Bank
Quakertown Area Bank Robbed on New Year’s Eve
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The year 2018 ended with a scare for some employees working at a Quakertown area bank, which police say was robbed Monday afternoon.
Business
Saucon Rotarians Present Donation to ShelterBox USA
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ShelterBox USA, a global relief agency, received a substantial donation from a local service organization during a presentation held in the The Beam Yard Dining Room at Steel Club in Hellertown Friday.
Business
Local Business Will Collect Your Christmas Tree, Curbside
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As a community-related fundraiser, a Hellertown business is again planning to pick up Christmas trees curbside and take them to the Saucon Valley Recycling Center for disposal or to a local farm to be eaten by animals.
Business
2018 Was a Wet One in Saucon Valley. How Much Did it Rain?
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If you had to summarize the local weather this past year with a single word, most likely it would be “wet.” And you wouldn’t be mistaken in characterizing 2018 as soggy.
Business
‘The Springtown General’ Will Serve as Convenient Hub, Owner Hopes
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A new business in the heart of Springtown–part general store, part coffeehouse, part floral design center and several other things–will serve as a much-needed place to pick up food and other conveniences as well as function as a community hub, its owner says.
Business
Hellertown Giant to Offer Beer, Wine Tastings at New Eatery
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In celebration of the recent opening of their 88th Beer & Wine Eatery in Pennsylvania at the Hellertown store at 1880 Leithsville Road in Lower Saucon Township, Giant Food Stores said the store will host a grand opening with beer and wine tastings this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
2018
The Year in News: 2018’s 10 Biggest Stories on Saucon Source
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A belief by some that “nothing much ever happens in the Hellertown area” seems to become more of a proven fallacy with each passing year, and this list of the 10 most-read stories published on SauconSource.com in 2018 certainly seems to support that.
Big Horn
Police Seek 2 Men in ‘Big Horn’ Dodge Ram Following Alleged Dispute
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Hellertown Police are asking for the public’s help with locating two men in a Dodge Ram pickup truck who they say were allegedly involved in a dispute at the Cigarette Outlet, 873 Main St., on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at approximately 8:24 p.m.
Business
Lawmaker Wants Fines for Drivers Who Don’t Remove Snow, Ice from Cars
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State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) says Pennsylvania should join states like New Jersey and Connecticut by allowing law enforcement officers to stop and fine individuals for not removing snow and ice from the tops of their vehicles.
Business
Coopersburg Bank Robbed, Police Hope to ID Suspect
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The Lafayette Ambassador Bank on Rt. 309 and Landis Street in Coopersburg was robbed Wednesday, Dec. 19 at around 9 a.m., Lower Saucon Township police said Thursday in a post on their Crimewatch page.
