Allentown News

The bill will be reworked by the Lehigh County Human Relations Advisory Council and legislators after conflicting amendments prevented it from moving forward

A 54-year-old time capsule was removed from a cornerstone at Mosser Elementary School in Allentown on Thursday. A few alumni from the 1969 sixth grade class were in attendance.

Investigators interviewed more than two dozen workers over 18 months before recommending “the termination of three employees” in November, Allentown spokeswoman Genesis Ortega said.

Council members passed a resolution that called the mayor’s service “a detriment to the well-being of the city, its residents and city employees.”

Amtrak officials previously said passenger rail between Allentown and New York City could be restored as soon as 2024. However, a $300,000 study exploring the proposed connection is more than a month overdue.

Jabber Jaws Bar & Grille is set to close Dec. 30, but not before one final party.

Allentown School District didn't attach the new food services contract to its Nov. 16 agenda despite union's assertion the school board had the final draft when it voted.

Allentown City Council is set to hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday just before an expected vote to approve new zoning regulations for City Center’s planned Northridge development.

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night backed two projects that would each bring dozens of apartments to the city.

The fate of the holiday lights display at the PPL Tower in Allentown is up in the air, and officials can’t say if the near century-old tradition will continue beyond this season. PPL has moved most workers to Two City Center.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a visit to Allentown that as part of his 2024-25 budget, he will fund a program providing scholarships to students in poor-performing school districts.

Ed Zucal told LehighValleyNews.com he will push for a no-confidence vote against Mayor Matt Tuerk at Allentown City Council's Dec. 6 meeting.