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.
-
More than $700,000 is on its way to support several projects in Allentown parks. -
“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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Allentown City Council unanimously approved a measure to formally rename the facility in honor of late Assistant Chief Chris Kiskeravage.
-
Joshua Moser, 33, is being held without bail in Monroe County after he was arrested there for a parole violation, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
-
Rose Josephine Hnath, 78, was found dead in her North Whitehall Township home in January 1989. She had been repeatedly stabbed and beaten, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said.
-
CEO Katarah Jordan called the six-figure grant "an investment in the health, well-being and future of our community's youth."
-
Northampton was one of 14 counties randomly selected to conduct a risk-limiting audit, county Elections Registrar Chris Commini said.
-
A $1.1 million PA SITES grant will help turn a 6.5-acre property at 928 American Parkway into a “shovel-ready” site for an industrial or commercial tenant, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
-
Allentown’s police chief wants to move all city officers into one facility, while the fire department is looking to replace a station that’s “falling apart.”
-
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk sent an email Thursday morning to hundreds of city employees, denying the letter’s allegations that his administration “ignores” racism and discrimination.
-
A spokesperson for Mayor Matt Tuerk said some of the local NAACP branch's leaders — who are named at the top of the letter — only learned about it Wednesday after it was distributed.
-
Allentown police shot and killed 27-year-old Dominick Hogans on Monday. It was the third time police opened fire in the city this year.
-
Officers shot and killed a 27-year-old Allentown man after he shot at them early Monday morning, according to Assistant Chief Michael Becker.
-
City Center has been working for months to get all the approvals it needs to put up a digital marquee sign at its proposed 1,800-person music venue.
-
A developer is set to get $2 million of Allentown's pandemic-relief money to support an affordable housing project in the city.
-
Two council members called their salaries "embarrassing" as they approved ballot questions that could more than double their pay.
-
The virtual town hall will be streamed on Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday. Lehigh Valley Stands Up is planning to host an in-person watch party.
-
The Lehigh County coroner has identified a man who suffered “head and traumatic injuries” before he died Sunday in Allentown.
-
Blackstone Structures plans to knock down the building to make room for a mixed-use development in the 900 block of West Hamilton Street.
-
Developer Don Wenner plans to put 118 apartments into an eight-story Allentown office building, which he says “is really well-positioned to be a huge part of the downtown district.”
