Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Hellertown Borough Council President Phil Weber will not appear on the ballot in November's general election, if unofficial results from Tuesday's Democratic primary are upheld.
It is sometimes said that a single vote doesn't make a difference. So why bother to vote at all? Occasionally, however, a single vote can make all the difference. In Hellertown, for example, a single vote cast in Tuesday's primary election appears to have cost incumbent borough council president Philip Weber a shot at another four-year term on the council. According to unofficial Northampton County election results, with 100 percent of precincts reporting their vote totals, Weber—with 161 votes—had finished in last place among a field of five candidates running on the Democratic ticket. The fourth place finisher, James W. Hill, tallied 162 votes, according to the results. The top four Democratic vote-getters will advance to the general …
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Six candidates have filed petitions to appear as Hellertown Borough Council candidates on the May primary ballot. One Republican and five Democrats are vying for four open seats.
According to the Northampton County Election Office, six candidates have filed petitions to appear as primary election candidates for four open Hellertown Borough Council seats. All four incumbents are seeking reelection to four-year terms on council. In no particular order, the candidates are: Philip Weber (I) - Current council president Gail Nolf (I) Linda Leewright Thomas Rieger (I) James W. Hill Michael McKenna (I) The only candidate who won't appear on the primary ballot as a Democrat is Leewright, who filed as a Republican. The deadline to file a petition to appear on the ballot was March 12.
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Monday that a police presence observed at some local schools following Friday's Connecticut school shooting was not meant to cause alarm.
The police presence that some families may have observed Monday at local schools such as St. Theresa School, Red Door Early Learning Center and the Saucon Valley School District campus wasn't meant to cause alarm, Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Monday. Shupp said his department wanted to help make parents, students and staff "feel a little bit safer" in the wake of the tragic and deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday. "It’s just simply that. It’s more of a presence in light of what happened," Shupp stressed, adding that there had been no specific threats regarding local schools. At the start of Monday's council meeting, councilwoman Gail Nolf led attendees in observing a moment…
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Volunteers are trying to bring the historic Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post 397 on Main Street in Hellertown back to life, Borough Council was told Oct. 15.
New life is being breathed into a beloved building that once the heart of the social scene in Hellertown, Borough Council was told Oct. 15. Joe Delfoe of Hellertown told council that a small group of volunteers is working hard to restore the Edward H. Ackerman American Legion building, which was recently listed for sale. A January 2010 article published by the Express-Times recounted some of the difficulties the Legion Post 397 faced in the preceding decade; difficulties that included the arrest of its former treasurer for embezzling funds from the organization. Mark Polinchock was later convicted and sentenced to serve time in prison for the theft, according to a February 2011 article published by the newspaper. According to the January …
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935 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Oct. 15 that rocks have been installed at the Saucon Rail Trail's north end, to block access for ATV and dirt bike-riders.
An effort is being made to restrict rail trail access for dirt bike and ATV-riders, Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Oct. 15. Shupp said rocks have been placed at the north end of the trail "at the Hellertown and Bethlehem line," where the path narrows considerably. Pedestrians will be able to bypass the rocks, "but you couldn't get a four-wheeler through (the barricade)," he said. The action was taken in response to complaints about people riding dirt bikes and ATVs on the trail, where motorized vehicles are prohibited. "We're hoping that'll stop it," the chief told council. Shupp said that if the barricade of boulders doesn't prevent riders from speeding up and down the trail, it might be an indication that they …
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Saucon Rail Trail
90 W Water St, Hellertown, PA
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Hellertown Fire Chief Rick Delmore of Dewey Fire Co. told borough council Oct. 1 that the number of calls the company has so far responded to in 2012 is lower than it was at the same time last year.
Fire calls so far this year are down when compared year-over-year with the same point in 2011, but that's not a surprise, Hellertown Fire Chief Rick Delmore of Dewey Fire Co. No. 1 told borough council Oct. 1. Delmore said Dewey volunteers had responded to 202 calls as of Sept. 30, whereas last year they'd responded to 275 calls by the end of September. Sixty of those calls, however, were related to flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Irene, which swept through the Saucon Valley in late August 2011. Earlier this year, Delmore told council that Irene and the October snowstorm that darkened Hellertown for days last year helped to make 2011 'a very unusual year.' As part of his quarterly report to council, Delmore announced that …
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Dewey Fire Company No. 1
502 Durham St, Hellertown, PA
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Hellertown Royals Manager Bob Zerfass told Borough Council Oct. 1 that the East End Field at Dimmick Park was recently repaired.
Hellertown Borough Council was told Oct. 1 about a renewal project that has breathed new life into Dimmick Park's East End Field. Hellertown Royals manager Bob Zerfass came before council to request that the field be temporarily closed, to allow the sod that was recently put down time to stabilize and take root. Zerfass credited Lehigh Valley IronPigs director of field operations Bill Butler with helping to strip the field of its old sod in September. After that it was graded and recovered with 8,000 square feet of new sod. That work was accomplished and funded through a partnership between the Royals and Saucon Valley Senior Little League, Zerfass said, adding that public works staff also lent a hand. "It was a very good cooperative …
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Dimmick Park
Tobias Dr & Durham St, Hellertown, PA
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Pennsylvania is the only state that does not allow local police to use radar to enforce speed limits.
On Oct. 1 the members of Hellertown Borough Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution offering support for the use of radar by local police. The resolution requests that the Pennsylvania state legislature approve a bill that would allow local police to use radar for speed enforcement purposes. Pennsylvania is currently the only state that forbids local police from using radar, which only state police are allowed to use to monitor motorists' speed. A year ago an amendment to a bill that would have changed the law was defeated by House Republicans, according to an article about the failed meausre published on Bensalem Patch. The amendment was made by state Rep. Steven J. Santarsiero, D-Bucks, who said he was disappointed that it …
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Hellertown Borough Council was told that Joe Delfoe wants to help restore the stone fountain in Borough Authority Park, near Rentzheimer Drive. Delfoe is responsible for maintaining the fountain in Detwiller Plaza.
Hellertown's already well-known for the iconic fountain that bubbles and sprays in Detwiller Plaza, but there's another fountain that could also become an attractive landmark, borough council members were told Oct. 1. The historic stone fountain in Borough Authority Park--near Durham Street and Rentzheimer Drive--has been silent for too long, according to resident and volunteer Joe Delfoe, who reportedly wants to help reactivate it. Delfoe is the civic-minded president of the Plaza Clock Tower Association, which helps to maintain both the clock tower and the fountain in Detwiller Plaza. Councilman Mike McKenna told council that Delfoe's proposed restoration of the Borough Authority Park fountain would return it to functionality. However, …
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Detwiller Plaza
Main St & Easton Rd, Hellertown, PA
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Borough Authority Park
Durham St & Rentzheimer Dr, Hellertown, PA
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Sept. 4 that the 45mph speed limit on Cherry Lane may be too high.
A major road in the Hellertown area has a speed limit that may be too high, Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council Sept. 4. Cherry Lane--which is a state road--represents the dividing line between the borough and the City of Bethlehem, so its northern half is not under the jurisdiction of borough police, Shupp said. However, Hellertown police routinely respond to "some bad accidents" that occur on both sides of the road, he noted. For example, Shupp said accidents have occurred as motorists turn out of the parking lot at the St. Luke's Physical Therapy facility at 2301 Cherry Lane. Bethlehem's side of the road is predominantly commercial and high-density residential in nature, while the Hellertown side is characterized by lower-…
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2301 Cherry Ln, Hellertown, PA
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Cherry Ln & Ilona Dr, Hellertown, PA
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Bob Linney
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