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 alcalde Matt Tuerk dijo que debieron participar más funcionarios en el proceso que llevó a notificar desalojos en el campamento la semana pasada. -
El Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh otorgó subvenciones millonarias a dos organizaciones que reconstruyen viviendas asequibles en Allentown.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said more officials should have been involved in the process that led to eviction notices being posted at the camp last week.
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The Allentown YMCA's expanded 80-bed shelter served 108 people this winter. They all must figure out a new place to go.
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Council members unanimously passed resolutions calling for emergency actions from the mayor and county officials.
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A handful of people living in tents near Fountain Park were ordered to vacate by April 20.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh gave million-dollar grants to two organizations working to rebuild affordable housing in Allentown.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that forced Sultana off the ballot for an issue on her financial-disclosure form.
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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.
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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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Musikfest is “the tip of the spear” for Lehigh Valley’s tourism industry, drawing more than 1 million people to the region, ArtsQuest CEO Kassie Hilgert said.
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Exchange 32 earned approval for its plans to keep parking two dozen tractor-trailers outside a vacant office building on South 12th Street.
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Planning officials granted conditional approval for Blackstone Structures' plans to build a new mixed-use complex with dozens of apartments at the former home of Gen. Harry Trexler.
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A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was justified when he shot at a 47-year-old Allentown man who allegedly drove at the trooper, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin.
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Dominic Germano is selling a 50% stake in Telfair Inc., which owns MainGate Night Club and two other properties at the corner of 17th and Liberty streets in Allentown.
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City Council member Candida Affa said she didn’t want to jeopardize the city’s legal cases against nuisance properties by continuing to serve.
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Jonathan A. Richards, 41, of Shillington, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.24% at the time of the crash — three times the legal limit, authorities said.
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Thong Pham hit his head in September 2019 after he was punched at an Allentown bar, authorities said. He never regained consciousness and died in 2021.
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The Allentown Police Department can now enter a formal contract to work with Pinebrook Family Answers' “community intervention specialists.”
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Several top Allentown police officials have declined to answer whether they are following the department’s use-of-force policy.
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The Allentown Police Department said it expects to get $1.5 million by next year to fund its purchase of new technology to solve crimes. Some residents are urging city officials to invest in prevention measures, too.
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For the third time this month, developer Nat Hyman has earned zoning officials’ blessing to expand an apartment complex.
