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Week in review: May 21-27, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published May 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

The cast of “Oklahoma!” from Parkland High School onstage at the Freddy Awards.

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. Missing Lehigh student's body recovered

Daniel Lee.jpg — Daniel Lee

2. Trexler Veterans Initiative agrees to buy Camp Trexler

Boy Scouts statue — In this Feb. 12, 2020, file photo, a statue stands outside the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.

3. Lafayette College must resubmit plans after $1.2M walkway project strips College Hill without city approval

College Hill deforestation concerns — A view from North Third Street in Easton looking toward the base of College Hill and at the foot of College Avenue.

4. Northampton County Council President Kerry Myers falls short in write-in bid

Kerry Myers, Republican — Northampton County Council President Kerry Myers, center, announced he registered as a Republican Wednesday and will mount a write-in campaign for re-election.

5. Proposed convenience store in Old Allentown denied by zoners

Allentown City Hall, Lehigh County Jail, prison, Allentown Center City, Lehigh valley — This is City Hall in Allentown, Pa.. Picture made in February, 2023.

6. 'I'm lucky': Volunteers descend on home of Marine Corps veteran wounded in Afghanistan

sod men.jpg — Volunteers lay 30,000-square-feet of sod at the Wind Gap home of retired Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Lasko on Saturday. Lasko lost his left leg and sustained a brain injury in Afghanistan in 2004.

7. Emmaus and Parkland: High school thespians win big at the Freddy Awards, 'Fiddler on the Roof' sweeps ceremony

The cast from "Fiddler on the Roof" from Emmaus High School perform onstage at the Freddy Awards on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

8. Gov. Shapiro touts student mental health funding in budget proposal

Shapiro roundtable.jpg — Gov. Josh Shapiro asks students questions during roundtable at parkland High School. On the left-to-right of him is State Sen. Jarrett Coleman, R-Lehigh, and Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh.

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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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