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Police: Drug Played Role in October Accident

Lower Saucon Township Police say Robert Jackson Jr., 51, of Holland, Pa., was under the influence of morphine when he wrecked his car on Leithsville Road Oct. 14.

A Bucks County man has been charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and reckless driving as a result of an Oct. 14 accident that occurred near Bechdolt's Orchard, Lower Saucon Township Police announced Thursday. In a press release, police said Robert Jackson Jr., 51, of the first block of Cropwell Lane, Holland, Pa., wrecked his vehicle on Leithsville Road (Route 412) shortly after 11pm. When officers responded to the accident scene they found the vehicle upside down and on fire in the orchard, about 15 feet from the roadway, the press release said. According to police, Jackson was southbound when he struck a utility pole--sheering it off--and rolled over 400 feet before ending up in the orchard. In spite of the …

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Bechdolt's Will Be at New Sun Inn Farmers Market

Bechdolt's Orchards of Lower Saucon Township will be one of the vendors at the newly-announced Sun Inn Farmers Market in downtown Bethlehem. The market will open May 8.

A new farmers market to be held weekly in the Sun Inn courtyard in historic downtown Bethlehem will open Tuesday, May 8 with more than a dozen vendors, including one from the Saucon Valley. The market will run from 11am to 3pm every Tuesday until Oct. 23. (Closer to home, the Saucon Valley Farmers' Market will open for its sixth season on Sunday, May 6 in Hellertown's Water Street Park. It will be open weekly on Sundays from 9am to 1pm through late November.) The list of vendors for the Sun Inn Farmers Market's opening day was announced at a recent Downtown Bethlehem Association meeting. It includes: Bechdolt's Orchards, Hellertown: Peaches, apples, pears, nectarines, apricots, plums, cherries, assorted vegetables, fruit butters, tomato-…

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Patch Picks: Five Healthy Eating Habits

Follow these health-conscious tips and you'll be eating healthier and feeling better in no time.

It’s summertime and for many of us, that means going to the beach, getting a tan...and the arrival of swimsuit season. Sure, you’ve been talking about dieting and renewing that gym membership. You've even promised yourself that you'd start skipping dessert. None of that sounds like fun, and who truly has the willpower? That's why we’ve compiled a list of healthy eating habits you can acquire that aren’t quite so hard--a list that will help keep you a little healthier, a little more trim and feeling a whole lot better. This week’s health-conscious Patch Picks are brought to you with the aid of Vanessa Sabatine, a certified nutritional consultant and owner of Herbs to Your Success in downtown Nazareth. 1. Drink Purified Water: “Stay hydrated…

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