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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.
Ronald E. Abel, 56, of Bethlehem, Pa., died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 at his residence. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown, Pa.
Who could be so callous as to break into a church to steal donations meant to benefit local people in need, especially during the Christmas season? That’s a question many people are asking themselves after just such an incident occurred at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus on Easton Road in Hellertown Tuesday night.
It’s probably not something for which most municipalities would prefer to be known as trailblazers, but in the case of Fountain Hill borough, economics and timing are dictating that officials be proactive in introducing a new stormwater management fee system.
GottaHavaWawa? GottaHavaPatience if you live in the Southern Lehigh area. For local fans of the popular convenience store and gas station chain who’ve been waiting years to see ground broken on a new Wawa at Passer Road and Rt. 309 just north of Coopersburg, the end of their waiting is finally in sight.
A new fire truck is required in order to help maintain public safety, Dewey Fire Company officials maintained Monday, but several Hellertown Borough Council members were skeptical of their request to purchase one that comes with a seven-figure price tag.
The fire department recently launched an “adopt-a-hydrant” program in which it is asking residents with fire hydrants adjacent to their properties to clear a three-foot radius of snow around each hydrant, in order to help maintain access to them.
Dallas is a sweet young puppy who’s looking for his forever home. He’s about five months old and currently living in a foster home due to the fact that he is too young to be housed at the shelter.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning that includes Bucks, Northampton and Lehigh counties for 4 a.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday, when it says heavy snow is now expected, with totals of 6 to 9 inches and locally higher amounts possible.
The 2019 holiday season in the Southern Lehigh area got off to a festive–if frosty–start with the annual Coopersburg Tree Lighting organized by the Southern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce and held at the borough’s volunteer fire company Saturday night.
St. Luke’s University Health Network is among the few hospital systems nationwide expanding palliative care, adding new practices, providers and programs to provide patients in the greater Lehigh Valley access to this important kind of care.
