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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 ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 The Ralston Purina Co. announced today the company is proposing to construct a 100,000 square foot warehouse addition at the Middle Road plant in Dunkirk. The proposed addition would allow the company to move its entire warehouse operation back to the Dunkirk facility. It currently leases space in two off-site buildings for storage and shipping of products to a large portion of its northeast market. Forty years ago — 1984 Twenty-one-year old David Penharlow of Patterson Lane, Portland was rescued by his neighbor Robert Hennsler of Greencrest, after he ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Elaine Gangi of Silver Creek bowled 708 in the Lakeview Roller League at Lakeview Lanes on March 8 with games of 227, 235 and 246. A veteran of 18 seasons of organized bowling, she carries a current 186 average. She is also active as first vice president of the Dunkirk Women’s Bowling Association and the Lakeview Rollers League secretary. Her biography includes membership in the New York Women’s Bowling Association 600 Club. She is a past winner of the Dunkirk Women’s Bowling Association Queens Tournament and a past member of the DWBA 200 Club. Forty ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Student of the Week is Gregory Myers, the son of Rob and Gina Myers and a senior at Brocton Central School. A Regents diploma candidate, Greg has been active in school activities as a four-year member of Student Council and a member of Drama Club, yearbook staff, newspaper staff and chorus. He was captain of the varsity basketball and volleyball teams. In September, he will attend Fredonia State University College to major in health administration. Forty years ago — 1984 The preacher father of singer Marvin Gaye faces murder charges in the April 1 ...

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Thirty years ago – 1994 Hope continues to grow that the owners of an old ship sunk in the deepest part of Lake Erie will soon receive permission from the Canadian government to raise the vessel and move it to the city of Dunkirk. Capt. Steve Morgan, president of the Mar-Dive Corp., plans to raise the Steamship “Atlantic” from its resting spot off Long Point in Canadian waters and move it to an underwater museum site off Dunkirk’s Cedar Beach. Morgan said the support of the citizens of Dunkirk was the main reason it was selected for the museum site. Forty years ago – ...

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Thirty years ago – 1994 Officials from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo have approved a proposal to move the Northern Chautauqua Catholic School to a new site by September. The school, currently located at the former Holy Trinity parish school on Central Avenue in Dunkirk, will move to the former St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish school on Washington Avenue in Dunkirk. The new site is twice as large and is needed to accommodate increased enrollment and the need for more and larger classrooms and other facilities. The current enrollment of 173 pupils is projected to reach 275 by 1996-97 ...