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The Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market is going to the dogs this Sunday. Literally. The weekly Hellertown farmers’ market will host a special dog-themed event, “The Dog Days of August,” featuring special vendors, demonstrations, raffles and much more.
Est. Read Time: 2 minsLower Saucon Township Police are urging motorists to plan ahead, have patience and drive slowly on Monday, when two heavily-used township thoroughfares will be closed or have restrictions in place for road work.
Est. Read Time: 4 minsThe legacy of Brent P. Evans, a well-known East Coast snowboarder who was diagnosed with a rare type of stage IV non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010 and later died from the disease, lives on through the work of the Carve 4 Cancer organization he founded.
Est. Read Time: 5 minsUPDATE: After being closed three days in a row, the Hellertown Pool reopened Tuesday with a modified swimming schedule in place. Season pass holders and others were upset by the daily closures in the midst of a heat wave, with many turning to social media to voice their frustration.
Saucon Valley Soccer League is sponsoring an equipment “Size Up Day” drive for gently-used cleats and shin guards, which may be dropped off or picked up–free of charge–at the group’s Hellertown Community Day booth Aug. 20. The organization hopes to expand the effort to include other pieces of athletic equipment in the future.
A man and woman from Williamsport received a surprise when police say they were allegedly threatened by an elderly man who didn’t like them parking in his neighborhood.
An upper Bucks County man is $2,700 poorer after police say he gave in to the monetary demands of woman to whom he had disseminated explicit photographs of himself.
Roy “Gunny” Penberth Jr., 80, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 at his residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
Police say a motorist driving along Rt. 611 (Easton Road) in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, may have prevented a crash by dialing 911 to report erratic driving last weekend.
Dennis L. Raudenbush, 65, life-long Hellertown resident, passed away in his home on Aug. 9, 2022, after a brave fight with cancer. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
William “Bill” Werner, 87, of Chandler Estates, Plainfield Township, formerly of Lower Saucon Township, passed away on Aug. 7, 2022 at Slate Belt Health & Rehab, Bangor. Arrangements are by the Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem, Pa.
Ronald “Sam” J. Bartman, 86, of Allentown, died, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 at his residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
Gladys Mary (Henninger) Weaver of Bethlehem Manor, formerly of Hellertown, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
A former professor at Bucks County Community College pleaded guilty last week to one felony count of possession of child pornography.
When Fountain Hill Borough Council met on Aug. 1, an ongoing major road project in the borough was among the discussion items that topped their list.
Plans for a replacement span for the former Meadows Road Bridge in Lower Saucon Township are scheduled to be presented to Lower Saucon Township Council and members of the public later this month.
Ada E. M. Krug, 73, of Hellertown, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 at her residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin are investigating several recent thefts in Milford Township, Bucks County, in which they say a thief’s or thieves’ larceny was made easier by virtue of the fact that the vehicles from which items were taken were left unlocked.
Patients of St. Luke’s Laboratory Services-Bethlehem will have a new location to visit beginning Aug. 15, but they won’t have to travel far for their bloodwork and other tests.
Saucon Valley’s own Talitha Diggs will celebrate her recent world championship at home in Hellertown Thursday, with an event at the bandshell in the borough’s Dimmick Park.
A new Advance Auto Parts store will open Thursday in the Shoppes at Hellertown. The business is located in a space that was formerly home to National Auto.
Fountain Hill resident Gwen Hercik enjoys the thrill of reading a good whodunit by James Patterson. But for the past decade, her reading and other favorite pastimes were limited by her frequent migraine headaches. That was before she enrolled in a research study of the drug Aimovig at St. Luke’s Center for Neurology.
A 40-year-old woman has been charged with killing a housemate in the home they shared in eastern Salisbury Township earlier this week.
Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin are investigating a three-vehicle crash in upper Bucks County that seriously injured a motorcyclist Sunday.
Pennsylvanians who call, text or chat by dialing 988 or visiting 988Lifeline.org are now directly connected to the same trained, compassionate crisis response counselors who were accessible through the former 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which has been rebranded as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Although the intersection in which they’re located is only a couple blocks from Fountain Hill Elementary School, old school zone signs along Broadway in Fountain Hill borough have to be removed because they are no longer needed, according to state law.
Promoting community relationships with police departments is the goal of National Night Out celebrations across the country, and that’s what the Lower Saucon Township Police will be doing at their event Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Town Hall Park.
Robert R. Ruch, 93, of Hellertown, died Friday, July 29, 2022 at his residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
If you’re in need of something in particular or simply in the mood to bargain-hunt, the Coopersburg Borough-Wide Yard Sale this Saturday, July 30, promises deals a-plenty.
With the height of summer finally here, locally-grown produce is rapidly ripening and the cornucopia is finding its way onto local dinner tables. A great place to pick up fresh sweet corn and other gifts of the season is at Hellertown’s Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market, which is open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to the Hellertown Area Library. This week’s featured vendor is all-natural dog treat purveyor Alice’s Natural Nibbles.
A former school building and manufacturing facility located at the corner of Main Street and Kichline Avenue in Hellertown borough was demolished in recent days.
Every Wednesday, neighbors, staff and patients of the Star Community Health Sigal Center and St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus in center city Allentown have convenient access to healthy, fresh produce and other nutritious foods thanks to a partnership with the Kellyn Foundation and their mobile market.
An agreement in the wake of a 2019 data breach has been reached between Wawa and the attorneys general offices of several states, including Pennsylvania.
A popular sandwich shop is relocating from the Creekside Marketplace shopping center on Rt. 412 in Lower Saucon Township to Main Street in Hellertown borough.