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Like most events that are on tap this summer, Hellertown-Lower Saucon Restaurant Week is getting a reboot due to changes in restaurant operating procedures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Friday, July 10, at 4:30 p.m. (and until supplies are exhausted), the organization Aspire to Autonomy Inc. will host food and PPE distributions for underserved community members in Bethlehem and Easton.
Mainly Mushrooms continues its more than a decade long streak of vending at the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market this year. They will be offering their seasonal, wild and exotic mushrooms, truffle products, and more.
Several Lehigh Valley food-centric businesses have received support in the form of grants from the Giant Company, including one business in Hellertown.
It was far from a typical opening day, but the start of the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market’s 15th season in Hellertown Sunday was a success, chairperson Angela Reese said.
A milestone season for the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market in Hellertown will begin on Sunday, May 3. This year, volunteers and supporters of the local, producer-only weekly market will celebrate its 15th season, albeit in a way most never could have anticipated.
The Giant Company has announced the creation of a $250,000 emergency grant program in partnership with Team Pennsylvania, which it said will support small businesses in Pennsylvania’s food supply chain impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, the Giant Company announced another step to try and stop panic buying related to the coronavirus pandemic, which involves the use of a social media campaign it has launched called #MoreForAll.
Pennsylvania State Police are on the hunt for a thief with an appetite for beef. In a Crime Stoppers post Tuesday, they said they are looking for a “Hamburglar” who allegedly stole a double cheeseburger from the Sunoco station at 112 Gravel Pike in Green Lane borough Oct. 1.
It won’t be too much longer before residents of Wassergass in eastern Lower Saucon Township have a general store at which to purchase milk, bread, eggs and other staples.
