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Teachers, Board Lament Principal’s Resignation, Parent Points Finger at Board

The resignation--effective July 1--of Saucon Valley High School Principal Beth Guarriello this week provoked strong emotions from attendees at the Saucon Valley School Board meeting Monday night, with one board member telling his colleagues to consider whether their actions prompted her to leave, after a parent criticized the board for the way she said it treated her.

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SV High School Principal Heading Back to Southern Lehigh

After less than a year at the helm of Saucon Valley High School, principal Beth Guarriello appears headed back to Southern Lehigh High School--where she was formerly employed as an assistant principal--to take charge of that school.

Lower Saucon Residents, Workers Could Pay More in Taxes in 2018

If a preliminary budget proposal approved by Lower Saucon Township Council Wednesday is adopted before the end of the year, it will be more expensive to both live and work in the township in 2018.

Parents Protest Documentary Filming in School, Board Suspends Permission

A special meeting Thursday evening of the Saucon Valley School Board about an ABC News documentary under production about racial tension in schools was sometimes contentious, with a majority of parents in attendance asking board members to rescind a Location Release Form signed by former superintendent Monica McHale-Small. The form grants producers from the company's documentary division--Lincoln Square Productions--permission to film on the campus and spells out the terms under which that should take place.

The Saucon Valley High School auditorium painting
ABC News Meeting at High School Halted, Parents Question Documentary

A meeting in the Saucon Valley High School auditorium between ABC News staff, parents and students about a documentary currently under production did not go as planned Thursday night.

Anderson St. Luke's
New Support Group Available for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sufferers

A new support group has been formed for local sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and colitis. The group will meet monthly at St. Luke's Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township.

Landfill
Landfill Expansion Meeting Set for May 23 at SVHS

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 6 p.m. to discuss IESI Bethlehem Landfill’s proposed Southeastern Expansion.

Community Voices Needed for PBS Program: ‘Our Town: Hellertown’

A call by producers from WLVT-TV, PBS39 has gone out for current and former Hellertown residents with memories to share to attend a community meeting Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grist Mill Tavern Room in Hellertown.

Full-Day Kindergarten Meeting Set for May 23

An informational meeting for parents of Saucon Valley's first class of full-day kindergartners will be held Monday, May 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the elementary school.

Meeting for Parents of Gifted SV Students Will Be Held Wednesday