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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Robert DiLorenzo, director of planning and construction for City Center, said the developer has struggled to secure tenants to fill the almost-300,000-square-foot 1 Center Square.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk told LehighValleyNews.com he will allow council’s 2024 budget to take effect without his signature.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a special meeting Tuesday night to dive back into the 2024 budget.
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City officials searched the Hamilton Business Center this week after receiving complaints about the building. Inspectors found numerous safety and zoning issues with the building, officials said.
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A “mixed-use overlay district” approved Wednesday by a 4-3 vote provides the zoning framework for City Center's ambitious plans.
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Investigators interviewed more than two dozen workers over 18 months before recommending “the termination of three employees” in November, Allentown spokeswoman Genesis Ortega said.
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Council members passed a resolution that called the mayor’s service “a detriment to the well-being of the city, its residents and city employees.”
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Jabber Jaws Bar & Grille is set to close Dec. 30, but not before one final party.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday just before an expected vote to approve new zoning regulations for City Center’s planned Northridge development.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night backed two projects that would each bring dozens of apartments to the city.
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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.
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Allentown must turn over records from former FBI agent Scott Curtis' probe of racism allegations within city government, but a second investigation can remain under wraps, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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The panel discussion is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Sunday at Congregation Keneseth Israel.
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La abogada de una empleada municipal que demanda a Allentown citó a funcionarios para obtener los resultados de una investigación de más de un año.
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An attorney for a city employee suing Allentown subpoenaed officials to share the results of an investigation that lasted more than a year.
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Hombre de Allentown recibe de 20 a 40 años en prisión estatal por homicidio en Fountain Park en 2024Carlos Landesta-Agramonte fue uno de los cinco acusados por la muerte de Angel Martinez-Velez, de 25 años, baleado varias veces mientras jugaba básquet el 1 de junio de 2024 en Fountain Park.
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Carlos Landesta-Agramonte was among five people charged in the death of 25-year-old Angel Martinez-Velez, who was shot multiple times while playing basketball June 1, 2024, at Fountain Park.
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Allentown police used city surveillance cameras and license-plate readers to track a vehicle and identify two suspects that fled the area of shooting.
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La Allentown K-8 Academy ofrecerá más de 200.000 pies cuadrados de espacios académicos y creativos cuando finalice su construcción en el año escolar 2027-28.
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The Allentown K-8 Academy is set to offer more than 200,000 square feet of academic and creative spaces when construction wraps up during the 2027-28 school year.