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St. Luke’s Pledge: Offer Nutritious, Locally Sourced Foods (Sponsored)

St. Luke’s University Health Network is now the first health system outside the Philadelphia area to sign the "Good Food, Healthy Hospitals" pledge. SLUHN signed the pledge after the initiative secured a five-year national grant to expand the program statewide.

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Local Author, Illustrator Has New Children’s Book

Ashley Reigle is a woman of many talents. She began her literary career as an illustrator, working with Saucon Valley author Larry Deibert on a children's Christmas book several years ago, before becoming an author with her latest illustrated work, "Draw Away the Drizzle."

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SV School Board President Says Bethlehem Superintendent Should Resign

School board president Shamim Pakzad said he was responding to a recent remark by Bethlehem Area School District superintendent Joseph Roy, in which Roy said racism and classism are motivating decisions by some local parents to enroll their children in charter schools.

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Saucon Class of 1968 Puts Panther Pride on Display With Donation

On Dec. 6, a small group of jubilant Saucon Valley alumni and school officials gathered at the district stadium to take delivery of a panther statue so life-like it appears ready to jump off its base. It was a gift you could say was more than 50 years in the making.

Give a Gift That Keeps on Giving: A Piece of Hellertown Pool History

It's not really the time of year for thinking about swimming pools and swimming, but that's what some volunteers from the Hellertown Historical Society have been doing.

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Santa is Coming to Town–For Cookies, Breakfast and a Santa Run!

If you want to see Santa before Christmas, mark your calendars for the weekend of Dec. 21-22, when the Big Guy will have a packed schedule here in the Saucon Valley.

Pets in Need of Homes: Fitzgerald (Brought to You by A Furry Tail Come True)

Fitzgerald has been looking for a place to call his own since November of 2018. He loves to receive attention, enjoys being around people and even enjoys the company of other felines. Visit him at the Center for Animal Health and Welfare.

A Festive Evening: Historical Society Hosts Holiday Open House

The stone-walled Tavern Room in the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill came to life with the sights and sounds of Christmas at the Hellertown Historical Society's annual Holiday Open House Friday.

St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus
St. Luke’s New Upper Bucks Campus Opens Saturday (Sponsored)

Bucks County’s newest hospital, St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus in Milford Township, will officially open its doors at 7 a.m. Saturday. Construction of the $100 million campus began in May 2018.

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SVSD to Hold Community Meeting About ‘Positive Behavior’ Program

Saucon Valley School District superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced in an email to middle and elementary school parents Friday that the district will host a Community Outreach Meeting about its Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Program on Monday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in the middle school.