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Week in review: June 11-17, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published June 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Allegiant flight with water arch.jpg — A "water arch" sent the first direct flight to Denver off with some fanfare.

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. Jaindl's Lehigh Valley Town Center project, TopGolf range clear another hurdle

Lehigh Valley Town Center Roadways — Roadways concept rendering for the Lehigh Valley Town Center project

2. Man charged in Whitehall playground shooting that left one dead, another injured

West Catasauqua Park — West Catasauqua Park in Whitehall Township was the scene of a fatal shooting on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

3. Hotel Bethlehem underpaid hotel tax, controller says

Hotel Bethlehem sign — Sign outside Historic Hotel Bethlehem on Main Street in Bethlehem.

4. First direct flight from Lehigh Valley to Denver takes off

Philips Armstrong at Denver launch — Lehigh County executive Phillips Armstrong wears his cowboy hat to celebrate the launch of the new flight route. He says his son lives in Denver.

5. Animals from Bath 'yard statue zoo' are going up for auction

308 W Main St., as shown in a Google Maps streetview photo from 2019.

6. Macungie man tells how great-grandfather, a Quaker farm boy from Iowa, was part of the original Juneteenth

William Henry Moorman — William Henry Moorman, pictured with a flag in the decades following the Civil War.

7. Lehigh Valley doggie day care, boarding center has something to bark about

Cold Nose Lodge — Dogs play at Cold Nose Lodge.

8. 'We don't have housing': Easton officials update Ferry Street fire status, warn trespassers

Fire in Easton — Firefighters at the 900 block of Ferry Street, in Easton.

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Mariella Miller

I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.

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