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Hellertown’s Dimmick Park will transform into a local Broadway for one weekend this June for a production of the musical “Godspell,” the borough announced last month.
Under clear, sunny skies and with much enthusiasm, Hellertown-Lower Saucon Little League and Saucon Valley Diamond Sports teams held their opening day ceremonies and hit the fields in front of cheering crowds at Dimmick Park Saturday.
The Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market, a hub for fresh, locally-produced food, will kick off its 16th season this Sunday, May 2.
The annual 5-night Dewey Fire Company Carnival in Hellertown is set to return in 2021, a year after COVID-19 forced planners to cancel the 2020 event.
Officials in Fountain Hill and Hellertown wish to open their pools to the public once again this summer, however a lifeguard shortage has threatened those plans.
In a news release Monday, police said they are investigating the theft of a girl’s “Huffy 24” Nel Lusso cruiser bike from the park sometime between 4:45 and 5 p.m. on April 8.
With high temperatures in the lower 70s and clear, sunny skies, Hellertonians and Lower Sauconites were drawn outside to enjoy the early spring weather this week.
Marion H. Lipp, 92, formerly of Hellertown, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Cedarbrook, South Whitehall Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
The year 2020 was full of doldrums and disappointments, but in 2021 there is hope for better things to come–like listening to live music in a landmark local park–as more progress continues to be made against the COVID-19 virus. One example of how much progress has already been made in the fight against the disease is the fact that at the latest Hellertown Borough Council meeting, on Jan. 19, the borough’s Music in the Park free summer concert series was on the agenda.
The Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Weekend Extravaganza began Friday with a virtual tree-lighting ceremony and continued Saturday evening with a festive light display in the borough’s Morris J. Dimmick Park.