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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Julian Guridy will face Bob Smith in the race to fill former state Rep. Josh Siegel's term.
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El alcalde Matt Tuerk afirma que su administración aplicará su propuesta inicial, que aumenta el impuesto predial y las tarifas de basura.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk says his administration will operate under his initial budget proposal, which raises property taxes and trash fees.
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The 33-year-old was seen on surveillance footage throwing rocks at the building's doors, according to charging documents.
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No hubo cambios de postura mientras el concejo celebró una reunión de último momento para definir un plan para 2026.
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There was no budging on budget stances as council held a last-ditch meeting to figure out a plan for 2026.
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Fewer than two dozen rank-and-file members from the Lehigh County Democratic Committee are set to nominate the party’s candidate for the Feb. 24 special election.
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Council President Daryl Hendricks “is poised” to schedule a meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday if a resolution to override the mayor's budget veto finds two sponsors, according to City Clerk Mike Hanlon.
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En menos de dos semanas, voluntarios demócratas locales ayudarán a nominar a un candidato para la elección especial del 24 de febrero.
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Si el Concejo de Allentown no revierte el veto del alcalde, su presupuesto inicial regirá desde el 1 de enero, con alza tributaria de 3,96% y $135 en la tarifa de recolección de basura.
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Allentown's mayor and police chief are backing Sen. Bob Casey's legislative efforts to stop more fentanyl at the U.S./Mexico border.
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City officials say the technology will be "life-changing," while critics have called the system "reactionary" and an expansion of the "surveillance state."
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Mayor Matt Tuerk first presented his annual address Jan. 11 to the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce at an event where tickets cost nonmembers almost $90.
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Some streets could undergo major changes, while Mayor Matt Tuerk said his administration will look to lower speed limits "across the city."
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President Joe Biden is making his second visit to the Lehigh Valley as commander-in-chief. He stopped into Main Street businesses in Emmaus and the Allentown Fire Training Academy in Allentown.
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“He’s here to talk about his economic recovery (policies), and I can tell you that we felt that in Allentown,” Mayor Matt Tuerk said Thursday.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk delivered his third State of the City address Thursday inside the The Waterfront development's first building.
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Cynthia Mota cast the deciding vote last month as Allentown City Council approved a no-confidence measure against Mayor Matt Tuerk, but she wants to forge a better relationship in the new year.
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Wawa is proposing a new location next door to Sheetz and Turkey Hill on Lehigh Street.
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A new restaurant could be coming to Allentown’s First Ward after zoning officials signed off on a project at the Third Street Business Center.
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Thousands paid their respects to Monsignor John Murphy, the late pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Allentown, at two viewings before a mass service Saturday morning.
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The shooting was at least the fourth in the past week in which people have been injured or killed.