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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Developer Abe Atiyeh had a rough 24 hours after Allentown zoning and planning officials denied two separate proposals for his property. -
A second zoning hearing on temporary recovery rooms at a planned Allentown apartment complex stretched late into the night Monday and ended much like the first — without a ruling.
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City Council ordered the parking authority to end 24/7 enforcement last April, which cut the agency's revenues by about $1 million by the end of the year.
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More than two dozen residents showed up at a zoning meeting last month to speak against Ripple's plans in Allentown to build so-called medical respite rooms, but none got the chance.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk is now driving a 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E as his official vehicle, as the city looks to start a long-term transition to an electric fleet.
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Dozens of job hunters dropped by CareerLink's Allentown facility as the science center looks to double its staff.
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A proposal to convert a four-story industrial building into dozens of apartments fell flat Monday when the Allentown Zoning Hearing Board wouldn't provide relief from parking requirements.
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Council member Ce-Ce Gerlach raised questions about how much — or how little — of the new contract will be paid directly to workers.
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“The entire region is dependent upon the success of Hamilton Street in Allentown, of Main Street in Bethlehem and Centre Square in Easton,” Mayor Matt Tuerk said.
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PPL said Wednesday it has hundreds of workers “ready to work around the clock to help get customers back online as safely and efficiently as we can." There were thousands in the dark early Thursday.
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Isiah Yeager, 24, was arrested in mid-June after a 29-year-old Bethlehem man was fatally stabbed at Synergy Hookah Lounge on Allentown’s East Side.
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Four pedestrians have been killed by vehicles in Allentown this year, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
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Carmelo Javier Cruz, 25, fired multiple shots at Allentown police officer Cody Mullins early Jan. 17, 2021, authorities said.
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Robert DiLorenzo, director of planning and construction for City Center, said the developer has struggled to secure tenants to fill the almost-300,000-square-foot 1 Center Square.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk told LehighValleyNews.com he will allow council’s 2024 budget to take effect without his signature.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a special meeting Tuesday night to dive back into the 2024 budget.
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City officials searched the Hamilton Business Center this week after receiving complaints about the building. Inspectors found numerous safety and zoning issues with the building, officials said.
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A “mixed-use overlay district” approved Wednesday by a 4-3 vote provides the zoning framework for City Center's ambitious plans.
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Investigators interviewed more than two dozen workers over 18 months before recommending “the termination of three employees” in November, Allentown spokeswoman Genesis Ortega said.
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Council members passed a resolution that called the mayor’s service “a detriment to the well-being of the city, its residents and city employees.”
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Jabber Jaws Bar & Grille is set to close Dec. 30, but not before one final party.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday just before an expected vote to approve new zoning regulations for City Center’s planned Northridge development.
