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Fountain Hill

‘Wetdown’ Brings Cool Relief, Sense of Community to Fountain Hill

When it comes to dealing with the weather, we're all in it together, so in the midst of a summer heat wave it makes sense to turn to friends and neighbors for help cooling off.

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Flames Engulf Home on Black River Road in Lower Saucon

A house fire in the 2300 block of Black River Road in Lower Saucon Township was reportedly still burning as of 11 p.m., as local fire crews remained at the scene to extinguish it.

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Hellertown Community Grieves, Unites to Support Fire Victims

As a small community Hellertown is known as a place in which neighbors help neighbors in need, and that has been the case since a house fire claimed the lives of two girls Friday.

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Fire Investigators Seek Answers in Fatal Hellertown Blaze

As a prayer vigil was being organized for the family of two girls who died in a house fire on Linden Avenue in Hellertown borough Friday, fire investigators continued to seek answers about what caused the blaze.

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Vigil for Kaufman Family to Be Held in Hellertown

The Hellertown community continues to come together to help support the Kaufman family, who lost two daughters in a fire at their home on Linden Avenue Friday.

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Help Support Hellertown Family Devastated by Fatal Fire

A Hellertown family is reeling after the loss of their two girls in a Linden Avenue house fire Friday morning, and area neighbors, friends, organizations and businesses are stepping up to help them.

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2 Girls Succumb to Injuries Following Hellertown House Fire

A house fire on Linden Avenue in Hellertown borough has claimed the lives of two girls who lived in the home and were trapped when the blaze erupted early Friday morning.

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Family, Police Taken to Hospital Following Hellertown House Fire

Friends and neighbors are rallying around a Hellertown family who were injured and whose home was destroyed in a fire early Friday morning.

Local EMS, Volunteer Fire Companies Receive State Grants

A number of local EMS and volunteer fire companies are the recipients of 2021-22 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service (FCEMS) grants, which are administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC), the office of state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) announced in a news release Thursday.

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Wawa to Honor Local ‘Community Day Brightener’ at Ribbon-Cutting

For their first store opening of 2022, Wawa officials are pulling out all the stops as they prepare for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that will mark the grand opening of their new store on Rt. 309 in Upper Saucon Township Thursday.