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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An attorney for a city employee suing Allentown subpoenaed officials to share the results of an investigation that lasted more than a year. -
Hombre de Allentown recibe de 20 a 40 años en prisión estatal por homicidio en Fountain Park en 2024Carlos Landesta-Agramonte fue uno de los cinco acusados por la muerte de Angel Martinez-Velez, de 25 años, baleado varias veces mientras jugaba básquet el 1 de junio de 2024 en Fountain Park.
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Carlos Landesta-Agramonte was among five people charged in the death of 25-year-old Angel Martinez-Velez, who was shot multiple times while playing basketball June 1, 2024, at Fountain Park.
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Allentown police used city surveillance cameras and license-plate readers to track a vehicle and identify two suspects that fled the area of shooting.
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La Allentown K-8 Academy ofrecerá más de 200.000 pies cuadrados de espacios académicos y creativos cuando finalice su construcción en el año escolar 2027-28.
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The Allentown K-8 Academy is set to offer more than 200,000 square feet of academic and creative spaces when construction wraps up during the 2027-28 school year.
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Lights in the Parkway funcionará todos los días de 5:30 p. m. a 10 p. m., desde el 28 de noviembre hasta el 6 de enero, aunque cerrará durante dos días cerca de Navidad y otros dos días en Año Nuevo.
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Lights in the Parkway is scheduled to run from 5:30-10 p.m. daily from Nov. 28 through Jan. 6, though it will close for two days each around Christmas and New Year’s.
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Hace 20 años que el alcalde y el Concejo de Allentown no aprueban un aumento de impuestos.
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It's been 20 years since Allentown's mayor and council have agreed on a tax increase.
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Sunday said his office was investigating Angel Gil, 32, as a cocaine trafficker in Lehigh and Northampton counties before Wednesday’s searches.
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Until the launch of the APA program, payment plans are only available after unpaid tickets are transferred to district courts.
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An unhoused man is facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, connected to a shooting June 30 in the area of North Morris and West Allen streets in Allentown.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk won the Democratic Primary in May, while Councilman Ed Zucal claimed victory on the Republican ballot. The contest has yet to kick back into gear.
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City Center hopes to start demolition in August and finish the $33 million Class A office building by January 2027.
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The 24-year-old woman “exited the vehicle while it was moving after an altercation with the driver,” according to the Lehigh County coroner.
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The initiative to overhaul Allentown's zoning ordinance and map has been in the public-review phase for more than a year.
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Allentown's Redevelopment Authority is applying for up to $2.5 million that could be used to rehab 10 single-family homes for low-income residents.
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June was a one-month grace period for Allentown residents to learn the new yard-waste-collection routine, with citations to be written starting July 1.
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In the past four years, Lehigh and Northampton counties each saw a roughly 3% population increase, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday.
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Jorge Gonzalez, 40, is accused of killing 85-year-old Elian Makdsi in October 2023 as he was in the intersection at North Jerome Street and Union Boulevard.
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The plan is meant to coordinate and guide the development of Allentown's parks over the next 15 years.
