Development

Starbucks Hellertown

Work on Hellertown Starbucks Supposed to Resume Soon

If you have a hankering for Starbucks iced coffee in the midst of summer, you will have to wait a little longer in order to satisfy it at the new store that's planned in Hellertown. However, progress toward the opening is being made.

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McDonald’s to Join Wawa on Rt. 309 in Upper Saucon

If you get a "Big Mac attack" while pumping gas or grabbing coffee at the Wawa that will be opening at Rt. 309 and Passer Road, you won't have to travel far in order to satisfy it.

Hellertown Zoning Ordinance
Hellertown Officials Still Debating Easton Road Rezoning Effort

Nearly a year after a court of common pleas overturned a rare mayoral veto of a rezoning ordinance, Hellertown officials and property owners are still battling over the zoning status of a portion of a property on Easton Road.

YMCA
New YMCA Will Be Built on Preston Lane in Center Valley

Upper Saucon Township Community Park on Preston Lane will be the home of a brand new branch of the YMCA; a facility that is expected to cost up to $15 million to build and which backers believe will ultimately help improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

Atiyeh's proposed complex
Hellertown Planners Critical of Developer’s Senior Housing Plan

Plans for an expansion of Saucon Valley Manor are on hold after members of the Hellertown Planning Commission voted against supporting variances requested for the project by local developer Abe Atiyeh.

Upper Saucon Winery
Former JCC Camp in Upper Saucon to Become Winery

A former Jewish Community Center (JCC) of the Lehigh Valley camp in Upper Saucon Township that was once the site of a proposed Tree Course Adventures rope park is now instead set to become a winery, following plan approval by township supervisors last month. The winery at 5831 Vera Cruz Road will be called Stone Cellar Farm & Vineyard.

The Cottages at Old Saucon
Model Home Now Open at The Cottages at Old Saucon

A new community is taking shape in Upper Saucon Township that is very different from anything the Saucon Valley has seen before. A visit to the distinctive model home at The Cottages at Old Saucon--now open for visits by prospective buyers--is evidence of that.

Hellertown Suspicious
Hellertown Residents Concerned About ‘Suspicious’ Person

Residents of the Stonewood Lane townhouse development off Easton Road in Hellertown borough are circulating a video recorded by a Ring doorbell out of concern for the suspicious activity it appears to show.

Lot Land Development Hellertown
Hellertown Planning Commission Reviews Lot Development Plan

A revised land development proposal to build a single-family home on a subdivided lot at 85 Division Street near the center of the borough was advanced at the Aug. 11 Hellertown Planning Commission meeting, but not without some dissention.

Good Shepherd Hospital Center Valley Upper Saucon
Good Shepherd Announces Plans for Center Valley Rehabilitation Hospital

Allentown-based Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN) has big plans for Center Valley. The network announced Thursday that it plans to build a state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital on land along Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township.