Tree Branches Fall on Path in Hellertown Park
No one appeared to be injured after several large tree branches fell onto a path in Hellertown's Water Street Park during a period of heavy rain Sunday morning.
No one appeared to be injured after several large tree branches fell onto a path in Hellertown's Water Street Park during a period of heavy rain Sunday morning.
Elaine B. Hunsinger, 90, of Lower Saucon Township, died Friday, April 28, 2023 at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Although the Borough of Hellertown wasn't incorporated until 1872, by 1823 U.S. Postal Service officials had decided there was a need to establish a post office in the community. Two hundred years later, it is still serving residents of the Hellertown area; an achievement that was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and anniversary celebration Friday.
What may be trash to one person is invariably a treasure to someone else. It's that truism that has helped make the annual Saucon Valley Community Yard Sale a beloved annual tradition for more than 15 years.
James P. Joyce (Jimmy, Bear, Dad, Poppy and Jim), 79, of Lower Saucon Township, passed peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at his home after saying goodbye to the family and visiting with friends, ending his three-plus years battling pancreatic cancer. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Irene B. Heller, 96, of Lower Saucon Township, died Friday, April 28, 2023. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Reverend John Worthington Tomlinson Jr., 88, of South Whitehall Township, died Monday, April 24, 2023 at Luther Crest, Allentown. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
If you notice an unusual number of people walking around Hellertown and other parts of Saucon Valley in early May, the uptick in pedestrian activity will likely be due to a community-wide scavenger hunt that is planned.
Although the building it occupies dates from the late 1960s, the Hellertown Post Office itself is about to turn 200 years old, and officials with the United States Postal Service are inviting the community to help them celebrate that impressive milestone.
If you live in Saucon Valley and enjoy Wawa hoagies, coffee or some of the other things for which the popular convenience store chain is known, you soon won't have to drive as far to get your fix.