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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Parkland School District administrator Frank Anonia is the subject of an internal investigation. He was recently deposed in a lawsuit that alleges the district knew another teacher, Christian Willman, was sexually assaulting students but did nothing to stop it. -
June is Pride Month, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ community. There are many Pride events in and around the Lehigh Valley this year.
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Former Slatington mayor Walter Niedermeyer, 81, died Friday at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said.
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North Whitehall Planning Commission discussed a proposal to construct a 547,500-square-foot, 50-foot-high warehouse about a half mile north of Orefield Middle School.
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Professional cyclists and amateurs alike participated in races on a 0.8-mile circuit winding through Easton’s Downtown throughout the day and into the evening.
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North Whitehall supervisors will host a conditional use hearing on Wednesday, June 5, for a revised plan of the controversial Rising Sun subdivision.
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Upper Macungie Planning Commission has recommended approval to final plans for Americold Logistics’ warehouse expansion plan and the Twin Ponds housing development.
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Parkland School Board approved a preliminary budget Tuesday that would take the millage rate from 16.30 mills to 17.12 mills — an increase of 5%. A final vote on the budget is pending.
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The second annual Greenway Pride will be celebrated 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Southside Bethlehem’s Greenway between Taylor and Adams streets.
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Parkland School District is likely taking on two expansion projects at Parkland High School and Orefield Middle School. More details are now coming to light about what they will look like — and how much they will cost.
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Diane Kelly, the president of South Whitehall commissioners, is running for re-election. She was first elected to the board in 2019 and is the longest-standing member.
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Planners recommended approval to the preliminary/final plan for a self-storage facility on Walbert Avenue.
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The Board of Commissioners adopted the plan four years after its creation began.
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The Upper Macungie Planning Commission reviewed a revised conceptual design for the proposed residential development Sunset Orchards.
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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center hosted the first event of the 2023 PA LGBTQIA Health Summit, which featured discussion on how social factors affect LGBTQIA health.
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Upper Macungie planners will discuss the Sunset Orchards residential development at a meeting Wednesday.
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Warehouse developers CRG Services Management LLC and Core5 Industrial Partners are taking legal action against Lowhill Township.
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The Lehigh Valley Science & Engineering Research Fair invited students grades six through 12 from across the Lehigh Valley to present their research projects to a panel of judges.
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20-year-old Penn State student Jacob Roth is running for a full term on South Whitehall's Board of Commissioners.
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Candidate for South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners Ben Long wants to work with developers to make their plans into the best possible development for the township rather than trying to stop them.
