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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Jahlik R. Colon, of Temple, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Coroner Dan Buglio said in a news release. -
City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,000 contract for Bethlehem-based WSP USA Inc. to help officials develop a comprehensive strategy to meet climate-related goals.
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Nat Hyman said he sued after he reached out to Allentown officials, including Mayor Matt Tuerk, but saw no action at the encampment near his properties.
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City employees up before 8 a.m. Monday and got to work when the clock hit the hour mark, according to some residents still sitting nearby several hours later.
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The exhibit's stop in Allentown is its first on a 13-museum tour that’s booked through the summer of 2030.
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Gerlach pledged to always “fight for” working-class residents of the 22nd State House District, as she said she’s done for more than a decade as an elected official in Allentown.
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Allentown, Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation chipped in more than $75,000 to help the Y open its overnight shelter early to accommodate some from the camp.
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Allentown City Council scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 15 to solicit any final feedback from residents on proposed changes to zoning regulations.
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The 37-foot aluminum structure spans Trout Creek, an impediment in recent years for many who walk to South Mountain Middle School and Dodd Elementary School or catch a bus along Dixon Street.
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Allentown is the second city — after Kansas City — to join Work for America’s Spotlight Cities program, “a really cool partnership” that could be “transformative," Mayor Matt Tuerk announced Monday.
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Allentown recibirá 3 millones de dólares de 3M y empresas derivadas de DuPont tras acuerdos por PFASSegún funcionarios municipales, los fondos se destinarán a una planta de $20 millones para tratar agua de Crystal Spring, una de las cuatro fuentes principales de Allentown.
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The money is earmarked to help pay for a $20 million facility to treat water from Crystal Spring, one of Allentown’s four major water sources, according to city officials.
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Michelle Adler said they could not think of “a better way to commemorate" her son August than a remembrance cart from the Adalyn Rose Foundation.
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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.
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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.
