Thirty years ago — 1994

T.J. Maxx will open its newest store in Dunkirk on Sunday, April 24. Located on Vineyard Drive in the town of Dunkirk, the store will occupy 20,000 square feet of the former Ames store. The remainder of the former retail outlet was renovated for the Quality Farm and Fleet store which recently opened. Not only will the new T.J. Maxx store provide brand name fashions at affordable prices, it will also bring more than 40 new jobs to the area.

Forty years ago — 1984

Heather L. Richmond, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Richmond, 39 East Courtney St., Dunkirk has been selected as a contestant in the 1984 Western New York National Little Miss Pageant to be held at the Sheraton Inn- Buffalo East on July 14. She is sponsored by the Dunkirk Exempt Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Murray Hose Co. No. 4, Pen’s Parts employees and Weiss Hardware Co., all of Dunkirk, and Lake Shore Marines of Silver Creek.

Fifty years ago — 1974

Rolland Kidder, a Chautauqua County legislator, recently announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the county State Assembly seat.