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Monument to Hellertown Tree Project Unveiled

It's about a mile from where the trees are, but that's where a monument will help best tell the story of the Hellertown I-78 Memorial Tree Project, which was completed in the fall of 2019.

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Hellertown Post Office Program Teaches Kids How to Mail a Letter

The Hellertown Post Office’s First Letter Program teaches Saucon Valley Elementary students the skills needed to write and mail a letter. Begun by postmaster Joe DiRusso in 2017, the program was expanded in 2019 with help from local teens Noah and Micayla Kates.

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Hellertown Tree Project to Transform I-78 Exit’s Appearance

Borough junior councilman Noah Kates' ambitious highway beautification effort known as the Hellertown Tree Project entered its final phase Wednesday with the planting of dozens of young trees in the grassy median between I-78 and the highway's westbound exit ramp to Rt. 412.

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Hellertown Tree Project Taking Root With Donations, Planting Plan

A local teen's ambitious plan to plant nearly 100 saplings at the I-78 interchange on Rt. 412 is taking shape thanks to the support of donors and with a planting plan from a local engineering firm.

Junior Council Member Hopes to Plant 100 Trees at I-78 Exit

A Hellertown junior council member has an ambitious vision for the relatively barren I-78 interchange at the borough's northern entrance, and it involves planting 100 trees...but only if he is able to raise the funds needed to purchase them.

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Hellertown Borough Council Has New Junior Council Member

For the first time in several years Hellertown Borough Council has a junior council member. High school student Noah Kates, of Springtown, Bucks County, was sworn in Monday.