Hellertown News

Alvenio Culpepper is escorted from his preliminary hearing May 14, 2013 at District Judge David Tidd's office in Lower Saucon Township.

A woman shoplifted a total of 30 cans of baby formula on two occasions to sell for drug money, officials said.

Season passes for the Hellertown Community Pool are now on sale at Hellertown Borough Hall during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. According to an update posted on the Lower Saucon Township website , passes will also be sold at Borough Hall on Wednesday, June 5 and June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 8 and ... (more)

In response to a question posted Monday on Hellertown Patch's Facebook page , readers are voicing their opinions about overwhelmed intersections at the north end of Main Street, near the Route 412 interchange on I-78. Specifically, readers are saying there needs to be police officers or flagger forces deployed to help prevent traffic from blocking ... (more)

The driver of a 15-passenger van became distracted when a bottle of water spilled and he lost control of his vehicle, striking a 1999 Volkswagen Beetle parked in the 500 block of Rentzheimer Drive, Hellertown Police announced in a press release.

Dear Hellertown-Lower Saucon residents: A heart-felt thank you is in order! I have been selected by the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Community Day Committee as the newest chair of the group.

A Hellertown woman has been charged with harassment, after Lower Saucon Township Police say she texted several "bothering/annoying" messages to a township man ealier this month.

A Hellertown man made more than $35,000 in less than 10 months by selling scrap metal he-with some help-had stolen from railroad cars parked in South Bethlehem and decommissioned electrical transmission towers on South Mountain, Bethlehem police said.

Two well-known Saucon Valley restaurants will be part of this year's Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival, which will be held at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center, which runs from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2. Sagra Bistro of Hellertown and Yianni's Taverna of Lower Saucon Township will join more than two dozen other Lehigh Valley restaurants for ... (more)

Frustration over PennDOT-ordered barricades on several side streets at the north end of Hellertown's Main Street was expressed at Monday's Borough Council meeting.

A Friday afternoon meeting between PennDOT representatives and borough officials, business owners and State Rep.

A Hellertown man made more than $35,000 selling stolen copper pipes, cables and aluminum radiators from train cars and decommissioned PPL towers, according to court records Corey C. Merwarth , 34, of the first block of East Depot Street, allegedly stole copper materials from Proctor & Gamble, the Norfolk Southern railroad company and PPL Electric ... (more)

Parts of Water and Northampton streets in downtown Hellertown were temporarily closed Friday afternoon, as emergency and fire crews responded to an incident at the Saucon Manor senior high-rise on Northampton Street.

A borough woman was cited for a Pennsylvania dog law violation after her dog broke loose from its leash and bit a 70-year-old woman in the back of her thigh, according to Hellertown Police.

A Lower Saucon Township man has been cited for theft by unlawful taking, after police say he stole 13 bags of aluminum cans from a neighbor.

Traffic jams on Route 412 in Hellertown will be getting the attention of transportation and borough officials and state lawmakers.

Are you in the midst of spring cleaning? There's still plenty of time to register for Hellertown's June 1 borough-wide Community Yard Sale, but organizers are hopeful that residents who already know they have stuff to sell will register soon.

Two men were cited for violating a borough ordinance, after Hellertown Police say they were caught riding off-road vehicles in the Cinder Banks area near the Saucon Creek.

Hellertown Police say they are investigating a case of criminal mischief that recently occurred along a borough alley.

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