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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Proposed shipping routes showed Norfolk Southern trains carrying LNG directly through several Lehigh Valley municipalities on their way to southern New Jersey. -
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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The races are expected to close streets from about 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday.
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The Archer Music Hall at 935-939 Hamilton Street in Allentown will be able to accommodate up to 1,800 people for concerts.
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Police found no evidence that a 21-year-old Allentown man was trying to steal from vehicles before he was fatally shot last month by a resident, who was also fatally shot, authorities announced Tuesday.
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The first phase of the Little Lehigh Redevelopment project calls for the construction of 50 housing units and a community building that will include a Head Start program.
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Active parking enforcement in Allentown could soon be limited to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., though the Allentown City Council will continue its debate over the proposal in two weeks.
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Varias exhibiciones emblemáticas — valoradas en más de 60.000 dólares — no pudieron ser recuperadas y fueron declaradas “pérdidas totales” tras actos de vandalismo ocurridos durante el fin de semana en Lights in the Parkway, según informaron las autoridades.
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Several signature displays — valued at more than $60,000 — were unsalvageable and declared “total losses" after vandals struck over the weekend at Lights in the Parkway, according to officials.
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Allentown recibirá 3 millones de dólares de 3M y empresas derivadas de DuPont tras acuerdos por PFASSegún funcionarios municipales, los fondos se destinarán a una planta de $20 millones para tratar agua de Crystal Spring, una de las cuatro fuentes principales de Allentown.
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The money is earmarked to help pay for a $20 million facility to treat water from Crystal Spring, one of Allentown’s four major water sources, according to city officials.
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Michelle Adler said they could not think of “a better way to commemorate" her son August than a remembrance cart from the Adalyn Rose Foundation.
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El Concejo de Allentown convocó una reunión especial el 17 de diciembre para evaluar el proyecto presentado por Ce-Ce Gerlach y Natalie Santos.
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Allentown City Council scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 17 to weigh the bill proposed by members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos.
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Los apartamentos se distribuirán en siete edificios en un lote sin desarrollar de casi 17 acres, y la construcción del complejo aprobado comenzará en primavera.
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Units will be spread across seven buildings on an almost-17-acre undeveloped lot, with construction on the approved apartment complex expected to start in the spring.
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J Rads Wood Fired Pizza fed Allentown Rescue Mission residents last week amid bitterly cold weather.
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Los abogados de Allentown están luchando para impedir la divulgación parcial de los registros de una investigación sobre denuncias de racismo y discriminación dentro del gobierno municipal.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
