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Tom Shortell/LehighValleyNews.comMore than 120 people attended a Lehigh County Commissioner's finance committee meeting Wednesday night for a hearing on a proposed intangible personal property tax. Most people who spoke opposed the tax. -
Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comThe policy lays employees’ “obligations and responsibilities” when interacting with federal immigration authorities, Executive Josh Siegel said Tuesday.
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Allentown City Council allocated $300,000 for the first investigation; but no hard figures have been presented about the total cost of the contract for Duane Morris LLC. -
Cristian Pungo said he’s ready to jump in and help the city address some difficult challenges, including its lack of affordable housing and infrastructure that needs investment.
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There have been dozens of claims brought against B. Braun alleging the ethylene oxide emissions from company facilities contributed to cancer cases in nearby residents and employees.
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Cedar Crest College will use a $608,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department for creation of an Expert Witness Training Center and Crime Scene Lab.
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The survey of about 2,300 properties will give Allentown officials "a better understanding" of the city's historic assets, according to a consultant leading the effort.
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Live Nation head of club programming Molly Warren said the Archer is viewed as a resource being built where there's already a "thriving community" for music — the Lehigh Valley — that embraces artists of many genres.
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Lehigh Valley Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Foundation donated $55,000 each to St. Luke's University Health Network and Lehigh Valley Health Network. The funds will go toward NICU equipment and support for needy families whose babies are receiving medical care there.
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Luis Acevedo is centering his third campaign for Allentown City Council around transparency and integrity.
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A punk band that started at Nazareth Area High School will perform at 7 p.m. April 12 in the venue's The Arrow room. And Emo Night Brooklyn, which started as parties in the 2010s that captured the youthful, Do It Yourself milieu of the genre, will perform at 8 p.m. March 22, also in The Arrow.
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The city was ordered to stop all work supported by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant after President Donald Trump moved to freeze federal funding.
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You can expect quick, savory food for sale at the new spot just across from the Allentown Transportation Center — think bacon egg and cheese, bagels, steak sandwiches, chicken salad and BLTs.
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Crowds packed the Nowhere Coffee Co., which held the grand opening of its location at 17 N. Ninth St. in Allentown on Friday.
