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For their first store opening of 2022, Wawa officials are pulling out all the stops as they prepare for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that will mark the grand opening of their new store on Rt. 309 in Upper Saucon Township Thursday.
If you’ve been looking for a dedicated nut-free bakery in the Lehigh Valley, your waiting may be over. Benny Dean’s Bakery, a delivery-only bakery owned by Jessica Dean of Hellertown, provides high-quality, home-baked sweets, all of which are baked by Dean in her own nut-free kitchen.
Two mixed use development proposals at the north end of Hellertown were discussed by borough council Jan. 18, with council ultimately voting to add the properties on which 85 apartments could be built to the borough’s flexible redevelopment overlay (FRO) district.
No amount of money can ease the pain of losing a loved one to COVID, but government assistance may be available to ease the financial burden an unexpected death from the disease can cause.
Letter writer Christof Ambrosch of Center Valley says the Southern Lehigh School Board’s recent vote to make mask-wearing optional in the district put a crucial decision about kids’ safety back in the hands of parents, where it belongs.
Have you been thinking about a quality alternative to a local public school education? St. Michael the Archangel, with middle and elementary school campuses as well as a long tradition of educational excellence, offers that to children in pre-K through eighth grade. Both of the school’s campuses will host an in-person open house over the next two weeks, and parents who want to learn about the advantages of a St. Mike’s are invited to attend
Residents of both Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township who are concerned about the future of the Hellertown Area Library may want to attend a special Hellertown borough council meeting that will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
