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Celides Rivera Molina

Celides Rivera Molina, 84, of Orange Park, FL formerly of Dunkirk NY, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2023 at OPMC in Orange Park surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 4, 1938, in Jayuya, PR, daughter of the late Felix Molina and Margarita Rivera Molina. A resident of ...

Water district board mourns leader

With hearts heavy after the passing of Chairman Richard Purol in February, the North County Water District’s board moved ahead this month. Their meeting started with a moment of silence for Purol. He was a longtime town of Dunkirk supervisor and a charter member of the NCWD board. The ...

Library sets events for March

SILVER CREEK – Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main St. has announced their programming for the month of March. Programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required unless stated otherwise, to ensure enough seating and materials for all patrons attending the program. To register for programs, call the library at 716-934-3468, stop by 43 Main Street, message us on Facebook, or visit www.andersonleelibrary.org and click on our events tab for easy online registration. You can also sign up for email/text reminders when you register online! Pre-school Storytime for ...

People’s column

Dunkirk tied to train tragedies Editor, OBSERVER: The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in New Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, brings to mind a derailment of a New York Central freight train in Dunkirk in 1966. The Dunkirk line was constructed in 1855 at grade level just north and parallel to Third Street before being raised to an embankment in 1940, bridging Main Street, Central Avenue, and Swan Street. The 1966 derailment demolished urban buildings both north and south of Third Street at Central Avenue. MICHAEL C. BARRIS, Ph.D., Fredonia

Coming up

MONDAY, FEB. 20 Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Kids Take Over the Library 7 Day St., Fredonia, noon to 3 p.m. For fifth grade and up, no parents allowed. Use the VR system, play X-Box games, watch a movie, dance at the silent disco, eat pizza, play board games, do puzzles, crafts, use the computer and WIFI, win prizes. No registration required. Fredonia Cannabis Advisory Team meeting Village Hall, second floor, 9-11 Church St., 6 p.m. Public welcome to attend. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 New York State Women Inc. Chadwick Bay Women meeting Home of Donaldy Hover. Dunkirk Public ...

Marilyn Rose (Goodrich) Vogt

Marilyn Rose (Goodrich) Vogt, formerly of 140 Newton St., Fredonia, New York passed away peacefully on Feb. 7, 2023 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. Marilyn, having just celebrated her 90th ...