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It has been a challenging week for the Saucon Valley Boys lacrosse team. Only two days after coming up short to the #5 team (Allentown Central Catholic) in the Lehigh Valley area, Coach Matt Evancho’s Panthers hosted the #1 team (Southern Lehigh) in the area. Saucon played with great desire and made it interesting throughout the first half, but eventually the Spartans built their momentum and rolled to a 12-3 victory. Continue Reading →
Lower Saucon Township Council Wednesday approved a 2018 Trick-or-Treat date and time that will coincide with Hellertown’s, but not before several council members questioned the borough’s choice of time, the need to follow the borough’s lead and what one council member said is a lack of dialogue between the municipalities about the beloved Halloween event. Continue Reading →
PennDOT closed the busy Water Street Bridge on the border between Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township Thursday for emergency repairs, after a large pothole opened in the bridge’s deck. Continue Reading →
Those who enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with their dinner as well as the convenience of being able to shop for those beverages while picking up groceries may want to visit the new Beer & Wine Eatery at the Coopersburg Giant, which the company said Thursday is now open. Continue Reading →
Marie A. Chajko, 84, formerly of Hellertown, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke’s, Lower Saucon Township. She was the wife of the late Stephen Chajko. Continue Reading →
Margaret A. (Hovancik) Neith, 91, of Hellertown, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at St. Luke’s University Hospital, Anderson Campus. She was the wife of the late Oliver D. Neith. Continue Reading →
Lower Saucon Fire Rescue hosted a spring open house Tuesday. The event, held at the Leithsville fire station, featuring food, a bounce house, fire and rescue demonstrations, the Saucon Valley fire prevention trailer, a truck and equipment display, a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog and more. Continue Reading →
Hellertown Borough Council Monday unanimously approved a plan to remove 10 large trees and replace 450 linear feet of damaged sidewalk along Constitution Avenue near the Hellertown Area Library. Continue Reading →
One of Hellertown’s three banks is closing. Bank of America announced in a letter to local depositors this week that it will close its branch at 5 Main Street in Hellertown in July. Continue Reading →
A local man reached out to Saucon Source to describe what he called a ‘scary’ several minutes Monday morning, when a woman he said he followed as he spoke to a 911 operator passed out behind the wheel at least two times and at one point drove the wrong way down a local road. Continue Reading →
A proposal by Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure to dissolve the county’s gaming commission–officially known as the Northampton County Gaming Revenue and Economic Redevelopment Authority–has some Hellertown officials unamused. Continue Reading →
Unbeaten on the day but a little shy of the sweep, FC Steel, wearing their trademark orange uniforms, were out in force on Sunday as all four of their teams competed in the opening round of the 2018 Rock Spring League. Continue Reading →
Eggs that were sold to Waffle House restaurants and Walmarts in Pennsylvania are part of a huge U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recall over salmonella concerns. Continue Reading →
If you’re an RCN internet and/or television customer and you live in the Lehigh Valley, you’re likely experiencing a major service interruption. Continue Reading →
Hellertown Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying the driver of a vehicle they say caused a hit-and-run accident in the 700 block of Main Street Thursday morning. Continue Reading →
