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Week in review: Oct. 1-7, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published October 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Mack Trucks, 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie — This is Mack Trucks at 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie, Lehigh County. Picture made in March, 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 tomorrow with our weekly news quiz. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

1. She was a force in Easton athletics. Now her incredible six-decade run is over

Shelly Bartolacci

2. Local doctor has more than 31 pairs of pink shoes for a purpose

Dr. Alfonse Pink lace up shoes — LVHN's Deputy Physician in Chief of the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute Dr. Lori Alfonse has a pair of pink shoes for each day of the month.

3. REPORT: 4 Lehigh Valley streams found contaminated with 'forever chemicals'

PA_Lehigh River_Tom Storm Photography.jpg — The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River that flows through most of the Lehigh Valley, was included for the first time in American Rivers’ annual list of the country's most endangered rivers.

4. Creating a college experience for these folks is something special

Libby group.jpg — DeSales University assistant professor Elisabeth Felten is in her second year teaching adults with special needs to give them a college experience they might not otherwise havr.

5. The child abuse controversy at LVHN continues. But the Lehigh Valley is not alone in the debate

Parents' Medical Rights Group Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter

6. Judge's Legacy: Allentown set to rename park after former Arson Dog of the Year in his final days

Judge — Judge, a 14-year-old Labrador retriever, served as an arson K-9 with Allentown Fire Department from 2011-18.

7. Bethlehem City Council votes to raze Walnut Street Garage

Walnut Street Garage — Near the entrance of the Walnut Street Garage, located at 33 Walnut Street in Northside Bethlehem.

8. Union workers at Mack Trucks have tentative deal to avoid strike

Mack Trucks, 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie — This is Mack Trucks at 7000 Alburtis Road, Macungie, Lehigh County. Picture made in March, 2023.

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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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