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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Paving Elizabeth Avenue from Chelsea Street to Linden Street, Seventh Avenue from Prospect Avenue to Lehigh Street, or Broadhead Avenue from West Third Street to Broadway — city workers are scheduled for the work through October. -
Former Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp, who was recently sentenced to prison time for stealing money from the borough, is lined up to get about $32,000 in pension contributions with an approval from Borough Council.
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Bethlehem City Council last week endorsed changing the zoning classification of a 4-acre part of an 11-acre parcel on site from Mixed Use Commercial to Commercial Shopping Center.
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Pennsylvania Avenue is about a mile and a half long, running from West Broad Street past Lehigh Shopping Center and residential neighborhoods before ending at Catasauqua Road. With a bit of it split by an island, drivers take to the street like it’s a two-lane road when it’s not, one resident said.
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The city’s approved resolution says the developer “will assume the full local share of the project costs, which will be in excess of the $9,075,000 grant, and also assume responsibility for the project’s ongoing operating and maintenance costs.”
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Incumbent Mayor J. William Reynolds said he wants to continue working at making housing more attainable and affordable, investing in public safety, creating jobs and supporting investment in parks and streets.
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Data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shows firefighters face a 62% higher risk of developing esophageal cancer and a 39% increase of dying from it. A two-minute test could be just what it takes for firefighters to get ahead of the disease.
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From May 22-June 28, the automatically applied promotion would put the price to park at 75 cents per hour for the first four hours. Like normal, the first 30 minutes will be free.
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Derek Wallen, who owns nearby Country Club Brewing, as well as Roasted and Lehigh Valley Printing, said witnessing residential and commercial neighbors in need after the May 2 blaze required swift action.
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A couple dozen riders assembled at Bethlehem City Hall on Thursday ahead of a six-mile group ride for the occasion — one with a goal of changing public outlook toward choosing a bike to commute.
- Hundreds take to Bethlehem streets to protest ICE arrests
- ICE arrests 17 construction workers at fire-damaged Bethlehem apartment building
- Traffic-detouring utility work in Bethlehem planned to wrap up Friday
- Volunteers with The IMPACT Project vow to help Lehigh Valley youth keep on track
- Out with the old, in with the new: Moravian’s Haupert Union Building to open this fall
- How far can $1 take you? At the Great South Side Sale, organizers say it’s money well spent
- LVHN ‘building for growth’ with new ER expansion at LVH-Muhlenberg
- State grant breathes new life into century-old Goodman Building in Bethlehem
- ‘A traffic nightmare’: Proposed 268-unit apartment project on William Penn Highway sparks concerns
- Hellertown designs 'key connection' between Saucon Rail Trail and nearby shopping center
- A free glimpse into 18th-century Saucon Valley coming Saturday
- Bethlehem Police honors its finest, both past and present, in ceremony of reflection