Hellertown News

Overall attendance may have been sparse, but a number of township and borough police officers were conspicuous among those who were at the public meeting held to unveil the results of a regional police study commissioned by Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township councils last year.

School's almost out for the summer, and many kids are eagerly looking forward to summer camp.

Today is Memorial Day , a federal and state holiday. For your convenience, here's a short list of what's open and closed: Lower Saucon Township : Municipal offices are closed.

Reading Eagle Two Northampton County residents were taken to Reading Hospital on Sunday after their pickup truck was hit by another vehicle and rolled over the guide rail along southbound Route 222, authorities said.

We start today's newsletter with some positive news about a man who has turned his life around after a troubled past.

Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company's station near Hellertown went up in flames Thursday after a dump truck hauling asphalt crashed into the building and exploded, with the driver barely escaping, according to witnesses and emergency radio dispatches.

Several local authors will be appearing at the Allentown Public Library next month.

Anybody lost a puppy? Hellertown Borough officials reported Thursday that a female yellow Labrador retriever was found wandering in the 1300 block of Easton Road Wednesday at about 11am.

Man Arrested for DUI on Main Street On April 24 at 9:37pm police say they stopped Aaron D. Kochsmeier, 22, of the 1700 block of Creek Road, Bethlehem, in the 1400 block of Main Street for a summary traffic violation.

A Hellertown - Lower Saucon Township police department would initially cost Hellertown more but would save both towns money after three years, and it would provide better service, a study has found.

A guaranteed recipe from the early to mid-1950s can be discovered in most any multi-generational household in which previously dwelled family members who enjoyed home-cooked meals or baked goods.

Since both Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township are currently without movie theaters, if you're a local and you want to see a new movie you have to be willing to travel a bit.

The Hellertown Enhancement Project's Second Sunday Concerts in the Park series will return this summer, with three free concerts scheduled during the months of June, July and August, HEP chair Susan Ackermann told Hellertown Borough Council May 7. Ackermann noted that this will be a special year for the concert series, which is annually attended by ... (more)

On May 7, Hellertown Borough Council voted 5-2 to approve a donation of $50 toward an educational, overseas trip by a local student, but not before several council members questioned the lack of a policy to help them handle similar donation requests.

A police investigation into a suspected pipe bomb has led to the closing of the following streets in Hellertown on Saturday morning: Water and Depot Streets Front and Depot Streets Main and Water Streets Friedensville Road and Creek Road in Lower Saucon Township The Bethlehem Bomb Squad has been called to 715 Front Street in Hellertown.

A band with Hellertown roots will perform a live set on a popular alternative rock radio station in Philadelphia next week.

"They were ordinary postmen, fond of walking and dogs and Christmas and the snow.

Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township officials are holding a joint meeting May 23 to hear a draft report on a Pennsylvania study on the proposal to merge the municipalities' police departments.

A The Historic District Bethlehem Farmers Market made its debut Tuesday under cloudy, threatening skies at the Sun Inn Courtyard, but Mayor John Callahan was still pleased with the turnout.

A male pit bull puppy was found in the vicinity of High Street in Hellertown Tuesday morning, and its owner is being sought, the borough announced via email.