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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Un proyecto de vivienda asequible avanza junto a una iglesia histórica del centro, y pronto iniciaría la conversión de otro templo en apartamentos de muy bajo costo. -
One affordable housing project is rapidly taking shape in the shadow of a historic downtown church, and work to convert another church’s sanctuary into "deeply affordable" apartments could soon begin.
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Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi, who faces more than 100 drug-related charges, was in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.
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Officials are projecting a significant growth in traffic to and around the plant, which could cause strain on local roadways.
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A Lehigh Valley Planning Commission committee met Tuesday to go over regulations under consideration in Lowhill, Bushkill, Washington and Plainfield townships.
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U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh Valley, secured almost $3.7 million in federal funding to support the first phase of a project to redevelop the former Iron Works site in Catasauqua.
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Con rentas en alza y poca oferta, la crisis de vivienda en Lehigh Valley dificulta encontrar apartamentos asequibles o incluso pensar en comprar casa.
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Funcionarios y ejecutivos revelan en reunión de LVEDC por qué Eli Lilly eligió Lehigh Valley
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Officials and executives at the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation's annual meeting Tuesday pulled back the curtains on Eli Lilly's decision to open in the region.
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With rising rents and limited inventory, the Lehigh Valley housing crunch is making it harder for many people to find affordable apartments or even think about buying a home.
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Wawa is proposing a new location next door to Sheetz and Turkey Hill on Lehigh Street.
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A new restaurant could be coming to Allentown’s First Ward after zoning officials signed off on a project at the Third Street Business Center.
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Thousands paid their respects to Monsignor John Murphy, the late pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Allentown, at two viewings before a mass service Saturday morning.
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The shooting was at least the fourth in the past week in which people have been injured or killed.
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An Allentown service organization is stepping up its efforts to reach homeless people with several inches of snow possible in the region.
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Gabriel Cartagena was "considered armed and dangerous," District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Thursday, two days after Allentown police said there was no ongoing danger to the public related to last weekend's shootings.
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A postal inspector said the USPS will likely launch an investigation “if the box was pried open" as residents reported Wednesday.
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Three incumbents were sworn in Tuesday to new terms after cruising to electoral victories last year.
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A dozen other Lehigh County projects will split $4.1 million in state funding.
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Investigators will be tasked with examining all terminations and resignations within city government over the past two years, as well as formal workplace complaints.
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The 75,000-square-foot St. Luke’s Sportsplex features more than two dozen indoor courts and almost the same number outside.
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Nippon Steel is set to pay more than $14 billion to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel in a deal that Rep. Susan Wild said is “really kind of heartbreaking."
