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Members of the Hellertown community gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate the breaking of ground in the construction of a new public works facility on Northampton Street.
On the eve of a hurricane-fueled rainstorm that could bring significant flooding to the area, more of the historic Meadows Road Bridge has collapsed into the Saucon Creek.
The mandate announced Tuesday will apply to Pennsylvania’s public and private K-12 schools, as well as early learning and child care facilities, starting Sept. 7.
Last week members of Upper Saucon’s Board of Supervisors approved plans to enter a licensing agreement with DeSale’s University for the construction of a pedestrian bridge along a stretch of the Saucon Rail Trail.
In a move they knew would upset some parents, Southern Lehigh School Board members voted 8-1 Monday to approve a health and safety plan that mandates the use of face masks by students and staff at least until the second board meeting in September.
Lower Saucon Township Council members took action Wednesday night to sever ties with one of two volunteer fire companies that have served the township for generations.
Under a revised district health and safety plan approved by the Saucon Valley School Board last week–following a special meeting that lasted more than five hours–students in the district will be required to wear masks again if community transmission of COVID-19 in Northampton County reaches levels that are deemed “substantial” or “high.”
As the highly-transmissable Delta variant’s spread has coupled with falling vaccination rates, COVID-19 statistics around the U.S. and in Pennsylvania have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. And in Northampton County, where a key indicator of the virus’ spread has placed it at a Very High risk level, the numbers may be particularly troubling.
As other local school districts continue to grapple with proposed mask mandates for students–and the controversy surrounding them–officials at the Palisades School District in Bucks County have been winning praise for their response to COVID-19.
Redistricting data from the 2020 U.S. Census was released last week, revealing how much local communities such as Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township grew or shrank during the preceding decade.
If you live or work in Hellertown and have ever wondered about the borough’s public water supply, the place to be last Thursday was the Hellertown Borough Authority, which hosted a community open house at its headquarters on Durham Street.
