Saucon Source (https://sauconsource.com/author/joshpopi/)
Josh Popichak is a journalist and publisher who is committed to providing an open platform for objective online local news. Originally from Bethlehem, Pa., he has covered news in the Saucon Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania since 2005. In addition to publishing news on SauconSource.com, which he launched in 2014, he uses Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms to help inform an ever-growing number of reader-followers. He also manages social media platforms and consults with other local businesses as part of his media company, Saucon Source LLC. He is a graduate of Bates College, where he majored in history. Email him at josh@sauconsource.com.
Mary G. Davis, 68, of Freemansburg, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke’s, Lower Saucon Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Bucks County’s newest hospital, St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus in Milford Township, will officially open its doors at 7 a.m. Saturday. Construction of the $100 million campus began in May 2018.
Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the CVS in Ottsville, Bucks County, shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday, which was about half an hour before the store’s closing time.
Saucon Valley School District superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced in an email to middle and elementary school parents Friday that the district will host a Community Outreach Meeting about its Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Program on Monday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in the middle school.
A 50-year-old man from Ephrata, Lancaster County, is accused of burglarizing two homes in Upper Saucon Township and using funds obtained from the break-ins to purchase drugs, including cocaine and heroin.
Giant Food Stores announced this week that through Dec. 28, customers can earn reward points to use toward a free holiday ham certificate when they shop and use their GIANT Choice Rewards card.
If your idea of a relaxing weekend is a Tuscan-style retreat filled with world-class wine, food, bucolic scenery and access to nearby attractions, the owners of Sand Castle Winery in Bucks County want you to know that all that and more awaits future visitors to its vineyards.
Do you want to make this holiday season extra special for a child in need? The Sassy Massey Smiles Foundation needs your help–and your toy donations–to bring smiles to the faces of sick children in the community.
A 41-year-old Hellertown borough woman is charged with felony strangulation in an assault case in which police say she allegedly strangled a 39-year-old man to the point that he began to experience respiratory distress.
Santa Claus is coming to Fountain Hill early this Christmas! On Saturday, Dec. 21, Santa, Mrs. Claus and their holiday helpers will be delivering gifts to the children of Fountain Hill as part of the fire department’s yearly Operation Santa fundraiser.
