An 18-year-old Bethlehem man who participated in a robbery on the Saucon Rail Trail in Hellertown one night last fall was sentenced Friday to time served to 23 months in county prison plus three years of probation.
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.
