PENNDOT

PENNDOT

Through the end of September, more than 16,600 motorists were assisted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s State Farm Safety Patrol.

“These patrols offer a valuable service for drivers in need, while also helping to reduce congestion and potential safety hazards,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said. “Our partnership with State Farm allows us to continue this service while reducing costs.”

The patrol, for which nearly 11 percent of the cost is offset by a public-private partnership sponsorship with State Farm®, is a roving safety patrol offering free motorist assistance on select expressways in the Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions.

The patrol assists motorists with towing, jump starts, flat tire repair and more on all or portions of heavily traveled roads during the business week. In Lehigh and Northampton counties, patrols assist on Interstate 78, Route 22, Route 33 and Route 309.

The sponsorship with State Farm Insurance helps PennDOT offset the roughly $4 million annual cost to operate the service.

In Lehigh and Northampton counties, the patrols assisted 1,070 motorists through September and 2,135 in 2014.

Motorists who are assisted by the patrol can share their stories on social media using the hashtag #AssistPatrol and can complete a survey at www.AssistPatrol.com.

EPSD

The East Penn School District’s Spring 2016 community education classes are now open for registration.

Registration continues through Jan. 18, 2016 and most of the classes will begin the week of Feb. 1, 2016.

Registration for classes is available through the “District and Community News” tab of the East Penn School District website at eastpennsd.org.

A brochure of class listings, including descriptions, is located on the right hand side of the page in a blue box labeled “Class Descriptions PDF.”

For information, call Laura Groh at 610-966-8335.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road, Bethelehem, is requesting assistance for their food pantry for the needy.

Packaged goods, soups, cereals, canned meats, tuna, various macaroni and other non-perishables and/or financial donations are needed.

For questions and information, or to donate, call Lt. Colonel Rader, 610-867-4681.