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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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. -
Comisión de Planificación de Allentown aprobó el año anterior ocho proyectos que sumarían más de 850 viviendas en la ciudad.
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The Allentown planning commission last year approved eight projects that are projected to bring more than 850 housing units to the city.
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The Midway Manor Community Association could lose access to its lifeblood if Allentown School District adds more modular classrooms at an East Side academy.
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The Central Park Apartments property borders a massive redevelopment project that's set to transform the former Allentown State Hospital property.
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Officials signed off on plans that call for 73 condominiums — 15 one-bedroom units, 36 two-bedroom units and 22 three-bedroom units — and about 2,500 square feet of commercial space.
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La Autoridad de Desarrollo de la Zona de Mejora Vecinal de Allentown supo el miércoles por la noche que no prosperaron los planes para cambiar los límites del distrito fiscal.
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The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority learned Wednesday night that plans that would have changed the taxing district's borders did not pan out.
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Las autoridades buscan un desarrollador para construir un espacio de uso mixto en una propiedad con un gran estacionamiento y un 7-Eleven construido hace casi medio siglo.
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Officials are looking to secure a developer to build a mixed-use space at a property that features a large parking lot and a 7-Eleven built almost a half-century ago.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said more officials should have been involved in the process that led to eviction notices being posted at the camp last week.
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The Allentown YMCA's expanded 80-bed shelter served 108 people this winter. They all must figure out a new place to go.
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Council members unanimously passed resolutions calling for emergency actions from the mayor and county officials.
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A handful of people living in tents near Fountain Park were ordered to vacate by April 20.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh gave million-dollar grants to two organizations working to rebuild affordable housing in Allentown.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that forced Sultana off the ballot for an issue on her financial-disclosure form.
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Un proyecto de vivienda asequible avanza junto a una iglesia histórica del centro, y pronto iniciaría la conversión de otro templo en apartamentos de muy bajo costo.
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One affordable housing project is rapidly taking shape in the shadow of a historic downtown church, and work to convert another church’s sanctuary into "deeply affordable" apartments could soon begin.
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Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi, who faces more than 100 drug-related charges, was in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.
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Officials are projecting a significant growth in traffic to and around the plant, which could cause strain on local roadways.
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A Lehigh Valley Planning Commission committee met Tuesday to go over regulations under consideration in Lowhill, Bushkill, Washington and Plainfield townships.
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U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh Valley, secured almost $3.7 million in federal funding to support the first phase of a project to redevelop the former Iron Works site in Catasauqua.
