Hello Upper Saucon Patch,

As I start my first “official” day as the Upper Saucon Patch editor, I just wanted to take a moment to say “Howdy Neighbor!”

Because, after all, that’s what Patch is all about -- neighborhoods and neighbors. And, I have been your neighbor for the past seven years, moving to Emmaus with my family in 2006. (We now live in Upper Milford Township.)

And, in that time, we have surely moved in and out of your neighborhoods on an almost daily basis, shopping in Upper Saucon Patch stores, eating in Upper Saucon Patch restaurants, playing in Upper Saucon Patch parks.

Indeed, as we only just heard the first few birds of, dare I say it, spring, singing in our yard during the wonderful bits of sunshine we enjoyed this weekend, both of my boys have started asking when we can take our first trip to Putt U , not to mention clamoring for a visit to the Inside Scoop.

Now, as your new Upper Saucon Patch editor, I look forward to getting to better know Upper Saucon Patch—your municipalities, your school district, its people —and I am hoping that in the coming weeks you will help me to understand exactly what Upper Saucon Patch means to you.

To help you to understand just how much Patch means to mean, I will share that I have been the Emmaus Patch editor for the past two years, which has given me a deep understanding of how vital a part of our neighborhoods Patch can be. I look forward to building on the lessons of the past two years and serving my neighbors in Upper Saucon Patch in the same way.

I welcome your ideas, story tips and feedback. Feel free to reach me at jennifer.marangos@patch.com or 610-390-6559.

Sincerely,

Jennifer