Parkland News

Planners recommended approval to the preliminary/final plan for a self-storage facility on Walbert Avenue.

The Parkland School District will host a Community Resource Fair, Health Symposium and New Parent Social, from 9 a.m. to noon on March 18 in the Parkland High School Cafeteria.

The Board of Commissioners adopted the plan four years after its creation began.

The Upper Macungie Planning Commission reviewed a revised conceptual design for the proposed residential development Sunset Orchards.

Upper Macungie planners will discuss the Sunset Orchards residential development at a meeting Wednesday.

20-year-old Penn State student Jacob Roth is running for a full term on South Whitehall's Board of Commissioners.

Nearly 140 candidates are running for dozens of positions on school boards across the Lehigh Valley.

Candidate for South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners Ben Long wants to work with developers to make their plans into the best possible development for the township rather than trying to stop them.

The North Whitehall Planning Commission tabled one waiver for the Strawberry Acres 55-plus residential development plan and recommended denial for another.

North Whitehall supervisors on Monday approved the proposed design of a renovation to the township municipal building that now is expected to cost more than $5 million.

Valley Youth House's Camp Fowler may soon operate year-round with a new recreation center. North Whitehall planners reviewed a sketch plan for the building Tuesday.

Two trash removal companies, J.P. Mascaro & Sons, and Waste Management, went head-to-head in a friendly sales pitch war during a special hearing Monday night.

Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre owners Matthew McClanahan and Lauren McChesney found a pleasant surprise at their business last week — an adorable little gatecrashing kitten they adopted and named Funnel Cake.

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The Parkland School District now has two final options for how it will address projected overcrowding in its schools. A decision could come within the next two months.

$798,869 is set for a Turkey Hill Mini Market in Allentown off of I-78, Exit 57 and $727,420 is designated for a charging station at the Wawa off I-78 Exit 49 A-B

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Dorney Park's upcoming new roller coaster Iron Menace is a multi-million dollar project that officials hope will bring attendance back to pre-pandemic levels.

Dorney Park will soon build a new steel dive roller coaster at its park called Iron Menace, paying homage to the Lehigh Valley's industrial heritage.

North Whitehall supervisors chose a layout for the upcoming township building renovations Monday. The project’s estimated cost is just over $5 million.

Residents gave feedback for the State Route 309 Roadway Betterment Project at a plans display Tuesday.

The final plan for Timberidge Luxury Apartments on Levans Road was approved by North Whitehall's Board of Supervisors Monday.