An Italian restaurant on E. Susquehanna Street in Salisbury Township has closed after less a year in operation, according to a Facebook post by the owners.
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Lower Saucon Council Reduces Funding for Hellertown Area Library
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Est. Read Time: 11 mins
Concerns about a 5-year Hellertown Area Library funding agreement were aired by Lower Saucon Township Council members at their meeting Wednesday, with council ultimately voting 4-1 to donate $50,000 to the library less a one-month installment payment made Jan. 1 instead of approving the agreement worth nearly $500,000, while opening up the possibility of a lawsuit against the library if access is denied to residents as a result of Wednesday’s decision.
Filed under: Community, Family, Government, Council, Funding, Hellertown, Hellertown Area Library, Library
New St. Luke’s Training Program Prepares Low-Income Candidates for Critical Jobs
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Est. Read Time: 4 mins
A new on-the- job training (OJT) program jointly run by St. Luke’s and PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley places deserving candidates in paid, entry-level, hard-to-fill, high-turnover positions while giving them a chance for a growth-oriented job in the health network.
Filed under: Community, Family, Health, Sponsored, Employment, Health Care, Jobs, Low Income
After Mild Weather Wednesday, Winter Returns Wednesday Night
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Est. Read Time: 2 mins
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that includes Lehigh, Northampton and Upper Bucks counties for rain turning to snow overnight Wednesday and early Thursday. The advisory will be in effect from 3 to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Filed under: Community, Family, Weather, Advisory, Allentown, Cold, Forecast, Hellertown
Four-Month Gas Main Project in Fountain Hill, Bethlehem Under Way
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Est. Read Time: 2 mins
If you regularly travel through parts of South Bethlehem and Fountain Hill, gas main work that’s now under way may impact your travels in the coming weeks and months.
Filed under: Community, Traffic, Bethlehem, Broadway, Construction, Fountain Hill, Gas Main, PennDOT
Revolutions Property Sold to New Owner
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Est. Read Time: 2 mins
The Lower Saucon Township property that previously housed a multi-venue entertainment center called Revolutions at Saucon Valley has been sold, but so far little information is available about the new owner or their plans for the large space.
Filed under: Business, Community, Family, Bethlehem, Colliers, Commercial, Development, Lower Saucon Township
How Sweet It Is: DeSales Student Crowned ‘American Honey Queen’
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Est. Read Time: 2 mins
A local college student is celebrating a sweet accomplishment made possible by her ‘bee-lief’ in herself and her interest in beekeeping.
Filed under: Business, Community, Family, Schools, Agriculture, Beekeeping, Bees, Center Valley
Crews Knock Down House Fire on Northampton Street in Hellertown
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Est. Read Time: 2 mins
A Hellertown house fire that broke out on a bitterly cold Saturday evening was quickly extinguished by volunteer fire companies who responded to the scene.
Filed under: Community, Fire, Police, Fire, Hellertown, Northampton Street
Why Throw Axes? It’s ‘Cheaper Than Therapy,’ Business Owner Says.
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Est. Read Time: 4 mins
Angry Jack’s Axe Throwing Club owners AJ & Nikki Mitchell recently opened their fourth location in the Outlets at Wind Creek in Bethlehem; an opening that fortuitously coincided with Black Friday. The Mitchells hope more people in the area will discover the fun that comes from axe throwing.
Filed under: Business, Community, Family, AJ Mitchell, Angry Jack's, Angry Jack's Axe Throwing Club, Axe Throwing, Bethlehem
SLUHN: COVID-Positive Patient Data ‘Contradicts Public Narrative’
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Est. Read Time: 3 mins
Most of the patients being treated for COVID in local hospitals aren’t there for other reasons, St. Luke’s University Health Network officials said in a news release Thursday; a statistic they said “contradicts the recent public narrative that most hospitalized COVID inpatients tested positive for the coronavirus incidentally only after being admitted to the hospital for other reasons.”