The weather was just about ideal for the annual Coopersburg Halloween Parade Sunday, and it seemed as though most of the Southern Lehigh area’s population was either marching in it or watching it go by.
Burglary
Man Accused of Stealing Safe from Center Valley Cafe
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A 23-year-old Richlandtown, Bucks County man has been charged with stealing a safe filled with cash from a restaurant on Rt. 309 in Center Valley.
Business
Fountain Hill Hires New Zoning Officer After Contentious Discussion
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Over the protests of council members who argued that either the borough can’t afford to pay a full-time zoning official’s salary or that the candidate’s qualifications were “irregular,” Fountain Hill Borough Council voted 4-3 Monday to hire Thomas Wargo as its new zoning officer.
Business
Giant Launches New Rewards Program, ‘Giant Choice Rewards’
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Giant Food Stores announced Monday that a revamped customer loyalty program called Giant Choice Rewards is now available in all of its stores, including its Hellertown store at 1880 Leithsville Road in Lower Saucon Township.
Business
Candy Refill Station at Parade Saved Thanks to Chamber Donation
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Hellertown wants to have its candy and it eat too. That message was heard loudly and clearly after Postmaster Joseph DiRusso said Monday that the candy refill station the post office was planning to host during the Oct. 20 Saucon Valley Spirit Parade was being shut down due to a lack of donations.
Cheeseburger
State Police Seek Real Life ‘Hamburglar’ in Green Lane Case
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Pennsylvania State Police are on the hunt for a thief with an appetite for beef. In a Crime Stoppers post Tuesday, they said they are looking for a “Hamburglar” who allegedly stole a double cheeseburger from the Sunoco station at 112 Gravel Pike in Green Lane borough Oct. 1.
Business
Ground Broken for St. Luke’s Carbon Campus Near Lehighton (Sponsored)
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St. Luke’s University Health Network broke ground Thursday on its new St. Luke’s Carbon Campus in Franklin Township. The new $80 million campus will provide area residents local access to a range of specialty services in a full-service, 155,000-square-foot hospital.
Bethlehem
Former Florist, Funeral Home in Fountain Hill: What Should Go There?
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A former funeral home might sound like the perfect place in which to open a haunted house–especially with Halloween right around the corner–but the historic property at 835 Broadway in Fountain Hill that’s currently for sale holds a lot of possibilities.
Business
Classic Car Show Set for Sunday at Star Pre-Owned in Hellertown
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Car buffs won’t want to miss the second annual Star Pre-Owned Hellertown Charity Classic Car Show this Sunday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the dealership at 1730 Main Street.
Business
Taste the Season’s Newest, Fruitiest Wines at Harvest Celebration (Sponsored)
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Late summer into the early portion of fall is an extremely busy time for the seven wineries along the Bucks County Wine Trail. By October, wine harvest, for the most part, is complete. What better way to commemorate the end of such a full-scale production than to celebrate?
Bucks County
Couple’s QMart Store Was Front for Retail Theft Ring, Police Say
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A Milford Township, Bucks County couple–Denise and Michael Gill–are charged in an alleged retail theft scheme in which authorities claim they exploited Quakertown area drug addicts in order to sell stolen health and beauty items in their QMart store, One Stop Health and Beauty Shop.
