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There was a flood of emotion in a local supermarket parking lot Thursday, as area first responders held a brief “thank you” parade for staff who have been working tirelessly to help keep shelves stocked and local families fed since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Local men and women who are already heroes for the work they do are now being called to the front lines of the escalating coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A local bagel shop owner wants to thank them for their bravery in a special way.
Visitors to National Night Out in Hellertown’s Dimmick Park Tuesday night enjoyed a fun, family-friendly event hosted by the borough and Lower Saucon Township police departments.
Ada Krug has lived all but four of her 70 years on W. Saucon Street in Hellertown borough, so when her house caught on fire and sustained heavy smoke and water damage earlier this month, it came as no surprise that friends and neighbors would rally to her aid.
A Freemansburg man is facing arson and related charges after police say he allegedly started a garage fire while using a lighter to burn ants near the Willow Grove Hotel in the borough earlier this month.
Local volunteer firefighters had to perform double duty Thursday morning as they battled a house fire at 46 W. Saucon Street in Hellertown borough in hot, humid weather conditions that can quickly lead to dehydration among first responders.
As of 10 p.m. Wednesday numerous volunteer fire companies from throughout the Lehigh Valley were continuing to battle what appeared to be a stubborn blaze in at least two Fountain Hill borough rowhomes.
A recently-retired City of Bethlehem firefighter who is visiting Europe was a witness Monday to the destruction by fire of one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures: the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, which he said he has heard may be declared a “total loss” once dawn arrives.
If you are planning to conduct any type of outdoor burning Wednesday local authorities are asking you to use extreme caution and would prefer you wait. That’s because the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the potential of enhanced spread of wildfires, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Two Lower Saucon Township fire companies have officially completed a merger that began with a 2016 joint operating agreement, officials announced this week.
