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Over the weekend the Saucon Valley School District let parents know that three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Saucon Valley Elementary School.
The Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Weekend Extravaganza began Friday with a virtual tree-lighting ceremony and continued Saturday evening with a festive light display in the borough’s Morris J. Dimmick Park.
What better way to put 2020 in the rearview mirror than by decking out your home or business with a dazzling array of twinkling lights. Show off your hard work and help bring joy to others by entering Saucon Source’s 2020 Holiday Lights Contest and Tour, co-sponsored by Bob’s Valley Wide Carpet Care and Blair Custom Homes.
Just a few days after three cases of COVID-19 were reported at Saucon Valley Elementary School, another case has been identified at Saucon Valley High School, school district superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced in an email Monday.
The increased interest shown by people in taking a break from the overindulgences in booze the past eight months have brought is a sign of the times we live in…and related Covid-19 drinking fatigue.
Just in time to help the less fortunate during the holidays, a local nonprofit organization is accepting donations of clothing as part of its mission to help serve families in need.
President Donald Trump summoned Pennsylvania state lawmakers to the White House to talk about the election, but those who went weren’t talking about it later.
Charles E. “Chap” Kukoda, 99, of Lower Saucon Township, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 at his residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Residents of the Stonewood Lane townhouse development off Easton Road in Hellertown borough are circulating a video recorded by a Ring doorbell out of concern for the suspicious activity it appears to show.
Rite Aid is opening up its COVID-19 testing sites to teenagers, which the company said Tuesday “is an important next step in continuing to fight COVID-19.”
An Easton man is facing a felony charge after allegedly using his vehicle like a battering ram in an attempt to elude police who had pursued him from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on I-78.
Support the Fountain Hill Fire Department and fill your home with holiday cheer with their annual Christmas tree fundraiser! Four different tree varieties will be on sale by the borough’s pool until Dec. 19, or until every tree is sold.
Only President-elect Joe Biden’s electors will go to Harrisburg on Dec. 14 to formally cast their support for the former vice president, who won Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes.
St. Luke’s University Health Network has established one of Pennsylvania’s first outpatient COVID-19 treatment programs–a monoclonal antibody infusion center at St. Luke’s Easton Campus.
It’s about a mile from where the trees are, but that’s where a monument will help best tell the story of the Hellertown I-78 Memorial Tree Project, which was completed in the fall of 2019.
Due to modeling which now has Pennsylvania on a collision course with an explosion of new coronavirus cases next month, Gov. Tom Wolf Monday announced new restrictions which he and health secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said will help slow the disease’s spread.
If you want to see Santa at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley this holiday season, you’ll be able to do that, but don’t expect your visit with Old St. Nick to be as normal.
Officials at Quakertown Community High School were forced to transition to remote learning for students Monday, after a significant number of teachers were absent in the wake of a private event attended by what an official termed a “large crowd of students.”
It was a Thursday night Covid contingency game that allowed the Saucon Valley Panthers to host their 2020 Senior Night. The post-season game was generously agreed to by Salisbury and scheduled on a whim after the Panthers were subjected to the second, two-week quarantine of their roller-coaster season. Even though the Panthers were able to play, the Salisbury Falcons left Hellertown with 43-22 victory.
Penn Foundation and St. Luke’s University Health Network announced last week that that the Bucks County-based foundation will join St. Luke’s, pending regulatory agency approval.
If you own a local small business that has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you should know that Northampton County is once again offering financial assistance in the form of grants of up to $15,000 to businesses that qualify.
Shirley Louise (Peet) Cox, 92, of Bethlehem, died at home on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, with family at her side. She was the wife of Rev. Dr. Howard H. Cox, with whom she celebrated 70 years of marriage in September.
A Bethlehem Wawa was closed temporarily Saturday for cleaning and disinfection, after an employee who recently worked in the convenience store tested positive for COVID-19.
Marking the culmination of more than a year of construction, the Upper Bucks Rail Trail officially opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the new Shelly Road trailhead near Rt. 309 in Richland Township.
A new, unique dining experience has just debuted in Coopersburg. Good Jakes is a family restaurant that combines old-world Greek and Italian cuisine with contemporary American favorites.
Eric Bartosz of Center Valley is the creator of the BAR40 program and author of the book, ‘BAR40: Achieving Personal Excellence.’ In his new column, he explains how anyone can reach their peak potential in order to become the ultimate version of themselves.
St. Luke’s University Health Network is donating more than $200,000 to the Borough of Fountain Hill for a new fire truck, Borough Manager Tony Branco announced at the Nov. 18 Borough Council meeting.
In a sign that a fall coronavirus surge health officials have been talking about is having an impact, a local zip code reported nearly four dozen new cases of COVID-19 Thursday.
The holidays may look a bit different this year, but the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce is hosting several upcoming events to help everyone in the Saucon Valley community get in the holiday spirit.
The Apollo Grill was joined by the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, and a host of sponsors and students on Tuesday afternoon as they celebrated a contribution of $50,000 towards a new scholarship dedicated to helping underserved students.
The Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market will hold a Customer Appreciation Day this Sunday, Nov. 22, during the market, which is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to the Hellertown Area Library at 409 Constitution Avenue in Hellertown.
Want to learn more about a great alternative to public schooling, without ever leaving home? St. Michael the Archangel–a local Catholic school that has been challenging young minds in a nurturing environment for more than 40 years–will host three virtual information sessions for busy families in early December.
Springfield Township Police are investigating a reported car theft in Springtown, Bucks County.