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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City Council scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday for Allentown Parking Authority officials to speak about an internal payment program and a parking-meter study. -
A Black woman who works in Allentown City Hall reported finding a noose on her desk Friday, according to a city councilwoman.
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Sgt. Evan Weaver and former Vice officer Jason Krasley are accused of sexually assaulting the same victim between 2011 and 2015.
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A city worker who is Black found a noose Friday morning as she reported to work at Allentown City Hall, according to a councilwoman. A police investigation is underway.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk called Allentown “one of the safest large cities” in Pennsylvania, citing statistics that show only Bethlehem has a lower per-capita violent-crime rate among cities with more than 50,000 residents.
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A landscape architecture firm is working on a 15-year master plan for Allentown's parks and open spaces.
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Four people were victims of homicides in Allentown last year; 19 people were killed in homicides in 2023, according to data from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
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Only a few residents showed up Monday at a virtual meeting about how city officials will look to use federal funding on housing through 2029.
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Allentown City Council's Dec. 18 approval of the 2025 budget ensures the city will not have to return any of its $57 million ARPA grant.
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A man was carjacked at gunpoint Thursday after arranging a deal on Facebook Marketplace to sell shoes to two men, according to court documents.
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The applicant requested the meeting be postponed, according to city officials.
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Los centros de datos dominaron más de tres horas de debate antes de que el Concejo Municipal de Allentown aplazara la votación sobre nuevas regulaciones.
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Data centers dominated discussion for more than three hours as Allentown City Council held a public hearing on proposed regulations before voting hours later to table them.
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La persona designada ocupará el cargo por cerca de un año y medio, hasta la próxima elección municipal, según establece el código de Allentown.
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Whoever is appointed would hold office for about a year and a half, as Allentown’s code stipulates an interim controller serves until the next municipal election.
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Proposed regulations on data center are set to come too late to affect a proposed "hyperscale" facility in South Allentown.
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Homefield advantage weighed heavy as Pinsley won Democratic primary for state Senate's 16th DistrictLehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley and Bradley Merkl-Gump, a school board director in Bucks County, swept their home counties, according to unofficial precinct-level results.
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La nueva política "se basa en una convicción sencilla y un esquema claro: la paternidad no debe implicar una penalización económica," dijo Josh Siegel el lunes.
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Glazier fue contralor durante casi una década tras 12 años en la junta escolar y un periodo en el Concejo de Allentown.
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Glazier served as controller for about a decade after a 12-year tenure on Allentown's school board and a stint on City Council. His "decades of service helped shape the city he loved so deeply," Allentown City Council said Wednesday.
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The Spirits name pays homage to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey franchise and looks to build on its success since 2014, which inspired brothers Rob and Jim Brooks to launch another professional team.
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PennDOT officials say the project should reduce congestion and crashes by making it easier for vehicles to merge, while adding significant traffic capacity with the region’s population expected to continue growing in coming decades.
