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.
-
A proposal to establish a one-year pilot program for EMTs and mental health specialists to respond to some 911 calls could be on November ballots if the Allentown City Council doesn't approve it. -
Blackstone Structures is seeking to make room for new apartment buildings in Allentown. But its request to demolish a building as part of the project was denied Monday by the city's Historical Architectural Review Board.
-
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.
-
Several council members on Wednesday signaled their opposition to letting residents park in Allentown alleys.
-
An internal policy change approved Wednesday by the Allentown Parking Authority board means enforcers will now patrol 90 hours per week, rather than 168.
-
The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority released its 2022 annual reports, showing a small drop in tax revenues from 2021.
-
The races are expected to close streets from about 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday.
-
The Archer Music Hall at 935-939 Hamilton Street in Allentown will be able to accommodate up to 1,800 people for concerts.
-
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.
-
Lights in the Parkway is scheduled to run from 5:30-10 p.m. daily from Nov. 28 through Jan. 6, though it will close for two days each around Christmas and New Year’s.
-
Hace 20 años que el alcalde y el Concejo de Allentown no aprueban un aumento de impuestos.
-
It's been 20 years since Allentown's mayor and council have agreed on a tax increase.
-
Un pequeño grupo se sumó esta semana al creciente número de personas desalojadas de campamentos en Allentown, en plena Semana Nacional de Concientización sobre el Hambre y las Personas sin Hogar.
-
A small group this week joined the growing number of people evicted from homeless camps in Allentown in recent months — amid National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
-
District officials plan to issue bonds to pay for the project, which could slightly increase property taxes.
-
El plan Safe Streets for All señala que el doble sentido reduce la velocidad, mejora la movilidad y aumenta el flujo peatonal y la visibilidad comercial.
-
Two-way traffic slows down traffic, improves mobility for drivers and cyclists, and helps boost foot traffic and visibility for businesses, according to the city's Safe Streets for All plan.
-
El concejal Santo Napoli propone subir medio punto el impuesto de transferencia en Allentown, duplicando los ingresos municipales.
-
Councilman Santo Napoli is proposing — and five of his six colleagues are co-sponsoring — a measure that would raise the city’s deed-transfer tax by half a percentage point, doubling its revenues.
-
El plan preliminar surge de una serie de reuniones públicas de amplia participación realizadas durante el último año.
-
Cuadrillas de Allentown limpiarán otro campamento la próxima semana tras concluir labores en Jordan Creek, entre Union y Hamilton Street.
