Most often, when friends or family call to vent, it has to do with someone they feel has wronged them—a “You’re not going to believe what so-and-so said,” or “what so-and-so did.” Our biggest wounds are often about our disappointments in other people—some of which we will never ...
Quite often in the past, this publication would print reports of family reunions that were celebrated by large numbers of area families, usually during the summer months of the year. The reports often included those who were responsible for planning and pulling off the reunion for that ...
Dunkirk’s assessor has sued the city over its April 1 denial of a cash buyout on her health insurance. Erica Munson filed an Article 78 proceeding in state Supreme Court on July 24. Under state law, Article 78 cases allow citizens to sue governments over decisions that were allegedly made improperly. The court filing by Munson alleges that “the determination should be annulled because it was made in violation of lawful procedure, is affected by an error of law, and is arbitrary and capricious.” Munson alleges she took a payout every year since starting as city assessor in ...
Dunkirk’s planning and development director recently brushed off a city resident’s concerns about a possible nuclear repowering of the former NRG plant. Paul Somerfeldt stated the concerns at an Economic Development Committee meeting this week. However, Vince DeJoy said that Dunkirk ought to be proud it is even getting considered for a nuclear project. “The technology is not as good as their people want you to think,” Somerfeldt said of the nuclear industry, citing safety issues. “Dunkirk should not be a beta tester for this kind of technology.” Somerfeldt, who lives ...
Word travels fast in a small town, and Michael Matos found a way to use that to his advantage to benefit restaurants all throughout the region. When Matos moved back to Dunkirk roughly a decade ago, he noticed plenty of new restaurants in town. He initially thought it would be great to try ...
The WCA Foundation recently held its 44th annual meeting at UPMC Chautauqua. During the meeting, board members and staff reflected on the foundation’s accomplishments, celebrated key milestones and recognized two leaders whose service helped guide a period of growth and ...
