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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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South Whitehall Township commissioners unanimously appointed Penn State University student Jacob Roth to fill their vacant position. -
South Whitehall Township's Board of Supervisors may appoint a new commissioner at their special meeting on Wednesday.
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Police blocked off the entrances to the plaza, onlookers say, but the public was never in danger, according to a press release about the incident.
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Parkland High School will perform in Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in the school's history. The parade is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1920.
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Newly-elected Lehigh Valley State Sen. Jarett Coleman has dropped a lawsuit he filed last year against the Parkland School District that sought to invalidate teacher pay raises. The trial over Sunshine Act breaches was scheduled to take place this week.
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The USDA report does not include information about which commercial turkey farms were affected, but Jaindl recently reported an outbreak of the disease.
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ALDI opened its newest location at 3235 Hamilton Blvd. in South Whitehall Township Thursday.
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Michael Wolk resigned from South Whitehall's Board of Commissioners because of his family's decision to relocate.
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Republican Jarrett Coleman will replace longtime incumbent Pat Browne as Pennsylvania's 16th District state senator.
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The biggest expenditure in the proposed budget is township building renovations, including renovations to the municipal building.
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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.
