Benjamin J. Szydlow, a member of Boy Scout Troop #364 in Coopersburg and a resident of Saucon Valley, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank the Boy Scouts offers. Continue Reading →
Josh Popichak
Josh Popichak is a journalist and publisher who is passionate about providing an open online platform and advocating for independent, local news. He has covered news--first in print, later online--in the Saucon Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania since 2005. In addition to writing extensively about local issues, he uses Facebook, Instagram and other social media to help personalize and broaden awareness of topics affecting the communities he covers. He also manages the Facebook pages for several local businesses as part of his business, Saucon Source LLC. He is a 1999 graduate of Bates College, where he was a history major and arts editor for the student newspaper.
Recent Posts
Pets in Need of Homes: Tuxie (Brought to You by A Furry Tail Come True)
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Did you know that 8 is the new 2? Tuxie may be older, but she doesn’t look like it and certainly doesn’t act like it. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Community, Family, Pets in Need of Homes, Adoption, Cat, Center for Animal Health and Welfare, Easton, Pet
Local Residents Recipients of Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award
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Hard work has paid off for several local residents whose efforts in the arena of television production were recently recognized with a prestigious Mid-Atlantic Emmy award. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Community, Family, Ashley Russo, ASR Media Productions, Channel 69, Excellence, Kenneth Szydlow
Lower Saucon Junior Council Representatives Appointed
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Eleven students from Saucon Valley High School were presented as candidates for the Junior Councilperson Program at the Sept. 6, 2017 Lower Saucon Township Council meeting. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Community, Family, Government, Appointed, Junior Council Member, Junior Councilperson Program, Lower Saucon Township, Saucon Valley High School
Sacred Heart HealthCare System to Merge With St. Luke’s
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The terms of its merger with St. Luke’s University Health Network will allow for Sacred Heart Hospital to maintain its Catholic identity. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Community, Family, Allentown, Blue Mountain Health System, Carbon County, Hospitals, Lehigh Valley, Merger
Man Stole Car from Scenic View Lane, Police Say
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An Allentown man has been charged with felony theft of a motor vehicle and other charges after Lower Saucon Township Police say an investigation revealed that he allegedly took a woman’s car without her permission from the 3000 block of Scenic View Lane on the evening of July 22. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police, Allentown, Car, Lower Saucon Township, Motor Vehicle, Police, Scenic View Lane, Stolen
Man Missed Stop Sign, Ended Up in Field, Police Say
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A Bethlehem motorist was cited after Lower Saucon Township Police say he allegedly missed the stop sign at Colesville and Black River Road, crossed over Black River Road and ended up in a field. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police, Accident, Black River Road, Citation, Colesville Road, Field, Lower Saucon Township, Police
Man Arrested for DUI Escapes from Police Custody, Police Say
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A Lower Macungie Township man is facing charges after police say he allegedly escaped from custody after being arrested for DUI Sept. 9. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police, Bethlehem Township, Charges, DUI, Escape, Lower Saucon Township, Police, Rt. 378
Carl F. ‘Sam’ Kemmerer, 83, of Hellertown (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home)
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Carl F. ‘Sam’ Kemmerer, 83, of Hellertown, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at St. Luke’s Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, N.J. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries, Sponsored by Heintzelman Funeral Home, Carl F. Kemmerer, Heintzelman Funeral Home, Hellertown, Obituary
Reading Man Allegedly Caught With 350 Bags of Heroin During I-78 Traffic Stop in L. Saucon
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A 26-year-old Reading man is facing drug-related charges after Pennsylvania State Police say he was found to be in possession of 350 bags of heroin mixed with the painkiller fentanyl during a traffic stop on I-78 in Lower Saucon Township Wednesday. Continue Reading →