Ryan Gaylor
Northampton County reporterI’m LehighValleyNews.com’s Northampton County reporter. Before moving to Easton in September of 2022, I reported on state government and hosted All Things Considered for KGOU, Oklahoma City’s NPR station.
In 2021, I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with dual degrees in dramaturgy and journalism. Outside of the newsroom, I love listening to podcasts, bothering my dog, seeing theatre, and helping my friends write plays. Contact me at RyanG@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8208.
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Bethlehem's Zoning Hearing Board voted to allow the project at a meeting Wednesday night -
The Zoning Hearing Board pushed the hearing to April, giving time for the Planning Commission to finalize its response to the project.
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Karen Britt is a professor of business at Northampton Community College and the founder of Juneteenth Lehigh Valley.
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The council signed off on a new incentive to develop "deteriorated" parts of South Side Bethlehem, plus a raise for shift supervisors at the Juvenile Justice Center.
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Members of the council's Finance Committee criticized County Executive Lamont McClure's handling of the studies they requested last year. He threatened to walk out.
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The cafe's union is among the nation's first to negotiate with the chain, on account of upcoming renovations.
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Bethlehem residents living near the proposed apartments shared concerns about the project with the city's development commission
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Laird, who helped found the Bethlehem Food Co-op, announced a run for City Council Tuesday.
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Fans in the Lehigh Valley mourned the Eagles' Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after Sunday's game.
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The new plan calls for more than 1,000 new apartments and a 200-room hotel, plus previously approved medical office space on the site where Martin Tower once stood.
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Court officials from Northampton County first asked for help getting more staff over a year ago. Since November, the center netted no new full-time hires.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bethlehem held what is almost certainly its last Mass, with the historic building slated for sale.
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Even if the county decides not to leave the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, County Executive Lamont McClure said he intends to cut the group's funding next year.
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Clement Swaby was sentenced to up to 150 years in prison in the 2020 rape of a Lehigh University student, plus subsequent break-ins and attempted sexual assaults in Easton.
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The new addition to the Kings Monument recognizes founders of the city's Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Movement march.
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As a spike in antisemitic incidents continues nationally, the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley hosted a summit in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League to try to fight back and push for solutions. Both incidents and instances of propaganda are increasing, officials say
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Developers asked the city to rezone 4 acres of former Bethlehem Steel land to allow residential construction on the site, as they plan a six-story, 240-unit apartment block.
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The city will narrow down a list of possibilities presented Tuesday to arrive at a strategy to make housing more affordable.
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At a City Council meeting Tuesday night, city officials said seeking a role in hearings over Bethlehem Landfill's proposed expansion wouldn't be a worthwhile use of municipal resources.
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The force, made up of municipal, county and federal investigators, is designed to fight the sexual exploitation of children in the county, along with human trafficking more broadly.
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Northampton County Council first proposed the two studies in April 2022, which often brought council members into conflict with County Executive Lamont McClure.
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If party status is granted, county officials have the right to participate in zoning hearings, as Bethlehem Landfill officials seek approval to expand.
