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A group of Northampton County Department of Human Services employees represented by Service Employees International Union Local 668 plans to strike, union representatives announced Tuesday.

Bethlehem native Julianna Rodrigues, who has a form of muscular dystrophy, was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collaborative at Moravian University, on Tuesday morning.

Freefall Trampoline Park, which opened at 2800 Baglyos Circle off Emrick Boulevard in 2015, announced the closure on Facebook around 11 a.m.

Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners on Monday night gave final conditional approval to a proposed Wawa at MacArthur and Mickley roads.

Council approved higher fines for a slew of parking violations, but they will only take effect if the parking authority implements payment plans and examines parking meters throughout the city.

Northampton County's Parks and Recreation Division and the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape celebrated big anniversaries Monday during the Greenways Jamboree Monday at Wayne Grube Memorial Park.

The union at Gardner Cryogenics represents 184 members who manufacture specialized tanks to transport liquid helium and liquid hydrogen. The business is a subdivision of Air Products.

The owners of Let's Play Books announced they would be consolidating all retail operations at The End: A Bookstore near the west end of Allentown, while growing their focus on engagement events.

The non-alcoholic cocktail trend has exceeded popularity beyond Dry January. More Lehigh Valley restaurants — and even mobile bartending services — are featuring mocktails on their menus as customers increasingly ask for them.

The bookstore will open its doors after renovating its original location on Wednesday, June 12. Celebrated author James McBride will be among the guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

More than one-and-half million Pennsylvanians have submitted unemployment claims since mid-March, when the Wolf Administration started ordering businesses to close to help contain COVID-19.

Pennsylvania has new mandatory protections for workers employed at essential businesses with in-person operations.

New CDC guidelines say employees shouldn’t go to work if they’re feeling sick to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

If you love classic cars, consider a trip to Allentown’s Front Street. American on Wheels Museum and the RB Collection dealership are offering visitors a tour of *both* facilities for the first time, starting Wednesday, March 4.