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When Ric Baxter, MD, pedals away from St. Luke’s University Hospital Network’s (SLUHN) Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township Sept. 2, beginning his trans-Pennsylvania bike trip, he’ll be taking an urgent message to the people he meets along the way: Don’t wait.
Norton is a sweet boy who is well-behaved, listens fairly well, has nice manners and deserves a chance to find his fur-ever home. Meet him at the Center for Animal Health and Welfare.
If you’re planning to drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension the weekend of Sept. 6-9, you should be aware that the section of the highway between the Lehigh Valley (Allentown) and Mahoning Valley (Lehighton) exits will be closed in both directions for a bridge replacement project.
Driving down Main Street in Hellertown last week you may have noticed new signs on the building that formerly housed the restaurants Bella’s Ristorante and Cafe Erica. The signs represent a change in ownership but not a whole lot else, according to new owner Mike Zavaleta.
It took just several small incisions by St. Luke’s University Health Network plastic surgeon Juan Carlos Martinez, MD, to relieve pressure on the nerves under Amber Walck’s scalp, and suddenly her two-year agony from migraines was history.
It’s been a week filled with community engagement for the Hellertown and Lower Saucon police departments. On the heels of a successful National Night Out celebration in the borough’s Dimmick Park Tuesday night, officers from the adjacent departments participated in a community Bike Ride With the Police on the Saucon Rail Trail Thursday evening.
Two teenagers from Lower Saucon Township are about to begin an exciting journey to North Carolina, where they have been chosen to compete with the Northeast Team in the elite USA Baseball NTIS 15U Cup later this month.
Visitors to National Night Out in Hellertown’s Dimmick Park Tuesday night enjoyed a fun, family-friendly event hosted by the borough and Lower Saucon Township police departments.
A Hellertown junior council member has an ambitious vision for the relatively barren I-78 interchange at the borough’s northern entrance, and it involves planting 100 trees…but only if he is able to raise the funds needed to purchase them.
The wedding cake fountain at the center of Hellertown’s leafy Borough Authority Park has become an increasingly popular place for couples to say “I do,” which is why Hellertown Borough Council voted Monday to adopt rules for its use by wedding parties.
The Saucon Valley Spirit Parade Committee has announced that this year’s spirit parade will be held in Hellertown on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. As always, donations and sponsors are needed to ensure that the beloved free community event goes off without a hitch.
