St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Wednesday that it had treated its 1,000th COVID-19 patient with life-saving monoclonal antibody (MAB) therapy.
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Public Works Gets High Marks for Hellertown Snow Removal Efforts
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Have you been able to drive easily through Hellertown lately or park along Main Street without a problem? If so, you can thank the borough’s public works department for that.
Filed under: Community, Family, Government, Traffic, Weather, Borough Council, Budget, Hellertown
Due to Snow, School Bus Can’t Reach Stops, Trash Pickup Delayed
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Some local students were kept at school because their bus couldn’t reach their regular stops, and trash collection in one borough was postponed due to what officials in a phone message called “larger than expected snowfall” from Monday’s predicted winter storm.
Filed under: Community, Family, Schools, Traffic, Weather, Bethlehem, Coopersburg, Garbage
Peeps & Company Closes at Promenade Shops
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Another business in the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley has closed its doors, adding to the Center Valley lifestyle center’s list of more than two dozen vacancies.
Filed under: Business, Community, Business, Center Valley, Closed, Economy, Just Born, Peeps & Co.
Man Who Beat COVID After Receving Last Rites Credits St. Luke’s
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Tom Brugger of Bethlehem Township was living the good life as a 70-something semi-retiree. Healthy and high-energy, his days were a mix of exercise, walks with his wife, Joanne, and a part-time job in bar security. Then COVID hit in March, and their nightmare began.
Filed under: Community, Family, Health, Sponsored, Coronavirus, COVID, Hope, Hospital
In Art Establishment’s Special Visions Show, Special Artists Shine
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The Art Establishment’s annual Special Visions art show will be held as a virtual event in 2021 in response to the ongoing COVID pandemic. The show features work by artists with special needs, and it is held each March in observance of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
Filed under: Community, Family, Art, Art Show, Bethlehem, COVID, Fountain Hill, Lehigh Valley
Applicants Sought for School Crossing Guard Position
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The Hellertown Police Department announced Wednesday that applicants are now being sought for the position of school crossing guard.
Filed under: Community, Government, Police, Public Safety, Schools, Crossing Guard, Hellertown, Job
St. Luke’s, Hispanic Center Offering COVID Vaccine Friday, Saturday
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South Side Bethlehem neighbors and nearby residents, age 65 and older, are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine shot during a two-day event at the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley (HCLV) this Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20.
Filed under: Community, Family, Health, Sponsored, Bethlehem, COVID, Hispanic Center, Shot
Upper Saucon Township Approves COVID Vaccine Incentive for Staff
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Employees of Upper Saucon Township who may be anxious about receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine now have 200 more reasons to calmly roll up their sleeves.
Filed under: Community, Government, Center Valley, Coronavirus, COVID, Employees, Incentive, Police
Winter Storm Warning: 5-8 Inches of Snow Forecast for Thursday
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Tuesday night’s predicted ice storm never materialized, but lovers of snow and ice need not fret. Yet another winter storm has set its sights on Pennsylvania, with the next round of winter weather forecast to begin late Wednesday night and continue into Friday.