Members of the Hellertown community gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate the breaking of ground in the construction of a new public works facility on Northampton Street.
Tournament play at the 2021 Disc Golf Pro Tour Match Play Championship kicked off Friday morning at Steel Club in Hellertown. 16 of the top-ranked men's disc golfers began playing their way through the course shortly after 10 a.m. under cloudy skies and a damp, low-70s forecast.
Members of the Hellertown Planning Commission heard plans from Greystone Capital Inc. to build a 142-unit apartment complex at the former site of Neighbors Home & Garden, located at 42 Main Street in Hellertown, at their Tuesday night meeting.
Members of Hellertown's Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend Liz Thompson to fill the commission's final remaining seat at their Tuesday night meeting. If confirmed by borough council, Thompson would be the second appointment to a vacant seat in the past month.
The Saucon Valley Spirit Parade is scheduled to make its comeback on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. in Hellertown. The parade was last held in 2018, after inclement weather and the COVID pandemic cancelled the event in 2019 and 2020.
Joey Di Russo, who is a Life Scout in Hellertown Boy Scout Troop 319 and a senior at Saucon Valley High School, designed and built a display cabinet for the Historical Society over the course of this year.
The 2021 Pipes 4 Paws motorcycle charity ride is scheduled for Sunday, Sep. 26. The event raises money in support of local abused, neglected and abandoned animals.
The current economic environment paired with a high-priced housing market and the end of the federal eviction moratorium provides all the ingredients for a “perfect storm" that could lead to an increase in homelessness in the Lehigh Valley area.