Christine Widgren of Hellertown says the 'powers that be' are dragging their feet on reopening the bridge at the borough's border with Bethlehem.
Laura A. DiMaria died Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Alice M. Kozak died Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Saucon Valley school bus drivers and their supporters are planning to attend the Tuesday meeting of the Saucon Valley School Board. They say they fear a proposal to outsource bus services will be approved.
These pets are housed at the Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Williams Township. For information about how to adopt them, call 610-252-7722.
Myra L. (Fulmer) Raab died Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Hellertown Police are seeking the public's help in identifying three males they say illegally rode dirt bikes on the Saucon Rail Trail in the borough.
PPL has marked a number of large trees for removal along a section of Silver Creek Road in Lower Saucon Township. Township council members have expressed concern about the potential loss of the trees.
Hellertown Police say Babatunji K. Wilson, 26, of Bronx, N.Y., was wanted on warrants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania at the time of his arrest early Wednesday at Cherry Lane and Main Street.
Hellertown Police say Karl Haas Schenley, 47, of Saylor Park Drive, Whitehall, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The donation was recognized April 18, when Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp and Mayor Richard Fluck visited the car dealership to present a certificate of appreciation to Steve Bartholomew and Chris Limantour of JCL.
A car accident involving injuries near Saucon Valley High School and close calls for area runners who finished the Boston Marathon just before bombs exploded topped local headlines this week.
The Reading Drive trailhead along the Saucon Rail Trail in Lower Saucon Township is closed to vehicles through the end of April, in preparation for the installation of a parking lot.
Battery back-up systems have been installed at six signalized intersections in Lower Saucon Township. The back-ups were purchased in the wake of two major power outages in 2011 and 2012.
Nurse's aide Lisa Sikes, of Lower Saucon Township, has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property, according to court records.
Hellertown Police say they are investigating an accident that occurred in the Rite Aid parking lot at Main and Walnut streets as a hit-and-run.
PennDOT has reopened the Freemansburg Avenue bridge after emergency repair work.
The weekend of Oct. 19-20, 2013 is when the borough will host both the Saucon Valley Spirit Parade and the 4-County Fireman's Parade. A special 'Family Weekend' is being planned around those events.
Twelve senior members of the Saucon Valley H.S. team and their parents were honored on Tuesday, April 16.
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The 6th annual Student Artistry Exhibit featuring works by Saucon Valley middle and high school students will open April 27 at the Heller Homestead in Lower Saucon Township.
PennDOT has announced that road work will reduce a busy two-lane section of Route 412 to a single lane through March 30, 2014. The work is part of an ongoing widening project.
Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp has told Borough Council that two skunks previously thought to have been infected with the rabies virus tested negative for it.
On Monday, Hellertown Borough Council gave engineer Rob Sarnowski permission to 'play hardball' with the company contracted to manufacture the new liner for the borough pool.
Emmaus mother of two, runner and Rodale editor Sarah Lorge Butler shares her perspective on the devastating explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.
The Hellertown Police Department's first-ever Lifesaving Award was presented to Investigator Michael Dattilio and Officer Mike Scicutella during the department's annual awards ceremony.
The following students were named to the honor roll at Saucon Valley Middle School for the the third marking period of the 2012-2013 school year.
Emergency personnel reportedly responded to a car accident near Saucon Valley High School in Lower Saucon Township Monday afternoon.
Christopher Garges—a Lower Saucon Township employee—and James Mastrianni of Hellertown both finished Monday's Boston Marathon, which was rocked by explosions.
A dedication ceremony for the rediscovered Limekiln School House cornerstone will be held at the Heller Homestead in Lower Saucon Township on April 27 at 10:30 a.m.
On Friday PennDOT ordered the immediate closure of a bridge over Nancy Run, because of a void under the bridge's western abutment. The time frame for its repair is uncertain.
Hellertown resident and Saucon Rail Trail advocate Lee Weidner says vandalism, dog waste and motorized dirt bikes continue to threaten the sanctity of the popular Saucon Valley path.
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Lower Saucon Township Police say two men in a red Chevy pickup truck stole scrap aluminum from a home in the 1200 block of Seidersville Road.
Lower Saucon Township Police say a girl's cell phone fell off a car roof on Sunday.
The seventh annual Phyllis Schnaible-George Klotz Memorial Fishing Contest will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, at the Wagner Grist Mill Pond in Hellertown.
The Hellertown Historical Society will sponsor 'Shopping at the Mill' on Sunday, May 5 from noon to 4pm in the Tavern Room at the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, 150 W. Walnut St.
The Lower Saucon Township Historical Society will sponsor a number of special events at the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse museum on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Theresa Parish, Hellertown, will host a benefit Vera Bradley Bingo at Leithsville Fire Co. Social Hall on Sunday, April 21.
James E. Romig Sr. died Saturday, April 13, 2013.