Saucon Source (https://sauconsource.com/author/joshpopi/)
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.
A member of Hellertown Borough Council for less than a year, councilman Kevin Lott could soon have a new title–Northampton County councilman–if he is appointed to fill a vacancy Thursday.
A drug deal that reportedly went wrong along a darkened section of the Saucon Rail Trail in Hellertown Tuesday night resulted in a teen needing emergency surgery after suffering injuries to his face and has led to the arrest of two men, including one from the borough.
In a remarkable meteorological turn of events that’s not altogether unusual for the month of October in Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley has gone from enjoying highs above 80 to being placed under a National Weather Service freeze watch in the span of about a week.
A local bank hopes Saucon Valley residents will find it in their hearts to donate and help make a difference in the lives of less fortunate Lehigh Valley residents this Thanksgiving.
If you’re worried about a small bug that’s been getting big publicity in our area lately you may want to attend a free seminar about it at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem Township on Friday, Nov. 9.
Lower Saucon Township Police are asking for the public’s help with finding the person who stole an SUV in the township earlier today.
Lower Saucon Township Police are again encouraging residents to lock their garages and secure any vehicles that are left outside after they say three dirt bikes were stolen from an unlocked garage in the 3200 block of Bingen Road overnight last night.
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department announced on its Crimewatch website this week that it will join Pennsylvania State Police and more than 200 other municipal agencies to conduct a targeted aggressive driving enforcement wave from Oct. 22 to Nov. 25, 2018, as well as a separate teen seat belt enforcement effort beginning the same day.
A Bucks County corrections officer who took undercover investigators on a paid, guided fishing trip this summer while receiving workers’ compensation has been charged with fraud and theft.
One of the biggest events of the year in Saucon Valley is this Sunday, Oct. 21, rain or shine. The annual Saucon Valley Spirit Parade will be held in Hellertown at 2 p.m.
