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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Fewer people voted in this year's primaries than four years ago, when most of the same local offices were up for grabs. But Mayor Matt Tuerk found much support in his second campaign. -
Top-prize-winning projects include plans for an outdoor classroom at Trexler Middle School, several garden spaces and a free bike tune-up day.
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Councilman Ed Zucal earned almost 500 write-in votes from Allentown Republicans, plenty to win the party’s nomination for mayor.
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Nonprofit officials and supporters paid tribute to local firefighters and staff members and celebrated hitting the halfway mark in the “Rising from the Ashes” capital campaign to raise $100,000 to refurnish its space after a July 2024 fire.
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Albert Granger, the late former owner of the Glasbern Inn in Fogelsville, funded the expansion project with a $500,000 donation before his death last year.
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Ed Zucal had almost 500 Republican write-in votes as of Thursday afternoon, several hundred more than Mayor Matt Tuerk.
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Cristian Pungo, the candidate Daryl Hendricks trails by just 25 votes, was hesitant to claim victory Wednesday.
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J.P. Mascaro & Sons is due to take over from Waste Management at the start of June.
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Unofficial results show incumbent Mayor Matt Tuerk handily defeating Councilman Ed Zucal. The mayor has earned just over 80% of the 5,100-plus votes counted by 10:30 p.m.
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The basketball court will be the organization's first park-improvement project since its founding last year.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board greenlighted a facility for people recovering from addiction before continuing a case about a rooming house in the city.
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Planned upgrades include new bullpens and batting cages and many renovations throughout the park.
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Allentown City Council approved a 10-year lease that will see the college pay $15,000 in rent each year and invest up to $4 million in the stadium.
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The city plans to extend two plazas at the city's busiest intersection by the end of next year.
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A broken heating system at the Allentown Police Department's 60-year-old headquarters is just one of many reasons the city should push for a new station, according to a six-month feasibility study.
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Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Dieruff’s cafeteria for a community forum on the proposal to overhaul Andre Reed Park in Allentown's East Side.
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More than two dozen residents waited hours Monday to speak out against “medical respite rooms” that were described as a temporary shelter by a zoning advertisement. But they never got the chance.
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La Mega Radio, an Allentown-based station, is scheduled to host its Tuesday morning show at the White House.
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The city could then use its general revenues to support local projects without federal oversight, according to an official.
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Allentown inspectors shut down the complex in early December after finding unregistered units and fire hazards.
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City officials are eyeing a more robust program in the wake of an Allentown business complex being deemed "an immediate risk to human life" after unannounced inspections.
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Allentown School District directors approved a resolution to fire Cheryl Clark, who led William Allen High School for less than a year.
