Lost amid the back-and-forth battle over library services in Lower Saucon Township have been the voices of township residents with limited financial resources, some of whom have been impacted by the loss of Hellertown Area Library borrowing privileges. Fortunately for these residents, a caring group of Saucon Valley teachers recently stepped up to fundraise money for HAL membership scholarships.
The Saucon Valley community is rallying around the family of a local girl who's been battling cancer since May. Following Sunday's Hellertown Halloween Parade, Mayor David Heintzelman plans to get his head shaved in solidarity with 12-year-old Emily FaRannte during a community event in Dimmick Park.
Members of St. George's Episcopal Church in Hellertown recently received a helping hand from the Saucon Valley Lions Club in the form of a grant that paid for a new controller for their generator.
The Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors voted recently to accept a $50,000 donation from Lower Saucon Township, library officials said Wednesday.
People aren't the only ones affected by skyrocketing food prices. A new initiative by Lehigh Valley Animal Crematory Services Inc. in Hellertown seeks to address the growing problem of pet owners struggling to make ends meet at a time when pet adoption rates from shelters--thankfully--remain robust.
After remaining silent for weeks, the members of the Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors issued a statement Tuesday regarding the ongoing kerfuffle involving Lower Saucon Township and the Hellertown Area Library into which they've been drawn.
Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Park in Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg is at a crossroads, as a small but dedicated group of local volunteers who maintain it seek additional community support for their nonprofit organization.
Giving Tuesday has become a global phenomenon over the past decade, with billions of dollars donated to worthy causes during the five-day period after Thanksgiving. We may be a bit biased here, but in addition to the countless number of deserving nonprofit organizations in our area, we think local news production is also a cause worthy of your support.
A decision by council to make Lower Saucon Fire Rescue the only designated fire services provider could spell the end for Steel City Volunteer Fire Company, which less than a decade ago was one of four independent volunteer fire companies in the township.
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