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Lower Saucon officials are requesting resident input regarding issues related to walking and biking access, as they seek to develop plans and policies to increase opportunities for physical activity in the township.
Although Hellertown borough officials conducted a poll two years ago to determine when residents would prefer that Trick-or-Treat be held–with council members opining that the event should forevermore be held according to the majority’s wishes–one Hellertown councilman told his colleagues Monday he thinks the date should be reconsidered.
A section of a historic stone bridge in Lower Saucon Township has collapsed into the Saucon Creek, casting more doubt on its already uncertain future.
Pennsylvanians who are behind on rent got another few months of stability Monday, when the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that an eviction ban scheduled to expire on March 31 would endure through the end of June.
Ahart’s Market in South Bethlehem has offered healthy and affordable food options to locals for nearly 20 years, however that’s about to change. The neighborhood grocery store recently announced it will close April 30 due to what it said were profitability issues related to COVID-19.
Plans for an expansion of Saucon Valley Manor are on hold after members of the Hellertown Planning Commission voted against supporting variances requested for the project by local developer Abe Atiyeh.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced changes to its face mask mandate to reflect new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but the relaxed restrictions only benefit individuals who are already fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and come amid a rise in new case numbers in parts of the Commonwealth.
Both Republican and Democratic groups are seeking to exploit the growing void in local news through outlets that fail basic journalistic standards, according to a report by NewsGuard.
As distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine continues across Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that restrictions on restaurants and other businesses will ease beginning in April.
Since Congress approved and President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes economic stimulus payments for roughly 80 percent of Americans, the status of those payments has become a popular topic of conversation.
The Borough of Fountain Hill will have a brand new police cruiser patrolling its streets later this year, thanks to efforts by Borough Manager Tony Branco to reallocate casino grant funds.
