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The OBSERVER’s View Jan 18, 2021 In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the local Juneteenth committee decided that even if a luncheon could not be held to remember and celebrate a legacy it could do something just as significant: offer its assistance to the community. Due to COVID-19, the annual King day luncheon that normally attracts 200 community leaders and residents will not be held. Organizers have decided to honor the day with a “See me” literacy drive. “We’re having a book drive and asking people to donate African American books not only on Martin Luther King, but a...

jward@observertoday.com El Cavair Capesino located at 39 W. Seventh St. is looking to set up a commercial kitchen within the home. This ran into some mixed and concerned sentiments at Dunkirk’s Planning Board last week. “What they’re doing is taking a residential and turning it into a partial commercial,” board member Frank Torain pointed out. “They do have a permit from the Health Department to do the mobile food truck, but as part of that they have to have a commissary area at their home, which they have a separate kitchen space that they had to designate for the food truck,” ...