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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The money is earmarked to help pay for a $20 million facility to treat water from Crystal Spring, one of Allentown’s four major water sources, according to city officials. -
Michelle Adler said they could not think of “a better way to commemorate" her son August than a remembrance cart from the Adalyn Rose Foundation.
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El Concejo de Allentown convocó una reunión especial el 17 de diciembre para evaluar el proyecto presentado por Ce-Ce Gerlach y Natalie Santos.
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Allentown City Council scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 17 to weigh the bill proposed by members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos.
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Los apartamentos se distribuirán en siete edificios en un lote sin desarrollar de casi 17 acres, y la construcción del complejo aprobado comenzará en primavera.
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Units will be spread across seven buildings on an almost-17-acre undeveloped lot, with construction on the approved apartment complex expected to start in the spring.
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J Rads Wood Fired Pizza fed Allentown Rescue Mission residents last week amid bitterly cold weather.
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Los abogados de Allentown están luchando para impedir la divulgación parcial de los registros de una investigación sobre denuncias de racismo y discriminación dentro del gobierno municipal.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
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El plan para un rascacielos en Allentown sigue en espera tras una década desde su primera aprobaciónLa constructora del rascacielos de 37 pisos propuesto en Allentown solicitó a las autoridades de planificación un nuevo aplazamiento.
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The Allentown Parking Authority could buy the city's property at 10th and Hamilton streets before selling it in a package deal with its adjacent lot.
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The Allentown Police Department launched an anonymous survey Wednesday to gather feedback from residents and others about their performance.
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A City Council member raised concerns last month about how much workers earn through the Allentown Rescue Mission’s transitional employment program.
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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.
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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.
