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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Developer Nat Hyman has said the former industrial building was “beyond blighted,” but it could see residents move in next year. -
The May 16 Democratic primary will almost certainly determine who wins seats on the Allentown City Council starting next year. Each of the seven candidates filed to appear only on Democratic ballots.
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Council members approved a package of changes to Allentown’s parking ordinances Wednesday but didn’t vote on a proposal to allow parking in some alleys.
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A proposal to establish a one-year pilot program for EMTs and mental health specialists to respond to some 911 calls could be on November ballots if the Allentown City Council doesn't approve it.
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Blackstone Structures is seeking to make room for new apartment buildings in Allentown. But its request to demolish a building as part of the project was denied Monday by the city's Historical Architectural Review Board.
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Proposed shipping routes showed Norfolk Southern trains carrying LNG directly through several Lehigh Valley municipalities on their way to southern New Jersey.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said he will appoint Yamilett Gomez to fill a vacancy on the Allentown Parking Authority’s board of directors.
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Several council members on Wednesday signaled their opposition to letting residents park in Allentown alleys.
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An internal policy change approved Wednesday by the Allentown Parking Authority board means enforcers will now patrol 90 hours per week, rather than 168.
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The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority released its 2022 annual reports, showing a small drop in tax revenues from 2021.
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A GoFundMe raised thousands for The Neighborhood Center in Allentown, which also found help from Mark Jaindl of American Bank and Jaindl Properties.
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Rami Abouloh is set to be sentenced Aug. 13; first-degree-murder convictions in Pennsylvania carry a mandatory life sentence.
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Emergency crews worked for more than an hour Tuesday morning near Fourth and Hamilton streets to recover the body of a 60-year-old Allentown man.
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The bank is working to open a second Lehigh Valley location by the end of the year in Bethlehem's Westgate Mall.
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Allentown housing project another sign of Lehigh Valley's ‘remarkable transformation’: Biden adviserSenior presidential adviser Tom Perez visited an affordable housing project in Allentown on Wednesday before meeting with leaders of the city's Puerto Rican community downtown.
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That funding adds to a recent $984,000 contract for “citywide surveillance” and a $1.5 million program for gunshot-detection technology and license-plate readers.
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Allentown police, paramedics and firefighters recovered a body Tuesday near the Hamilton Street Bridge. The death “does not appear to be suspicious,” according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
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More than $700,000 is on its way to support several projects in Allentown parks.
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“Let us make the most of this wonderful addition to our community and create beautiful memories that will last a lifetime,” City Council President Cynthia Mota said.
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The Allentown Parknership made its debut Wednesday at Arts Park. The new nonprofit was funded by a $500,000 gift from the Harry C. Trexler Trust.
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Officials are expecting new facilities to bring hundreds of thousands of new visitors to Center City Allentown each year. The science center at 815 Hamilton St. opens this week.
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Allentown City Council unanimously approved a measure to formally rename the facility in honor of late Assistant Chief Chris Kiskeravage.
