The death of Lower Saucon Fire Rescue Safety Officer John Kalynych over the weekend has triggered an outpouring of sympathy from Saucon Valley to Harrisburg, where Gov. Josh Shapiro Monday ordered that flags in Northampton County be flown at half-staff in his honor.
Following a successful "wetdown event" held last summer, the Fountain Hill Fire Department, the borough's summer recreation program and the Fountain Hill Community Coalition are again partnering to host a free event that will allow kids to run through the cool spray created by a fire hose pointed skyward over a field at the borough park/playground complex on Stanley Avenue.
The carnival continues from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Saturday, with fireworks scheduled for 10 p.m. Friday (rain date: Saturday).
It wouldn't be summer in southeastern Pennsylvania without summer carnivals, and after several summers in which many events were postponed or canceled altogether, the carnival schedule for the summer of 2023 is looking rather full.
A new fire chief is expected to be confirmed in July.
If it seems like there's haze on the horizon, it's not your imagination. Canadian and other wildfires--including one that broke out in Northampton County Monday--are to blame for the poor air quality across eastern Pennsylvania. In reponse to it, the state's Department of Environmental Protection declared Tuesday a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day due to the pollutants in the air.
A memorial park bench dedicated to two sisters who lost their lives in a Hellertown house fire more than a year ago will hopefully provide peace and comfort to all who knew them.
A slow-moving thunderstorm that hovered over Fountain Hill, Saucon Valley and other parts of the Lehigh Valley unleashed a deluge that resulted in flash flooding throughout the area Saturday.
If you have firearms you no longer want or need, the Lower Saucon Township Police Department and Lower Saucon Fire Rescue in partnership with the Northampton County District Attorney's office want to help you safely dispose of them.
With the threat of brush fires very high, Lower Saucon Township residents are being asked not to burn anything outside Wednesday.
