Monday, October 8, 2012
What's open and closed in the Saucon Valley area on this federal holiday.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
In observance of Columbus Day, here is a list of what's open and closed Monday, Oct. 8. Lower Saucon Township and Borough of Hellertown municipal offices are open. (Regular trash schedule in Hellertown.) Schools: Saucon Valley schools are closed. Northampton County government offices are open. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation driver's license and photo centers are closed. (Online services are available at www.dmv.state.pa.us.) Pennsylvania liquor stores are open. Federal offices are closed. State offices are closed. Post offices are closed, and there will be no regular mail pick up or delivery. Retail: Most retail and entertainment establishments are open. Banks: Many, but not all, are closed.
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United States Postal Service
660 Delaware Ave, Hellertown, PA
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To an outer-space alien, it might appear that Columbus Day has something to do with big sales at the local malls. In truth, the observance is intended to serve as a reflection of the accomplishments of Italian-Americans. The wave of Italian immigrants, which came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, led to enclaves throughout many Eastern Pennsylvania communities. Italian immigrants were confronted with unspeakable stereotypes and harsh treatment. Many native-born Americans shunned them, associated them with the Mafia or tried to make them out to be dim-witted jesters. The success of baseball’s Joe DiMaggio, screen star Rudolph Valentino, singing sensations Enrico Caruso and Mario Lanza, physicist Enrico Fermi …
Joyce12
12:10 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
Thank-you for this thoughtful article. Amidst all of the current illegal immigrant nonsense that we tolerate in this country, your parents story is refreshing and reminds us of what being a Legal immigrant once entailed. more ›