Olivia Marble
Parkland area reporterI am the Parkland area reporter for LehighValleyNews.com, covering a broad range of stories. I was born and raised in Massachusetts, so the Lehigh Valley is new to me — I am always looking for restaurant recommendations! I graduated in 2022 from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in journalism. I interned at two NPR member stations during college: GBH in Boston and New England Public Media in Springfield, Mass., and decided I wanted to dedicate my career to public media. In my free time, I love to read, bake and listen to way too many podcasts. Contact me at OliviaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8184.
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The grant can address mold, asbestos, electrical issues, tripping hazards, roof leaks, radon and more. Anyone is eligible to apply as long as they make less than 80% of the city’s median income. -
The controversial political action committee Back to School PA gave $5,000 to the conservative Republican candidate group Elevate Education at an event Monday.
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'A productive place to be': Plans for youth center at Cleveland School endorsed by community membersCommunity Action Lehigh Valley hosted a community meeting about plans to build a new youth center. It would be located at the former Cleveland School on 9th Street.
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Allentown City Council approved a motion for an independent investigation into recent Allentown City Government allegations of racism.
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Community Action Lehigh Valley is hosting a community meeting to discuss turning the former Cleveland School on North Ninth Street in Allentown into a $20 million youth center.
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Allentown's 19th Street Theatre has been nominated to be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Silk Lehigh Valley held an open house at its new location in Allentown. It is a drop-in program for LGBTQ youth ages 14 to 29 that is part of Bethlehem-based nonprofit Valley Youth House.
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The Great Allentown Fair's final day is Monday. Sunday hosted the Barnyard Olympics, a homemade chocolate cake competition and a Keith Urban concert.
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The Parkland School Board approved Edward “Eddie” Ohlson Jr. as the new varsity boys basketball coach, replacing Andrew “Andy” Stephens, who will become athletic director when Bill Dreisbach retires in September.
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About 40 people protested at Lehigh Valley Hospital Wednesday. Many said they or someone they knew had been falsely accused of medical child abuse by LVHN doctors.
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The iconic PPL Tower in downtown Allentown is officially on sale. A representative from local retail group Colliers International said there has already been interest in the building.
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Allentown has a new training center for firefighters and its first-ever emergency operations center. The building was dedicated to Christopher Kiskeravage, the department’s retired assistant chief for training and South Whitehall’s fire commissioner.
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A Lehigh County report found "systemic overdiagnosis" of medical child abuse, formerly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. People came to the Lehigh County Commissioners meeting and said LVHN has falsely accused many of the disorder.
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Valley Youth House's Camp Fowler may soon operate year-round with a new recreation center. North Whitehall planners reviewed a sketch plan for the building Tuesday.
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Allentown zoners granted a special exception to plans to convert a vacant factory at 401-407 N 2nd St into an apartment building.
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The first Pride Parade in about 20 years came to Hamilton Street in Allentown on Sunday. It was part of the celebration for the 30th anniversary of Lehigh Valley Pride.
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This weekend is the 43rd annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival, hosted by the Museum of Indian Culture. The two-day event will feature performances, cultural heritage demonstrations, artifact displays and more.
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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center will host its first Pride Parade Sunday. A step-off ceremony at 10:30 a.m. between 13th and 12th streets will be followed at 11 a.m. by the parade which will last about an hour.
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"PBS NewsHour" filmed a segment of “America at a Crossroads" at the PBS39 studios in Bethlehem. Former longtime PBS anchor Judy Woodruff fronts the series.
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Allentown City Council will soon vote on whether to change the zoning in the former site of Allentown State Hospital.
