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Hello Hellertown! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Saucon Valley parents need to know about October school changes.
  • How fast are drivers really going on Hellertown's Easton Road?
  • Which Saucon Valley golfer just won districts at Hellertown's Steel Club?

Also on today's calendar: Family Afternoons @ Hellertown Library and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 44.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Saucon Valley School New: October 2026 (sauconsource.com) — Families in Hellertown should note that all Saucon Valley schools will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, and that two Parent Safety Night sessions on digital challenges are planned for Nov. 5 at the high school. The district is also celebrating National Merit honorees, homecoming royalty, student artists, and principals who serve roughly 2,000 students from Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township.
   

• Hellertown Police Flag 99 MPH Reading on Easton Road (sauconsource.com) — Hellertown residents are being warned about extreme speeding on Easton Road, where a borough speed sign recently recorded a 99 mph driver and police are planning targeted enforcement. At the same council meeting, officials discussed problem traffic patterns near CVS, potential new parking restrictions on Clauser Street and Gum Alley, and upcoming decisions on a surplus police car and Route 309 grant support.
   

• New irons, attitude turned Saucon's Albano into District 11 golf championship (mcall.com) — A Saucon Valley High golfer captured the District 11 Class 3A title with an even-par 72 on his home course at Steel Club in Hellertown, highlighted by three straight birdies on the back nine. The tournament brought top boys and girls players from across the region to town, with several advancing to the upcoming PIAA state championships.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bethlehem

  • Bethlehem's Sayre Mansion Named Among 22 Haunted U.S. Hotels (lowerbuckstimes.com)
  • In Bethlehem, grant helps preserve world's only surviving 18th-century Moravian industrial building (lehighvalleylive.com)
  • Community Church to host free Fall Fest at Bethlehem's Northeast Middle School (lehighdaily.com)

Ok Hellertown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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