Blasdell News

Southwestern senior quarterback Zack Sopak is the winner of the 38th Connolly Cup.

TODAY, 11 a. m.: Book signing for "Goat-Faced Girl" , the new adaptation of the traditional Italian folktale by author Leah Marinsky Sharpe and her mother, illustrator and Buffalo native Jane Marinsky.

The warning signs and risk factors for two chronic eye conditions associated with aging - macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy - will be discussed by Dr.

With amusement rides, corndogs and kettle corn as part of the festivities, the buzz of activity Friday at the Fairgrounds in Hamburg was sort of the obverse of Christmas in July.

Thousands woke up extra early, braved the crowds and long lines, and studied the sales ads to find the best deals.

On Thursday evening, the annual Buffalo Music Awards took place inside Blasdell's Club Paradise.

The Conewango Creek Watershed Association held its 2009 annual meeting recently at the Jamestown Audubon Society.

A resident representing neighbors unhappy with the noise and odors coming from Lardon Construction Corp.

Hamburg, NY- As the downsizing vote approaches for the Town of Hamburg tomorrow, Kevin Gaughan has released some of the details regarding Phase Two of his plan for paring down more municipal governments.

Here are the top stories from Good Morning Western New York. Dale Kluczynski of Blasdell held police at bay for 7 hours Wednesday night after a domestic dispute with his wife.

A standoff that lasted for more than seven hours in Blasdell ended peacefully overnight.

November 13, 2009, 6:46 AM / A 7 1/2-hour standoff in Blasdell ended peacefully early Thursday morning when a 39-year-old Lake Avenue man surrendered his loaded shotgun and then walked out of his house without incident.

November 13, 2009, 6:46 AM / A Blasdell man was sentenced to 7 1/2 yearsin federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine and possessing a firearm in the furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, U. S. Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter said Thursday.

A man who authorities sayA held Village of Blasdell police and Town of Hamburg SWAT team and negotiators at bay for more than seven hours Wednesday night and ThursdayA morning was taken into custody without incident.A His name has not been released and there is no word on the charges he could face.

An hours long standoff situation has come to an end. Police were called to Lake Avenue in Blasdell around 5:30 Wednesday night.

November 12, 2009, 7:08 AM / A Hamburg police SWAT team late Wednesday surrounded a home on Lake Avenue in Blasdell, where a gunman was holed up.

A SWAT team is at the scene of a dramatic hostage situation and police standoff on Lake Avenue and Salisbury in Blasdell Eyewitness News is learning that a couple reported to be having some financial hardships, was arguing inside of their home when the husband allegedly pulled a shotgun on his wife.

The ceremonial opening of Hamburg's new dispatch center had to wait a few minutes Thursday, while an emergency call - one of 150,000 calls handled each year - was dispatched.

November 08, 2009, 8:23 AM / A Blasdell woman was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, the Erie County Sheriff's Office said.

Judge Timothy Franczyk sentenced Andrea Glinski to anywhere from 1-3 years in jail Friday, for a hit and run accident last March that left two UB students with serious injuries then and lingering disability now.