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The show’s timing will be a bit different this year, but Hellertown will have a fireworks extravaganza for residents to enjoy later this summer, borough council decided Monday.
The road to having a fireworks show in Hellertown this year has not been an easy one, but thanks to unprecedented financial support from local residents and businesses, it’s now looking likely that the boomers will explode high above the borough in late August.
A long running Hellertown summer tradition was dealt a blow at Monday’s Borough Council Meeting when council members decided not to donate money to Dewey Fire Company for their annual summer fireworks show.
At Monday’s Hellertown Borough Council meeting, borough police chief Robert Shupp shed some light on how his department is trained to avoid the use of excessive force. In the wake of the death of George Floyd, borough elected officials also addressed the topic of racism in the community.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an economic impact on many families, and that impact is now being felt at the local municipal level.
Despite a plea from the pool’s manager to reconsider their earlier decision to shutter the Hellertown Pool this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, borough council members said Monday they have little choice but to close it given the current circumstances.
Officials from the Borough of Fountain Hill are making necessary changes to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Borough Manager Tony Branco said that the borough is working closely with its emergency management coordinator, and that officials are getting daily updates from the CDC and Johns Hopkins.
As the newly-chosen president of Hellertown’s Dewey Fire Company No. 1, Gail Nolf is making transparency and goal-setting priorities, as said in a presentation to borough council Monday.
A Coopersburg Borough Council meeting earlier this month was an opportunity to shine a light on an issue that’s had some residents seeing red. Infrastructure committee member, councilman Paul Dietz, brought up the matter of overly bright pedestrian lighting on East Station Avenue at the Feb. 18 meeting.
A popular place to hold weddings in Hellertown borough could become more heavily trafficked if a proposal by resident and volunteer Joe Delfoe wins favor with the community.
