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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Dozens of job hunters dropped by CareerLink's Allentown facility as the science center looks to double its staff. -
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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Da Vinci Science Center’s facility at Cedar Crest College will be open through April 1, with the downtown center to open in May.
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A Schuylkill County actors guild said the Diocese of Allentown threatened to take legal action against it if performers held a Disney-themed drag show at one of its former properties.
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After another failed bid to open in Allentown, the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School is seeking approval Monday night from school boards in Bethlehem and Whitehall, but it's not looking good.
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Council members will work to award a contract for the City Hall probe without help from Allentown officials.
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More than a dozen people pushed council to act, arguing the Israel-Hamas war is a local issue because Allentown taxpayer dollars are helping to fund Israel's military operations.
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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.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night backed two projects that would each bring dozens of apartments to the city.
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Ed Zucal told LehighValleyNews.com he will push for a no-confidence vote against Mayor Matt Tuerk at Allentown City Council's Dec. 6 meeting.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a public hearing Dec. 6 on the new zoning overlay district. Members are likely to approve it at their meeting that starts after the hearing.
