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Brian Myszkowski/LehighValleyNews.comAfter buying the Lafayette Inn in 2023, Lafayette College failed to pay any hotel tax to Northampton County, an audit found. The college owed the county more than $28,000 in back taxes and fees. -
Ryan Gaylor/LehighValleyNews.comThe Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides vouchers to low-income seniors and others. Last year in Lehigh and Northampton counties, only 24,063 vouchers out of 52,462 distributed to seniors and WIC recipients were redeemed, according to program figures. That's just over a 45% redemption rate.
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Palmer residents and nearby neighbors came out to the supervisors' meeting Monday night to implore the board to take some action on the million-square-foot Easton Commerce Park warehouse project. -
Lehigh County Redevelopment Authority is looking for a developer to lead the project to revitalize the Whitehall Township property.
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Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley, only the second such attraction in the country, opened its doors to an enthusiastic crowd at Easton's City Hall on Friday.
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Lower Macungie Township's board of commissioners granted preliminary and final land development approval to Allentown-based landscaper Western Lehigh Services at their July 17, 2025 meeting.
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A $300,000 grant from the city would “unlock” almost $1 million in other funding for the Downtown Allentown Alliance, according to one of the fledgling nonprofit's leaders.
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A zoning extension request by the developer of a proposed 689,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Coplay quarry was unanimously granted by the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night.
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Insomnia Cookies opened its first location in the Lehigh Valley on East Third Street in South Bethlehem, offering classic and deluxe sweet treats late into the night. The grand opening is Wednesday.
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Developers behind the Dixie Cup apartment complex project provided updates, including the conclusion of remediation efforts, to Wilson Borough Council.
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For the next four weeks, votes may be cast once a day per device at VoteHotelB.com. Winners will be announced Aug. 13.
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The ABC-TV morning show filmed at the oldest drive-in movie theater on Friday, July 11 as part of its "50 States in 50 Weeks: America the Beautiful" series.
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The owner of five restaurants in and around the Lehigh Valley was fined more than $15,000.
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His speech Tuesday at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia was an attempt to reset the debate on the economy.
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Most solar products in the U.S. are imports.
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At the most recent in-person boutique in 2019, the event raised $285,000.
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For many, it's time to step beyond education and get a job.
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild were instrumental in delivering funding that will help the community organization expand.
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The rise in rental prices is exceeding the rise in the rate of inflation, according to an expert.
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Combining art with sport, some skateboarders decorate their boards with graphics.
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Local sellers will include Whole Foods, Giant and Amazon Fresh.
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The nearly 100-year-old bridge will see more than 17,000 vehicles a day, PennDOT says.
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Bowery Farming could hold a key to the future of food security.
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Could be time for a new career.
