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Irregularities in totals caused by Northampton County’s new electronic voting machines delayed the release of unofficial tallies from Tuesday’s election, as officials were forced to count paper ballots late into the evening. By early Wednesday morning, however, the unofficial results from all of the local and county-wide races were known.
If they’re not following the latest news, voters in Lower Saucon Township may do a double take when they go into the voting booth on Nov. 5 to choose the individuals they want to represent them on township council.
A Hellertown gym owner and competitive body builder is ready to trade in cardio for the campaign trail over the next 14 months. Main Street Gym owner Kevin Branco has declared his candidacy for the 131st state House seat which has been held by Republican Justin Simmons since 2011.
Tuesday’s unofficial Democratic and Republican primary election results for the contested council races that took place in Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township are in.
Northampton Community College (NCC) has been designated a “Voter-Friendly Campus” by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the school announced Monday.
At council’s Jan. 16 meeting township manager Leslie Huhn also discussed the idea of creating a survey for 2019 Trick-or-Treat dates and times, which would allow residents to vote for their preference.
Republican representative for the 131st District Justin Simmons held off his Democratic challenger–Saucon Valley businessman Andy Lee–to retain his seat and win a fifth term in the state House of Representatives Tuesday.
Are you voting for the first time in Tuesday’s election? Have you moved since you last voted? If you are unsure of where to vote for any reason you can confirm your polling station’s location with the state.
PA 7th District Libertarian candidate for U.S. Congress Tim Silfies spoke to local residents and answered questions from them at a town hall meeting at Christ Lutheran Hellertown Wednesday night.
PA 7th District Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Marty Nothstein spoke to local residents and answered questions from them at a town hall meeting at Christ Lutheran Hellertown Thursday night.
In the past Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township have suffered from a lack of choice in most midterm elections. But times have changed and this election is as important as any other, with several contested races that have dramatically different candidates. Be a voter, but better yet, be an informed voter.
