Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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El Concejo de Allentown convocó una reunión especial el 17 de diciembre para evaluar el proyecto presentado por Ce-Ce Gerlach y Natalie Santos. -
Allentown City Council scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 17 to weigh the bill proposed by members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos.
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Los apartamentos se distribuirán en siete edificios en un lote sin desarrollar de casi 17 acres, y la construcción del complejo aprobado comenzará en primavera.
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Units will be spread across seven buildings on an almost-17-acre undeveloped lot, with construction on the approved apartment complex expected to start in the spring.
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J Rads Wood Fired Pizza fed Allentown Rescue Mission residents last week amid bitterly cold weather.
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Los abogados de Allentown están luchando para impedir la divulgación parcial de los registros de una investigación sobre denuncias de racismo y discriminación dentro del gobierno municipal.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
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El plan para un rascacielos en Allentown sigue en espera tras una década desde su primera aprobaciónLa constructora del rascacielos de 37 pisos propuesto en Allentown solicitó a las autoridades de planificación un nuevo aplazamiento.
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The developer behind a proposed 37-story skyscraper in Allentown asked planning officials for another delay.
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Identifican a hombre de Allentown en libertad condicional tras choque mortal en persecución policialCristian Jimenez, 27, de Allentown, chocó una boca de incendio y un poste antes de estrellarse contra Lehigh Valley Logistics en South Twelfth Street, dijo la policía.
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A GoFundMe raised thousands for The Neighborhood Center in Allentown, which also found help from Mark Jaindl of American Bank and Jaindl Properties.
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Rami Abouloh is set to be sentenced Aug. 13; first-degree-murder convictions in Pennsylvania carry a mandatory life sentence.
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Emergency crews worked for more than an hour Tuesday morning near Fourth and Hamilton streets to recover the body of a 60-year-old Allentown man.
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The bank is working to open a second Lehigh Valley location by the end of the year in Bethlehem's Westgate Mall.
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Allentown housing project another sign of Lehigh Valley's ‘remarkable transformation’: Biden adviserSenior presidential adviser Tom Perez visited an affordable housing project in Allentown on Wednesday before meeting with leaders of the city's Puerto Rican community downtown.
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That funding adds to a recent $984,000 contract for “citywide surveillance” and a $1.5 million program for gunshot-detection technology and license-plate readers.
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Allentown police, paramedics and firefighters recovered a body Tuesday near the Hamilton Street Bridge. The death “does not appear to be suspicious,” according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
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More than $700,000 is on its way to support several projects in Allentown parks.
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“Let us make the most of this wonderful addition to our community and create beautiful memories that will last a lifetime,” City Council President Cynthia Mota said.
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The Allentown Parknership made its debut Wednesday at Arts Park. The new nonprofit was funded by a $500,000 gift from the Harry C. Trexler Trust.
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Officials are expecting new facilities to bring hundreds of thousands of new visitors to Center City Allentown each year. The science center at 815 Hamilton St. opens this week.
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Allentown City Council unanimously approved a measure to formally rename the facility in honor of late Assistant Chief Chris Kiskeravage.
