Free tax help for low- and middle-income taxpayers is available Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon at Lower Saucon UCC, 1375 Third Ave., Hellertown.
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Hellertown police say a recent Main Street traffic stop led to discovery of drugs in a juvenile's possession.
Hess Corporation is planning to get out of the retail gas business, according to a published report.
Lower Saucon Township Police say Marie G. Muschlitz, of Reading Drive, will be cited for confinement of dogs after her three dogs were found running loose on Brook Lane.
Lower Saucon Township Police say Stephen Hajdinyak, of Fawn Lane, reported March 4 that his vehicle was sideswiped by a 'white heavy duty pickup truck with large mirrors.'
A local shelter says the dogs are victims of overbreeding and abandonment.
One proposed way to improve security in Saucon Valley schools is to have all visitors leave their car keys at the school office when they sign in for a visit. Visitors would also need to show ID.
In a news release, Lower Saucon Township announced that the Steel City Park construction scheduled for this year has been postponed due to permitting delays.
Police say DNA recovered from a discarded ski mask has been linked to Rodney Amos Chery, 24, who is charged in the 2010 armed robbery of a McDonald's restaurant.
Saucon Valley Elementary School students are no longer permitted to celebrate their birthdays by bringing cookies, cakes and other treats to share in their classrooms.
Martha Kahan, President of No Nonsense Neutering, demonstrated how to use a metal trap to catch a feral cat during a workshop held at Hellertown Borough Hall Feb. 28. The traps are part of NNN's "Trap-Neuter-Return" program.
Lower Saucon Township Police say the windshield of a pickup truck was recently smashed with a blunt object in the 2000 block of Leithsville Road.
The Borough of Hellertown has partnered with No Nonsense Neutering to bring a 'Trap-Neuter-Return' program to neighborhoods where feral cat colonies are causing problems.
The new Hellertown concert stage will be constructed on the site of a World War II-era bomb shelter in Dimmick Park.
Freddy and Krimpet are housed at the Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Williams Township. For information about how to adopt them, call 610-252-7722.
Althea L. Yob, 80, of Lower Saucon Township, died Saturday, March 2, 2013.
Hellertown resident and Saucon Rail Trail advocate Lee Weidner says the vigilance of others is helping to keep the trail safe and clean.
Marjorie A. Stahler, 71, of Coopersburg, died Friday, March 1, 2013.
The Lower Saucon Township Citizens Academy, which will run for six weeks, is set to kick off on Thursday, March 7, 2013 starting at 7pm at Seidersville Hall, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike.
The following schedule was provided by the Saucon Valley Athletic Department. All schedules are subject to change. For information call the athletic department at 610-838-7001, ext. 2720.
The following schedule was provided by the Saucon Valley Athletic Department. All schedules are subject to change. For information call the AD at 610-838-7001, ext. 2720.
The following schedule was provided by the Saucon Valley Athletic Department. All schedules are subject to change.
The Cole Porter musical is being performed by a talented student cast through Sunday. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets ($10 adults, $8 students/seniors) are sold at the door.
Barbara J. Kline, 61, of Hellertown, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
Daniel Bencsics was recently sworn-in as a Part-Time Police Patrolman with the Lower Saucon Township Police Department.
The work by Verizon will cause "short term stoppages" on Shimersville Road and Commerce Center Boulevard in Bethlehem March 1 and 2, according to a travel advisory.
Lower Saucon Township Police warned residents about a telephone scam, and in other news Hellertown Borough Council discussed a plan for upgrades to Water Street Park.
Works by the Bethlehem Palette Club's Plein Air Group are on display at the Heller Homestead from March 2 to April 21. The gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. A reception will be held March 4 from 7 to 9.
The flowers sold by Saucon Valley Middle School will help fund school trips, after-school workshops and assemblies.
The competitive Chili Cook-Off will be held at the Saucon Valley Middle School cafeteria.
Jani Swiatek of Hellertown is studying Chemistry in Villanova University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Christopher Rothrock, 46, has asked a Northampton County judge to reconsider the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.
A township resident was recently a target of the scam, Lower Saucon Township Police announced Wednesday.
Lower Saucon Township Police say Julie Ann Corriere, 44, of East Raders Lane, Lower Saucon, attempted to shoplift eye drops from the Leithsville Road Giant Food Store Feb. 23.
Lehigh Valley Sen. Pat Toomey (R) proposes letting the White House make targeted spending cuts to avoid across-the-board reductions if the sequester kicks in Friday.
Hellertown Police say three people riding BMX bikes and wearing backpacks stole an iPad Touch and chewing tobacco from a vehicle that was parked on Cedar Road Jan. 13.