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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. -
Image Capture: July 2024/@ 2025 GoogleLocated between Main and Front streets, the one-story, 15,000-square-foot building on about 1.5 acres is planned to become the new home of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Saucon Valley Family Practice.
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Following the introduction of a sewage treatment plan to Whitehall Township commissioners, the developers behind a new Outback Steakhouse are one step closer to opening up a branch of their popular Australian-themed restaurant. -
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding people across the state that the comment period has opened on a proposed settlement to address a series of billing issues that PPL Electric Utilities had from December 2022 to April 2023.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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Northampton County Council voted Thursday not to repeal a LERTA tax incentive for much of Upper Mount Bethel Township's industrial land, set to become an industrial park.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network is changing its primary provider of blood from Miller-Keystone Blood Center to the American Red Cross. LVHN officials say Miller-Keystone will be a secondary provider, but blood center leaders say that hasn't been confirmed.
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The Lehigh Valley Town Center's Topgolf got final land development approval during Lower Macungie Township meeting Thursday.
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Fastnacht Day might be Feb. 13, but don't tell that to the customers at Mary Ann Donut Kitchen. They came for the donuts early Thursday, and they'll be sold through Feb. 25.
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After six years of work, The Commodore has officially opened its doors in Easton, offering luxury apartments, Thyme Rooftop Grille, and retail spaces.
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The Morning Call Guild on Thursday will join seven other Tribune Publishing newsrooms across the country, including the Chicago Tribune and the Orlando Sentinel, in a one-day walkout.
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Glasbern, a Lehigh County property known for its historic cottages, antique farmhouse, restored stables and barns and ponds, is now part of the Jaindl Companies, owned by David Jaindl.
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PPL will hold a small appliance recycling event, scheduled for Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 20, that will accept room air conditioners and dehumidifiers in working condition, according to a release.
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Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone's workforce housing ordinance passed council on Wednesday, launching a new program to promote affordable residences for those who fall in the middle income bracket.
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The venue on Thursday touted the installation of a massive, high-definition videoboard that nearly doubles the size of the original display installed in 2014.
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Gas prices are going up for UGI customers in the near future, but the rate hike will be lower than expected after a settlement announced Thursday with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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Plainfield Township's board of supervisors voted Wednesday to exempt landfills from steep slope rules to allow Grand Central Landfill to expand. The body voted down a measure allowing dumps by right in the township's waste processing zone.
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New partnerships with Bethlehem Parking Authority and Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority resulted in less traffic congestion at Musikfest this year, despite record attendance, the city said.
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Developer Manny Makhoul wants to put 180 housing units on an undeveloped lot north of East Hamilton Street that covers about 17 acres.
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Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley received a $35,000 donation from The Giant Company.
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Lehigh County took another look at the 2026 budget, highlighting some key areas of concern including a state budget shortfall which has forced the county to fall back on its stabilization fund.
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Parkland School District will seek to join a lawsuit that will decide the future of Nexus 78, a proposed warehouse near district property in North Whitehall Township. The warehouse would be unsafe for students, board members said.
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The Allentown City Planning Commission first approved plans at the proposed Commerce Park site in 2016.
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Parkland School Board plans to vote Monday to join a court battle to decide whether a 501,000-square-foot warehouse will take shape in North Whitehall Township.
