540 by the end of the week. By Jan. 24, the prison population is expected to reach 650 and remain stable until Feb. 1, when the rest of the construction now under way at Collins Correctional Facility II is complete. Twenty buildings now make up Collins Correctional Facility, with six of them at the annex, designated Collins Correctional Facility II. Only 200 yards separate the two facilities. Inmates must be shackled and guarded for rare trips between the two sites.

Fifty years ago — 1974

Member of the Dunkirk School 4 Parents Club will meet at the school for a business session and “tone-up exercises” led by Janine Goulding of Eagle Street, Dunkirk.