Jessica O’Donnell of the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce requested and received approval by Borough Council Monday to relocate Hellertown’s annual Light Up Night celebration to Dimmick Park.
There will soon be a vacant seat on Hellertown Borough Council that must be filled. Councilman Herb Payung Jr. announced his resignation, effective Aug. 8, at Monday's meeting.
If you have already been taking your dog to Dimmick Park in Hellertown, the good news is soon you'll be able to do so legally.
Improved pedestrian access to the west side of Main Street, and beyond that the Saucon Rail Trail, could be coming to the south end of Hellertown if the borough receives a grant that borough council voted 6-1 to apply for Monday.
The closure of the Meadows Road bridge south of Hellertown is having a noticeable impact on traffic at the intersection of Walnut and Main streets, and Hellertown Borough Council wants help dealing with it.
Mayor David Heintzelman said Monday that the borough did the right thing by applying for a grant for an electronic pedestrian information kiosk, because it would have been awarded to another municipality if Hellertown hadn't received it.
For the first time in several years Hellertown Borough Council has a junior council member. High school student Noah Kates, of Springtown, Bucks County, was sworn in Monday.
At Hellertown Borough Council's meeting Monday night, council unanimously approved a recommendation by Police Chief Robert Shupp to appoint a new towing service provider to respond to accidents in the borough in which vehicles require towing.
One of Hellertown borough's smaller parks is in need of some tender loving care, and borough council voted Monday to apply for a grant that would pay for much of the cost associated with that.
As a main entrance to downtown Hellertown borough, the W. Water Street corridor needs a little bit of love, council members decided Monday night.
