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Week in review: July 9-15, 2023

Mass of Christian Burial for Christopher Kiskeravage
Donna S. Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Cathedral of S. Catharine of Siena for the late Allentown Fire Department Assistant Chief Christopher Kiskeravage on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen several stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Test your knowledge of these stories and more from this week with our weekly news quiz. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

1. Funeral services held for beloved Allentown firefighter

Mass of Christian Burial for Christopher Kiskeravage
Donna S. Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Cathedral of S. Catharine of Siena for the late Allentown Fire Department Assistant Chief Christopher Kiskeravage on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

2. Mayor wants to convert Allentown's iconic PPL Tower into housing

PPLTower.jpg
Jason Addy
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LehighValleyNews.com
PPL is set to move out of its longtime headquarters in downtown Allentown this fall. The corporation is relocating to Two City Center, a few blocks east.

3. New bus service 'seamlessly' connects Lehigh Valley airport with Philadelphia

Passengers boarding a blue bus with the American Airlines logo, as workers in bright orange safety vests assist.
Ryan Gaylor
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LehighValleyNews.com
Passengers board American Airlines "flight" 6360, from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Philadelphia, on Wednesday afternoon.

4. 'I wanted to hug my son': Dad testifies in trial of man accused of supplying drugs that killed 3-time Pa. wrestling champ

Northampton County Courthouse, Easton, Pa.,
Donna S. Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
Northampton County Courthouse in Easton, Northampton County, Pa. in January, 2023.

5. The scoop on ice cream: Two dairy farms made the PA Ice Cream Trail, here are our sweet picks

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Mariella Miller
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LehighValleyNews.com
Visitors can't miss the landmark statue outside of the Inside Scoop in Coopersburg.

6. Wrestling roots: How the Lehigh Valley catapulted the wild world of WWF and WWE to superstardom

Professional wrestling
Photo of Globe-Times newspaper clipping
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Corky Blake
Shelley Brown, right, interviews Vince McMahon during a May 1984 taping of the old PBS39 show "Your Turn, Lehigh Valley." At left is former Globe-Times sportswriter Lou Petrucci. Professional wrestling has its roots in the Lehigh Valley, where early televised matches were recorded at the Allentown Fairgrounds.

7. $57 million Riverside Drive project from Allentown to Whitehall must be done in 6 years

Raise riverside composite photo
Courtesy
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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
A project photo of the proposed Multimodal Revitalization Corridor Project, as it would be seen from Union street looking north.

8. Expert: Public access laws allowed BASD to conceal superintendent investigation

Bethlehem-schools
Brittany Sweeney
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LehighValleyNews.com
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