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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Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha, dined with four Clean Team employees after they served lunch to Allentown Rescue Mission residents and staff. -
Karen Ocasio fue despedida del departamento de recursos humanos de la ciudad en noviembre de 2023. Había pedido reiteradamente investigar denuncias de racismo y discriminación en City Hall.
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Karen Ocasio was fired from the city’s human resources department in November 2023. She had repeatedly called for an investigation into claims of racism and discrimination at City Hall.
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Varias exhibiciones emblemáticas — valoradas en más de 60.000 dólares — no pudieron ser recuperadas y fueron declaradas “pérdidas totales” tras actos de vandalismo ocurridos durante el fin de semana en Lights in the Parkway, según informaron las autoridades.
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Several signature displays — valued at more than $60,000 — were unsalvageable and declared “total losses" after vandals struck over the weekend at Lights in the Parkway, according to officials.
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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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Former Allentown vice officer accused of stealing cash; no details on five-year gap in investigationJason Krasley was a member of the Allentown Police Department's Vice Unit in May 2019 when $5,500 was taken during a search at a Hamilton Street barbershop.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk is seeking a second term but faces challenges from City Council President Cynthia Mota and member Ed Zucal.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said it's the largest competitive grant Allentown has ever received from the federal government.
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D&D Realty plans to buy the PPL Tower in January if Allentown zoning officials approve its housing-conversion plans next month.
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A sale is scheduled to close in the coming months to Wilkes-Barre-based D&D Realty Group, which has plans for the holiday lights to continue, albeit in a new fashion.
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Five public meetings are scheduled over the next seven months mapping out the future of Allentown's parks and recreational facilities.
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That endowment will help improve parks across the city by providing long-term funding for the Parknership’s work.
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Councilman Ed Zucal is set to be the first person to announce a challenge to Mayor Matt Tuerk's re-election bid.
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Allentown City Council on Wednesday night authorized Mayor Matt Tuerk to submit three million-dollar grant applications and two smaller requests for financial support.
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The referendum's wording was far from straightforward and caused confusion for many voters.
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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu, a co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, says a comedian's comments at a Donald Trump rally in New York City was a turning point in the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Simply put, a yes vote is a vote to let council raise the deed transfer tax. A no vote would keep the city's cap in place.
