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Hellertown Man Charged in Quakertown DUI, Hit-and-Run, Police Say

A Hellertown man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly drove while intoxicated and hit parked cars in Quakertown borough Wednesday.

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Hellertown History: 1897 Fire Could Have Leveled Town, Sparked Creation of Dewey Fire Co.

A serious fire on Aug. 30, 1897 in Hellertown destroyed multiple buildings, killed livestock and hastened the reality for the need of both an organized firefighting unit and an adequate water supply for the growing borough, which, within several years, would have both.

Updated: Power Restored to SV After Wires Damaged on Silver Creek Road

A large-scale power outage is affecting nearly 2,200 PPL customers in parts of Hellertown borough and eastern Lower Saucon Township, including much of the Wassergass area and the Saucon Valley School District campus as of 10:15 a.m. Monday.

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Borough’s Spring Yard Waste Collection Will Take Place in June

If you are behind on cleaning up yard waste and live in Hellertown borough, you still have some time before the borough's public works department makes its annual spring collection.

Hellertown Receives Nearly $800,000 for Pedestrian Safety Upgrades

The news for Main Street pedestrians in Hellertown was good Tuesday, when Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the borough has been awarded $792,427 to improve six unsignalized intersections on Main Street.

Landmark Borough Business Will Close at End of May

One of the older family-run businesses in the borough of Hellertown is nearing the end of its run. Kevin Kichline confirmed for Saucon Source Tuesday that Kichline's Service Station at 193 Front Street will close for good at the end of this month.

Hellertown Borough Police Choose New Towing Service

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.

With Grant, Borough Hopes to Spruce Up ‘Pocket Park’

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.

Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Hellertown Cleanups

Hellertown is Home is a new cleanup effort organized by a member of the community--Vincent Behe--that will take place on two consecutive Saturdays in early June: the 2nd and the 9th, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Water Street Streetscape Plan Gets Green Light from Council

As a main entrance to downtown Hellertown borough, the W. Water Street corridor needs a little bit of love, council members decided Monday night.