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The longer Washington dithers, and supermarket owners ignore the pleas of their workers for protection, the more employees will continue to become sick. The time to allow all grocery store, convenience store and other frontline food supply chain employees access to vital PPE is now.
Our children now more than ever are looking to parents for calm amid the chaos. Show them that you are taking steps to keep them safe. Tell them that you love them—now and always. The message you want to convey is, “I am doing my best to care for you and everyone we love.”
Providing meals for food-insecure families, assisting with equipment or Internet access and offering mental health counseling have all meant success in their goal for robust, continuity of learning. It allowed our children to get back to class and on a productive school schedule.
In a matter of weeks the pandemic has changed how we live our lives, but is that only a bad thing? We don’t believe it has to redefine us completely, so we asked Saucon Source readers to share something positive they have done or experienced as a result of staying at home or slowing down and found that many people have “silver linings” to share.
In today’s uncharted waters we must learn to rely on ourselves, our community and our government. The sad part of these three truths is that not everyone is on the same page.
On Feb. 6, The Morning Call published a front-page article titled “How is community affected by LVHN, St. Luke’s rivalry?” The answer is simple: Competition has made both health systems in the Lehigh Valley better and benefits the entire community in many ways.
Dewey Fire Company’s new president, Gail Nolf, wants the Hellertown community to know rumors that the company is closing are untrue. Nolf will provide borough council with an important update Monday at 7 p.m. at Hellertown Borough Hall. The community is invited to attend.
You wouldn’t believe me if I told you how beautiful the Lanark area was. It’s all highway and merging interstate lanes now. It’s a place you don’t look at. It’s a place you just want to get through alive and forget.
It is not unheard of for girls to wrestle competitively at the high school level. In fact, nationwide more than 17,000 of them do, according to ESPN. But this season Saucon Valley High School’s wrestling team’s use of female members in its matches against area Catholic schools has caused a stir, both on and off the mat.
One of a number of vacancies in the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley currently is the suite that was occupied by Learning Express Toys in the Upper Saucon Township lifestyle center.