Saucon Source (https://sauconsource.com/tag/lehigh-valley/)
If you like old-fashioned fall fun in the country, mark your calendars for the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society’s Apple Festival, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic one-room Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse.
Physician burnout, especially among family doctors who often labor long hours with little support, is a major problem in the United States, where it is contributing to a growing nationwide shortage of practitioners.
The power of trails to transform communities by turning them into more attractive places to live was acknowledged as part of the launch of a new initiative called the Lehigh Valley Green Retail Program at Saucon Valley Bikes in Hellertown Tuesday.
According to the recently-published US News & World Report 2019 hospital rankings, St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem is “high performing” in 12 adult specialties, procedures and conditions, which means it has more “high performing” rankings than any other hospital in the Lehigh Valley.
Family-owned Limon Authentic Turkish Kebap House, which opened at 1111 Main Street in May 2015, was named Pennsylvania’s best budget restaurant by Buzzfeed on Aug. 13 in the article, “Here’s the Best Budget Restaurant in Every State, According to Yelp.”
The Hellertown Area Library accomplished a first Tuesday, when it unveiled its new book bike named Wheelie at a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted with the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce.
If you’re planning to drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension the weekend of Sept. 6-9, you should be aware that the section of the highway between the Lehigh Valley (Allentown) and Mahoning Valley (Lehighton) exits will be closed in both directions for a bridge replacement project.
Driving down Main Street in Hellertown last week you may have noticed new signs on the building that formerly housed the restaurants Bella’s Ristorante and Cafe Erica. The signs represent a change in ownership but not a whole lot else, according to new owner Mike Zavaleta.
Motorists in Lower Saucon Township should expect to encounter delays this week and into September for a seven-week PennDOT paving project on Black River Road between Rt. 378 and Bingen Road.
A popular chain that sells bath and beauty products will soon be a tenant in the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, the Upper Saucon Township lifestyle center announced Thursday.
