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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.
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.
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.
At their most recent meeting Nov. 21, Lower Saucon Township council praised its public works department for its efforts after a record-breaking early snowstorm dropped eight inches of snow across the Lehigh Valley on Nov. 15.
Lower Saucon Township Police Monday confirmed a sighting of a bear in the 2200 block of Summit Drive, which is off Overlook Drive near Polk Valley Road.
Saucon Valley author Larry Deibert is promoting his newest book, The Christmas City Angel, which tells the story of Victoria Christmas. He’ll be at several local bookstores and businesses to sign copies of it this month.
Saucon Source wants to help local families in need this Christmas, and we’re asking for you to do something simple in order to do that: share a photo of your holiday light display with us and the community.
