Hellertown Area News

The crashes were unrelated and both occurred Thursday, according to the coroner's office. Killed were a 17-year-old from Hellertown and a 34-year-old from Forks Township.

Hearings began Thursday to determine whether eight Lower Saucon Township residents, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem Township and St. Luke's Anderson Campus can sue to resurrect easements blocking the landfill's planned expansion.

A Hellertown man was arrested Saturday after police say he stabbed his roommate multiple times. William Vera was charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.

With the 79th annual Hiroshima Day — remembering the more than100,000 people killed on or following Aug. 6, 1945, after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan — one local church is set for its own period of remembrance.

A stabbing was reported around 3:15 a.m. Saturday on East Thomas Avenue, according to Hellertown police.

Pending a successful background check, the township will have its newest township manager, Brian S. Bond, potentially starting work by mid-August.

Those parking on Main Street in Hellertown will now be able to grab their spots at 8 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.

Says the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, the event marks “a celebration of our local culinary talent and a testament to the strong community spirit that makes our area special.”

Hellertown Borough's historical society touts the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, located along West Walnut Street, as one of the oldest landmarks in town. The mill operated into the 1950s.

School directors said there's still time to keep the discussion going on how Saucon Valley School District and two other local districts will fund the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School for the next 30 years.

With other communities around the state adopting bans on plastic bags, Lower Saucon could be on its way to something similar. if approved, it would involve a transition process to show shoppers the bigger picture and give time for businesses to properly offload plastic bags on hand.

Fire Chief Rick Delmore said the department is “severely lacking” personnel, mostly during the daytime hours. It serves Hellertown and neighboring Lower Saucon Township, providing a volunteer-based fire force with paid EMS services.