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On April 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong had yet to walk on the moon, the hippie counterculture that would soon reach its zenith at Woodstock was in full bloom, and something important happened in Hellertown. That something was the opening of the borough’s new post office at 660 Delaware Avenue.
These rare photos shared by Christine Johnson show Interstate 78 as it appeared while it was under construction in eastern Lower Saucon Township in the late 1980s.
The list of pros and cons one can write about I-78 and the effect its had on the Saucon Valley is long. One thing that can’t be denied, however, is that the highway–which opened nearly 30 years ago–changed life here forever.
A special anniversary celebration was held at Hellertown’s Edward A. Ackerman American Legion Post 397 Saturday. Both the local post and the national organization are commemorating 100 years of service to veterans in 2019.
The Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke’s is celebrating a remarkable milestone this year—100 years of delivering health care to patients in their homes.
If you’re already a Beethoven Waldheim Club member, you don’t want to miss Key Day and the one-year anniversary of the club’s reopening Saturday, March 2. If you’re not yet a member, you just may want to apply for membership beforehand–or plan to attend as a guest of a member–so you can join in the fun.
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the post office building at Delaware Avenue and Water Street, and inside visitors will find a display that tells the story of U.S. mail in Hellertown from the earliest days of delivery.
In the spirit of ‘Hillers Helping Hillers,’ the borough of Fountain Hill is coordinating with American Legion Post 406 to hold a Veterans Day celebration, the main focus of which will be the unveiling of a new permanent veterans monument.
An Upper Saucon Township miniature golf course is celebrating a milestone anniversary in a special way. Putt U, on Rt. 309, will celebrating its 20th anniversary by holding ‘The Craziest Mini-Golf Tournament Ever’ on Saturday, July 14 at 9 a.m., with plans to donate $4,000 to local charities.
If you build it, they will stay. That has been the case with FIT.club, a one-year-old fitness club located at 1866 Auburn St., Bethlehem–next to Saucon Park north of Hellertown–that provides training that motivates individuals to become stronger and healthier along with support from a community of like-minded members.
