Will Oliver
Bethlehem Area reporterI cover the city of Bethlehem and its surrounding area for LehighValleyNews.com. I worked previously as a staff writer turned managing editor at The Houston Home Journal in Perry, Georgia. Before that, I worked as a co-host for the Morning Show on 94.7 WTBF-FM out of Troy, Alabama. During my time in the multimedia journalism program at Troy University, I contributed to the student-run publication, The Tropolitan, and had my undergraduate capstone project printed on the front page of The Montgomery Advertiser. I enjoy drumming, disc golf, going to concerts and trying to cook. My dog, Bella, and I would love to meet you. Give me a call at 610-984-8220 or shoot me an email at willo@lehighvalleynews.com.
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Flooding from Hurricane Ida put the Saucon Creek retaining wall and nearby park pavilions out of commission in 2021. This year marks the first since then that the shelters will be up for rent again. -
City officials will later hear more on the vision and take a vote on the new $25 million building at 701-719 N. New St. The vote on April 1 pertained to the zoning classification of the land in question, located just a couple of blocks up from the action on Main Street.
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An existing one-story annex building, which is set to come down, will provide a footprint for the new facility and more space for recreation and classrooms at the high school campus at 3417 Church Road.
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From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, the Pembroke Choice Festival will be the place to share thoughts about a potential overhaul of the Pembroke Village public-housing development and surrounding area.
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About 400 people attended Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds’ State of the City address Thursday, the event’s largest crowd ever. And the mayor said that turnout, in concert with the efforts of previous administrations, represented a broader theme of “building Bethlehem together.”
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This time around, developers look to better conceal the addition among neighboring structures, setting it back 28 feet from the original facade instead of a previously proposed 6 feet.
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Several locals addressed Bethlehem City Council on Tuesday, advocating for their friends who are experiencing homelessness and live in tents along the D&L Trail.
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More than 100 people converged at City Hall early Monday to voice support for their fellow humans during turbulent times. Raising a flag for International Transgender Day of Visibility, the city and Eastern PA Trans Equity Project partnered for the occasion.
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The Bethlehem-based nonprofit and its 391 members are known locally to offer bicycle maintenance programming, group rides and advocate for all who walk, bike or take the bus in Lehigh and Northampton counties and beyond.
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The school is a lot closer to the action, bringing free-of-charge, hands-on table games dealer training to the second floor of The Outlets at Wind Creek, moving from its previous location for eight years off East Second Street.
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- LANTA gets $1.2M to improve efficiency, rider amenities along express bus routes
- Corridor with ‘one of Hellertown’s busiest intersections' slated for $600K in upgrades
- LVIA’s new officer is on patrol. And you’re welcome to pet him if he’s not busy
- Bethlehem solicitor: No other city officials targeted as part of alleged interstate drug ring
- Pony rides, donut-eating contest among fun at Apple Days festival in Bethlehem
- Before Bethlehem homeless camp is broken up, 'pointed talk' to pave the way
- Packed hearing draws opposition to West Bethlehem townhouse development
- Lehigh County keys into stopping local Kia, Hyundai thefts with wheel lock giveaway
- Superintendent: Work for new Fountain Hill Elementary ‘on target'; cost to remove waste rises $100,000
- After devastating fire, reopening for Five10 Flats residents still months away
- CAT in Bethlehem rolling with new federal boost for K-12 bicycle programming