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Courtesy/Cricket Wildlife Center FacebookCricket Wildlife Rehabilitation Center shared an update about the last escaped African serval on its Facebook page. While two of the three wild cats were captured and brought back to the wildlife center, the last remained on the loose for nearly a month. -
Contributed/Brenda MarraThe family of Renna Marra, who has Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, is raising funds for a trained guide dog to help Renna with tasks as mobility assistance, behavioral calming and social communication.
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The Gathering Place International Ministries has been serving as a day shelter for homeless people in Bethlehem since 2020. This winter organizers are in need of coats, boots and blankets. -
Lehigh Valley Health Network Childcare Center at River Crossing YMCA observed its 100th day of operation. Services are available for LVHN employees and other community families.
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Allentown has secured a $100,000 grant to continue participating in the Youth Climate Action Fund for 2025, supporting youth-led projects focused on climate change awareness, mitigation, and sustainability, while aligning with the city’s upcoming Climate Action Plan.
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The “No Hate in Our State” town hall, organized by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, is scheduled for noon Saturday at POWER Interfaith, 620 Hamilton St.
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Scott Slingerland, executive director of recipient nonprofit Coalition for Appropriate Transportation, said, “It’s cool how everybody’s a piece of the puzzle in terms of supporting the community. We all do totally different things, but it all makes up the whole.”
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A department survey shows the membership currently faces rising operational costs, a lack of manpower and burnout, declining member buy-in, infighting among the ranks and “being torn down in Township meetings.”
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It was standing room only at Bethlehem Town Hall on Monday, as family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered to welcome their newest brethren to the job.
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Elevate Your Health and Wellness Expo will take place at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Delta by Marriott. The event is free and will benefit KidsPeace.
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From memoirs to thrillers to historic novellas, find a title that inspires among the BAPL annual list.
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Da Vinci Science Center, the 67,000-square-foot facility that opened its doors earlier this year, is spearheading the latest wave of development in downtown Allentown.
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Leaders of Parkland Cares cut the ribbon Thursday on the nonprofit's new food pantry in North Whitehall Township.
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency awarded seven projects in the state with grants from its Community Revitalization Fund Program. Only one project in the Lehigh Valley received money — a remediation project for the Fourth Street Building in Bethlehem.
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To arrive at emergency scenes faster and well-staffed, Upper Macungie Fire & Rescue in Lehigh County has launched a staffing incentive program that will pay "qualified and trained" volunteers to cover 12-hour shifts.
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Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine to speak at Bradbury-Sullivan Health SummitDr. Rachel Levine, who as the first transgender person approved by the U.S. Senate served as U.S. assistant health secretary, will be keynote speaker for Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center's annual health summit.
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In 1989, Yusef Salaam and four other teenagers were imprisoned after being wrongly accused and convicted of raping a woman in Central Park in New York. At Northampton Community College on Tuesday night, he shared his story and the need to address inequities in the criminal justice system.
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Giant Markets Feeding School Kids Program made a donation of $8,623.86 to the Allentown School District's Child Nutrition Department on Friday.
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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley celebrated a record campaign and 15 consecutive years of growth with its Celebration of Caring at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks.
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Christopher Kiskeravage was “not only a visionary, a leader and a passionate educator, but someone whose values, actions and spirit helped shape the very fabric of this place,” according to the man who now leads training for firefighters across the region.
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Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary at a luncheon at Lehigh Country Club on Wednesday afternoon.
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Hundreds of students attending the event aimed to give students a chance to connect with ArtsQuest’s employees in the music programming, production, and other arts nonprofit sectors.
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The projects were among 81 community projects across Pennsylvania for which Gov. Josh Shapiro announced grants through the Main Street Matters program.
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The newly opened YMCA River Crossing child care center in Whitehall is the ninth such center opened by the YMCA in the Lehigh Valley.
