Mary Ellen Oberdorf, 74, of Emmaus, died at home on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Born in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of Bonita M. (Sonntag) Oberdorf and the late Richard C. Oberdorf.
It was an evening filled with food, fun, friendship and festivity at the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill Friday, where the Hellertown Historical Society hosted its annual Holiday Open House in the building's Tavern Room.
A Lower Saucon Township man was found guilty of raping three women and holding them in involuntary servitude in separate incidents that occurred in Bethlehem, Hanover Township, Northampton County, and Philadelphia in September and October 2017 following a jury trial in Easton this week.
Lower Saucon Township Police said Thursday that a 67-year-old Kintnersville man will be charged with DUI and two other misdemeanors as a result of a two-vehicle accident in the 1900 block of Leithsville Road in which he was allegedly involved on Nov. 15.
Saucon Valley School District will have a new assistant superintendent, after the school board Tuesday approved hiring Dr. Kristine Rosenberger to take over that role, effective upon her release from her current employer.
An altercation between a man and woman in the 100 block of E. Saucon Street on Nov. 29 drew police officers to the scene and resulted in the discovery of drugs inside a home there, Hellertown police said Wednesday.
Abigail Rakos, 19, of Jim Thorpe, plans to begin her career where she spent the first four months of her life--at St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Bethlehem Campus. A $22,500 scholarship to attend St. Luke’s School of Nursing has kept her dream plans on course.
Amid resident concerns about public safety, Hellertown Borough Council Monday adopted a 2019 budget that includes a .75 mill tax increase for property owners, which left few happy faces in council chambers.
A local realtor was appointed by borough council Monday to fill a vacancy on the Hellertown Zoning Hearing Board.
Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman Monday issued a challenge of sorts to both himself and others involved in organizing the borough's annual Light Up Night event, which kickstarts the holiday season in Saucon Valley and this year was attended by several thousand people.
