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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comA Lehigh County judge has denied an appeal that sought to clear the way for Nexus 78, a 501,000-square-foot warehouse proposed for North Whitehall Township. The ruling is unlikely to be the last word in the fight over the warehouse's fate. -
Contributed/Lehigh Valley Planning CommissionIn its review, the LVPC said the data center proposal lacks specificity needed to fully review the project in Upper Macungie Township.
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Democrat Thomas Johns won a seat on the South Whitehall Board of Commissioners over the incumbents' preferred candidate, Republican Chris Peischl. -
Coleman filed the transparency lawsuit in 2021 before becoming a Parkland School Board member, and ultimately, a state senator representing parts of Lehigh and Bucks counties.
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Upper Macungie supervisors will hold a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 17, to discuss a potential agreement for a warehouse plan at 110 PA Route 100.
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St. Luke's University Health Network is "very close" to buying three properties near the St. Luke's West End Medical Center. The original plan was to consolidate the three properties into one tract of 1.01 acres and construct a 3,400 square foot commercial building.
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While moderate Republicans and Democrats prevailed in most races, two Moms for Liberty candidates won seats on the Nazareth Area school board in Northampton County.
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From North Whitehall to Danielsvile, veterans are being honored this week.
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Check out searchable, unofficial returns for contested school board races in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
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The unofficial but complete results for the 2023 Parkland School Board election results are in: the Democratic slate, made of mostly incumbents, has swept all six seats.
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North Whitehall Township's Zoning Hearing Board will hold a special meeting to discuss the zoning appeal for cat nursery Foxy’s Cradle on Nov. 20.
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The three townships in the Parkland School District rejected an agreement to continue to give the district $5 from its Local Services Tax. The district will now lose an estimated $300,000 in revenue.
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Individual school districts must now decide if their students will mask or not.
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Most utilities will be raising electricity prices in December, according to the Pa. Public Utility Commission.
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Three children sleep overnight in the family SUV while their parents work the overnight shift at Walmart.
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School districts will establish their own policies in January.
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The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.
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Some insects like mosquitos are thriving later in the season as temperatures reach well into the 70s.
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Mohammad Elshainawy, religious director at the Jesus Son of Mary Mosque in Upper Macungie Township, says it’s hosting its first open house on Saturday.
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Just like businesses, school cafeterias are being hit by supply chain and labor shortage issues. Meaning in this pandemic, even the school lunch menu is TBD.
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There are no cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. But officials across the Lehigh Valley are getting ready as cases pop up in a handful of other states.
