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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Science center officials are not offering tours to many, but they threw open the Da Vinci Center’s doors Tuesday for school district officials — and LehighValleyNews.com. -
PPL has moved into Two City Center at Seventh and Hamilton streets, and the building will soon change the Truist sign to a PPL sign.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk is yet to officially launch a re-election campaign, but it's safe to assume he'll run in 2025 for a second term.
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The city’s department of community and economic development is eying a partnership with the Allentown Redevelopment Authority, which hasn’t had staff since last summer.
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Council member Ed Zucal said it's "an inherent conflict of interest" for Allentown administration officials to help choose which agency could investigate them.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk said the measure is "a bad idea" that "puts the city at risk."
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The Allentown City Planning Commission — down a few members Tuesday due to the snowstorm — approved a two-year extension for a developer's plans to build more than 100 apartments on the city's East Side.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board greenlighted a facility for people recovering from addiction before continuing a case about a rooming house in the city.
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Planned upgrades include new bullpens and batting cages and many renovations throughout the park.
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Allentown City Council approved a 10-year lease that will see the college pay $15,000 in rent each year and invest up to $4 million in the stadium.
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Angel Martinez-Velez, 25, of Allentown, was shot and killed June 1, 2024, on the basketball court at Allentown's Fountain Park.
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Allentown police were called just before 2 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 100 block of Pine Street, where officers found a girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the face, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
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An arrangement with Valley Youth House could see an Allentown apartment become a form of transitional housing for its clients while providing “steady income” for the city's Redevelopment Authority, an official said.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk called on the county's president judge to “issue a public and unambiguous policy” banning ICE agents from county courthouses, a move he said would “be a major step in restoring trust in government and faith in its fairness.”
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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.
