A local interior designer and former schoolteacher, Republican Milou Mackenzie of Lower Saucon Township announced Wednesday that she is seeking represent the 131st legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Community
Hellertown Post Office Program Teaches Kids How to Mail a Letter
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The Hellertown Post Office’s First Letter Program teaches Saucon Valley Elementary students the skills needed to write and mail a letter. Begun by postmaster Joe DiRusso in 2017, the program was expanded in 2019 with help from local teens Noah and Micayla Kates.
Business
2019 in Review: Saucon Source’s 15 Biggest Stories of the Year
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In 2019 Saucon Source continued its commitment to providing readers with timely and accurate local news and information by publishing more than 1,000 original stories.
Appointment
Lower Saucon Council Deadlocks on Appointing New Member
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They strived for five, but at the end of Lower Saucon Township Council’s meeting Wednesday night there were still just four on the floor–four council members, that is.
Business
Former Boutique in Hellertown Shopping Center: What Should Go There?
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You could say it’s retail space that has gone from being “adorned” to being “forlorn.” The storefront that was formerly the home of Adorned Accessories Boutique in the Shoppes at Hellertown has been vacant for months now. What do you think should go there?
Community
Borough Council Approves Purchase of New Dewey Fire Truck
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One could say that Christmas came early for the volunteers and supporters of Dewey Fire Co. No. 1 Monday, when Hellertown Borough Council voted 5-2 to approve the purchase of a new specialized ladder truck at a cost of approximately $1.07 million.
Community
Local State Representative, Justin Simmons, Won’t Seek Re-Election
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A politician who has represented parts of the Saucon Valley in the state House of Representatives for nearly a decade announced Thursday that he won’t seek re-election in 2020.
Bethlehem Area School Board
Charter School Blowup: BASD Board Wants SV School Board Pres. Censured
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In an escalating war of words involving Saucon Valley School Board president Shamim Pakzad, the Bethlehem Area School Board and BASD superintendent Joseph Roy, the Bethlehem school board has made the latest move.
Closed
Saucon Valley Schools Closed Due to Police Situation in Hellertown
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Parents of Saucon Valley school students took to social media Monday morning to express frustration over an apparent lack of communication by district officials in response to a police standoff situation that’s been unfolding near the school district campus.
Charter School
SV School Board President Says Bethlehem Superintendent Should Resign
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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.
Community
Give a Gift That Keeps on Giving: A Piece of Hellertown Pool History
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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.
