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 Allentown Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy on the city’s East Side. -
Executive Director John Morgan will leave the Allentown Parking Authority with the agency facing a $1.8 million shortfall.
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The nonprofit has had to scale back its operations from five days to four as it awaits funding from grants, according to its executive director.
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Allentown pet stores can no longer sell guinea pigs after city council approved a ban last week. Council members, though, voted down a measure to also prohibit the sale of betta fish in city stores.
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The Allentown Police Department and public officials are again looking at launching a pilot program to change the city’s response to mental health emergencies.
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Cold, wet weather didn't stop hundreds from celebrating “Be My Neighbor Day” on Saturday at the Bethlehem Area Public Library.
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Council members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Ed Zucal are sponsoring a bill to remove imprisonment as a potential consequence for breaking some city ordinances.
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The company’s $16,000 grant for the fire department comes less than a month after three of its trains collided and derailed in Northampton County.
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Allentown City Council is expected to approve two bills Wednesday to accept funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency on behalf of the police department.
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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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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 developer behind a proposed 37-story skyscraper in Allentown asked planning officials for another delay.
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Identifican a hombre de Allentown en libertad condicional tras choque mortal en persecución policialCristian Jimenez, 27, de Allentown, chocó una boca de incendio y un poste antes de estrellarse contra Lehigh Valley Logistics en South Twelfth Street, dijo la policía.
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Cristian Jimenez, 27, of Allentown, hit a fire hydrant and utility pole before crashing into the Lehigh Valley Logistics building on South Twelfth Street early Sunday morning, police said.
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La rabina Shoshanah Tornberg abrió la discusión el domingo al señalar que con "la pérdida de un solo salario", muchos residentes de Allentown podrían quedarse sin hogar. Calificó la crisis de vivienda como “un desafío que no tenemos por qué tolerar.”
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El gobierno local afirma que el acuerdo trasladaría más carga financiera a residentes de mayores ingresos y dueños de inmuebles comerciales. Muchos de esos propietarios evitarían el aumento en la tarifa de basura porque utilizan servicios privados de recolección.
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The administration says the compromise would shift more of the overall burden to wealthier residents and commercial property owners — many of whom would avoid a trash-fee increase because they use private trash services.
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Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg opened a discussion Sunday by noting many Allentown residents are “one missed paycheck” from being forced to experience homelessness. She called the housing crisis “a challenge that we don’t have to tolerate.”
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El contralor Jeff Glazier afirmó que la medida podría ser "una de las más impactantes aprobadas por el concejo en años."
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Controller Jeff Glazier said the measure could be "one of the most impactful things council has done in a long time.”
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Un juez federal ordenó que Allentown entregue registros de los hallazgos de Scott Curtis sobre denuncias de racismo, pero permitió mantener confidente una segunda investigación.
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El panel comenzará el domingo a las 3 p. m. en la sinagoga Congregation Keneseth Israel.
