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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. -
Upper Macungie's planning commission voted Wednesday to recommend preliminary approval for a planned 203-home development connecting Schantz Road and Bastian Lane.
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The sprawling plan in South Whitehall touches on infrastructure and future development in a township that has seen contentious debate over its future in recent years -
This development comes six years after voters in South Whitehall voted to allow the township to borrow $600,000 to repair the dam.
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South Whitehall Township's Board of Commissioners approved the 2023 budget after making minor changes to the draft budget at their meeting Wednesday.
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The Parkland School Board stopped short of committing to advertising to fill the vacant seat of Jarrett Coleman, who was elected to the state Senate.
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State Senator-elect Jarrett Coleman had previously said he was not going to resign his school board position.
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KidsPeace received more than a thousand gifts during its 11th annual Angel Tree holiday gift drive. The gifts will go to more than 200 kids in the organization’s residential treatment and foster care programs.
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A representative of the owner of the King George Inn property addressed the delay in the property’s redevelopment at the latest board of commissioners meeting. The three-story stone structure dates to the 1700s, but has been renovated over the years as it was used for various businesses.
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The newly approved budget does not raise property taxes, but does have a deficit due to big projects planned in 2023.
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Upper Macungie Township’s newly adopted 2023 budget does not change the real estate tax.
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The South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board didn't make a decision about the proposed facility at its meeting Thursday.
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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.
