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The close-knit DeSales University community is mourning a tragic loss Sunday after three young people closely associated with the Center Valley college were killed in a car accident not far from the campus.
Firefighters, police officers and ambulance crews from the Southern Lehigh and Saucon Valley areas rushed to the scene of a car accident on Lanark Road in Upper Saucon Township Saturday evening. The Lehigh County coroner was also called to respond.
Saucon Valley native Jenna Hoff is a talented stylist at Emmaus’ A Jon Roberts Salon, where she specializes in cuts along with creative color and highlights.
Last weekend, the Saucon Valley Panthers advanced four wrestlers into the PIAA Super-Regional tournament which was hosted by Pottsville High School on Saturday. With a top-four finish in the Super-Regional, a trip to Hershey was on the line for a chance to compete for State Title. It was mixed results, especially early-on, for the Panthers. Fortunately for Saucon, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
Jacqueline I. Verba, 81, of Hellertown, died Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Cedarbrook-Fountain Hill Annex. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
If the cost of transportation to vaccine appointments has been an obstacle for Lehigh Valley senior citizens who want to receive it, it shouldn’t be any longer.
Donald Carl Furchner, 90, of Lebanon, N.J., formerly of Hellertown, died Thursday at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Ryan Bizzarro (D-3) serves as the House Democratic Policy Committee chairman in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents Washington, McKean and Millcreek (part) townships as well as Edinboro and McKean boroughs in Erie County. A life-long Catholic, he says supports use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is manufactured using stem cells.
Vivian L. (Geissler) Chambers, 91, of Coopersburg, Springfield Township, died March 1, 2021 in her home.
Concetta A. Koehler, 85, formerly of Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Westminster Village, Allentown. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Richland Township Police are asking for help identifying a man they say shoplifted from a local Giant while driving a type of scooter often used by customers with disabilities. According to police, after the suspect motored from the store to his pickup truck, he walked back inside and stole flowers.
Michael L. Luttinen Sr., 46, of Upper Saucon Township died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital-Allentown Campus. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Pennsylvania will deploy its National Guard and dedicate its supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccines to inoculate school employees against COVID-19 starting next week, a move that officials hope will accelerate the state’s return to in-person instruction for students.
William A. Elek III, 79, of Lower Saucon Township, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side.
It’s almost time once again to think about…time. We’re all forced to do that twice each year, when most of the nation switches to or from Daylight Saving Time and the displays on millions of clocks are simultaneously updated.
Jeanette (Colodonato) Hoffman, 92, of Quakertown, formerly of Hellertown, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Independence Court, Quakertown. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
A Lower Saucon Township resident and member of Northampton County Council announced her re-election campaign last month.
Sister Miriam Dennis Sculley, IHM, 89, formerly known as Mary Theresa Sculley, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Sister Dennis faithfully served the Parish of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, Hellertown, for 16 years as her last active duty assignment.
Award winning photographers and videographers, Chad Clauser and Justin Torok, have their sights set on revamping the online presence of local businesses with PhoenixFire Media.
Marion H. Lipp, 92, formerly of Hellertown, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Cedarbrook, South Whitehall Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
If you’re looking for authentic midwestern pierogies in the Lehigh Valley, look no further than Fork’d Handmade Pierogies in Lower Saucon Fire Rescue’s Leithsville fire station on Rt. 412 south of Hellertown.
Hellertown Borough Council member Tom Rieger announced Friday that he will seek a fourth term on council this year. Rieger currently serves as council president.
Five Saucon Valley wrestlers fought their way out of the District XI championships last weekend to advance into Saturday’s PIAA Southeast Regional Tournament. Four of those five have now qualified to compete in a “COVID Era” PIAA East Super-Regional. Liam Scrivanich (160), Jake Jones (172), Ty Csencsits (189) and Dante Mahaffey (215) each battled their way through the field to keep their wrestling seasons alive by securing a top-five finish. Scrivanich and Jones are sophomores, Csencsits and Mahaffey are juniors. Junior Cael Markle (145), unfortunately fell in the blood-round to finish sixth overall. Only the top five advance.
Pennsylvania’s former top health official at her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday faced a tirade from a Republican senator about gender-affirmation surgery for minors, as well as criticism about the state’s response to the pandemic.
A Milford Township, Bucks County man lost nearly $30,000 in an online automotive scam earlier this month, Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said Thursday.
The public works department in Fountain Hill is getting a helping hand from Mother Nature this week as crews attempt to remove large snow piles from borough streets.
Arlene G. Koch, 75, of Lower Saucon Township died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
A former law enforcement officer and Bethlehem resident has announced his candidacy for district judge. Van A. Scott Sr. is seeking the seat previously held by the late Magisterial District Judge Wayne Maura, who died unexpectedly in November.
St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Wednesday that it is expanding expedited COVID-19 vaccine access to area teachers who qualify under state guidelines.
St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Wednesday that it had treated its 1,000th COVID-19 patient with life-saving monoclonal antibody (MAB) therapy.
Perseverance and building up your grit are mental muscles developed through repetition. Like any muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes, and the workout itself gets locked in as a habit.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an incident in Milford Township in which they say an 87-year-old resident was preyed upon by several men posing as a “water testing crew.”
Jean M. Seibel, 91, of Lower Saucon Township, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at her residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
A Lower Saucon Township woman and an Allentown man are both charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice for allegedly fabricating a story about an accident that injured an 85-year-old pedestrian in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, last year.