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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Three South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board members cannot attend meetings in the coming months, so the board appointed a hearing officer. It will allow the board to legally meet a required quorum. -
There isn’t a waitlist for tickets, but there will be a livestream of the Peeps Chick Drop.
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South Whitehall Twp. commissioners are seeking applicants for vacant alternate seats on the Zoning Hearing Board.
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The sprawling plan in South Whitehall touches on infrastructure and future development in a township that has seen contentious debate over its future in recent years
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This development comes six years after voters in South Whitehall voted to allow the township to borrow $600,000 to repair the dam.
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In 2020, Allentown scored a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index. This year, the city scored a 94.
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South Whitehall Township's Board of Commissioners approved the 2023 budget after making minor changes to the draft budget at their meeting Wednesday.
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Bradbury-Sullivan Interim Executive Director Bill McGlinn terminated the lease with Project Silk because the center no longer had a say in its programming.
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State Senator-elect Jarrett Coleman had previously said he was not going to resign his school board position.
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KidsPeace received more than a thousand gifts during its 11th annual Angel Tree holiday gift drive. The gifts will go to more than 200 kids in the organization’s residential treatment and foster care programs.
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The North Whitehall Planning Commission tabled one waiver for the Strawberry Acres 55-plus residential development plan and recommended denial for another.
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North Whitehall supervisors on Monday approved the proposed design of a renovation to the township municipal building that now is expected to cost more than $5 million.
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Chris Pirrotta, a father of three children who attend Parkland schools, announced his campaign for a seat on the Parkland School Board.
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Former NFL player and Parkland graduate Andre Williams was the keynote speaker for the Young Professionals Council Leadership Summit at DeSales University.
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The 5% sewer discount is no longer an option because the township will soon charge residents based on their sewer usage rather than a flat rate.
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Plans for redeveloping the King George Inn property are moving forward, but have faced more issues.
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A draft of North Whitehall's Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan was recommended for approval by the planning commission.
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Joanne Dillman, a former educator and a North Whitehall resident, is running for a seat on the Parkland School Board.
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The debate over whether to repair or remove the over 100-year-old dam began in 2014 when Wildlands Conservancy offered to remove it.
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The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) advocates for the needs of townships of the second class to state and federal government officials.
