Temperatures Sunday crept a bit higher than they have in recent days, and with the sun shining brightly the weather was nearly perfect for Dewey Fire Company’s annual Santa Run in Hellertown borough.
Community
Fountain Hill Fire Dept. Seeks to Raise Awareness of Fire Hydrants
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The fire department recently launched an “adopt-a-hydrant” program in which it is asking residents with fire hydrants adjacent to their properties to clear a three-foot radius of snow around each hydrant, in order to help maintain access to them.
Business
Coopersburg Tree-Lighting Kicks Off Holidays in Southern Lehigh
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The 2019 holiday season in the Southern Lehigh area got off to a festive–if frosty–start with the annual Coopersburg Tree Lighting organized by the Southern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce and held at the borough’s volunteer fire company Saturday night.
Business
Loan Forgiveness Program Would Benefit PA’s First Responders (Op-Ed)
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Under the program, those who graduate from college or another post-secondary institution in Pennsylvania beginning next fall would be able to exchange each year of service as a volunteer firefighter or a member of an EMS organization for loan forgiveness.
Community
Dewey Fire Company Hosts Annual Fall Open House (Photos)
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October is National Fire Prevention Month, which is why many volunteer fire companies host open houses this time of year. Dewey Fire Co. No. 1 in Hellertown is one of them, and once again residents flocked to the fire station for food, fun and fire safety education.
Community
State Senate Holds Hearing on Future of Firefighting, EMS in PA
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Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego testified at the hearing Thursday that the number of volunteer firefighters in the state has dropped from approximately 300,000 in the 1970s to 38,000 in 2018.
Community
Lower Saucon Fire Rescue Receives Federal Grant for $287,000
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Lower Saucon Fire Rescue announced Wednesday that they received a federal grant worth $287,000. The grant comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program for the 2018 fiscal year.
Business
Small Town Fun at Biggest Ever Hellertown-Lower Saucon Community Day
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A record number of vendors–nearly a hundred–combined with beautiful if humid August weather to make for another near-perfect Hellertown-Lower Saucon Community Day Saturday in Dimmick Park.
Business
H/LS Police’s National Night Out is Fun for Community (Photos)
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Visitors to National Night Out in Hellertown’s Dimmick Park Tuesday night enjoyed a fun, family-friendly event hosted by the borough and Lower Saucon Township police departments.
Community
Community Rallies Around Woman Whose Home Was Damaged in Fire
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Ada Krug has lived all but four of her 70 years on W. Saucon Street in Hellertown borough, so when her house caught on fire and sustained heavy smoke and water damage earlier this month, it came as no surprise that friends and neighbors would rally to her aid.
Business
Freemansburg Man Was Burning Ants When He Started Garage Fire: Police
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A Freemansburg man is facing arson and related charges after police say he allegedly started a garage fire while using a lighter to burn ants near the Willow Grove Hotel in the borough earlier this month.
