For some people it's an attractive plant that provides privacy, while for others it is a nuisance species because of how rapidly it grows and spreads. Opinions are often divided on bamboo, which was the subject of a discussion by Hellertown Borough Council Monday.
If you're like most people in southeastern Pennsylvania you've probably been hearing a lot about the spotted lanternfly lately, as state and local officials brace for another season of unwanted impacts by the invasive insect species.
There's a new bike on the block and soon it will be on the rail trail, at least in Hellertown, after borough council Monday approved a change to the rules regarding the use of motorized vehicles on the popular pathway to allow for eBikes.
A drug deal that reportedly went wrong along a darkened section of the Saucon Rail Trail in Hellertown Tuesday night resulted in a teen needing emergency surgery after suffering injuries to his face and has led to the arrest of two men, including one from the borough.
Coopersburg borough has also been awarded $250,000 through the Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program for the completion of the southern end of its section of the Saucon Rail Trail, State Rep. Justin Simmons (R-131) announced Monday.
New signs that will be installed at four intersections along Hellertown's Main Street corridor will help direct pedestrians to rail trail entrances a block or two to the west.
A planned pedestrian safety improvement at a busy Water Street rail trail crossing in Hellertown that was recently the scene of an accident involving a bicyclist and a motorist won't be made as originally planned, however an alternative improvement won borough council's support Tuesday evening.
The Saucon Rail Trail opened along a former SEPTA railbed in 2011, and since then has become a popular recreational resource and attraction in Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg.
Hellertown Police responded to an accident involving a bicyclist at the Water Street rail trail crossing adjacent to Water Street Park Friday afternoon.
Lower Saucon Township Police said Tuesday they are investigating a case of criminal mischief at the Saucon Rail Trail's Reading Drive trailhead, 1770 Reading Drive, in which two portable bathrooms or 'Port-a-Potties' were knocked over sometime Monday night.
