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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Democrat Ana Tiburcio and Republican Robert E. Smith Jr. are vying to serve out the remainder of state Rep. Josh Siegel’s term representing the district.
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El jefe de policía Charles Roca dijo que dará la bienvenida al sargento Evan Weaver de regreso al servicio activo en la fuerza policial de la ciudad.
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Police Chief Charles Roca said he will welcome Sgt. Evan Weaver back to full duty on the city's police force.
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Semanas de temperaturas bajo cero complicaron el manejo de la tormenta de nieve, dijo el alcalde Matt Tuerk, al destacar la inusual imagen del río Lehigh congelado.
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County Executive Josh Siegel is looking to add several positions to his executive team by cutting unfilled jobs at the county’s nursing home and jail, a proposal Commissioner Ron Beitler slammed in a news release Thursday.
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Weeks of below-freezing temperatures made the snowstorm much harder to manage, Mayor Matt Tuerk said, highlighting the uncommon sight of a frozen-over Lehigh River.
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The display lines one wall of the Government Center's ground-floor lobby, welcoming all who enter for the rest of February for Black History Month.
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The forum is set to start at 6 p.m. Monday at Resurrected Life Church in Center City Allentown.
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La Asociación Comunitaria de Midway Manor podría perder su principal fuente de ingresos si el Distrito Escolar de Allentown amplía aulas modulares en academia del East Side.
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Comisión de Planificación de Allentown aprobó el año anterior ocho proyectos que sumarían más de 850 viviendas en la ciudad.
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Allentown needs 20 lifeguards to work at the new Irving Pool, but only a few had been hired as of Thursday, according to a city official. Applicants must be at least 15 and the starting pay is $18 an hour.
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Dozens of single-family homes along Barnes Lane in South Allentown will be among the lowest-priced standalone homes in the Lehigh Valley, according to developer Ryan Homes.
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Allentown can be much more flexible with how it distributes non-ARPA money, and more nonprofits will qualify after federal restrictions are removed, according to city officials.
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Allentown officials will work over the next year to develop a “roadmap” to make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
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State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta defeated Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley in Tuesday's Democratic primary, according to unofficial election results.
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Ripple is pushing forward with plans to build 12 "deeply affordable" apartments inside the former Emmanuel United Church.
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Mark Pinsley, who's in the first year of his second term as controller, faces Philadelphia state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
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A fast-casual restaurant is expected to open on the ground floor of The Nines at Cityplace, across the street from a soon-to-open music hall and hotel.
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The property's operator can get around group-home zoning requirements by reducing the number of tenants there.
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Allentown City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday on the developer’s request to transfer a liquor license from a Germansville restaurant.
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Crews will soon get to work fitting out the market at 250 E. Broad St. on Bethlehem’s North Side.
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The city is working to establish an application process for microgrants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, according to Allentown’s new sustainability coordinator.