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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Nestled between John Makuvek Field and Priscilla Payne Hurd Academic Complex, the Main Street North Campus’ 70,000-square-foot, four-floor centerpiece dedicated to student wellness is set to open in the fall. -
The sale will take place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Broughal Middle School football field, 114 W. Morton St., in South Bethlehem.
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Planned for completion in Fall 2026, Lehigh Valley Health Network, now part of Jefferson Health, says the new facility will just about double the size of the existing emergency room at its 2545 Schoenersville Road hospital campus.
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A former furniture store on the Southside dating back more than a century is in line for a half-million-dollar state grant to help finish its renovation.
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Plans call for nine 3-story residential buildings and a 5,260-square-foot amenity structure at the old V7 driving range and restaurant. Also proposed: 557 parking spaces and an internal circulation drive with two connections to Hope Road.
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Project drawings also show a footbridge over the nearby mill race — a channel once used to move water to the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill about a half-mile north of the park.
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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.
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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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- 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
- Bosch Rexroth streamlining in Bethlehem with new 50,000-square-foot warehouse
- 18-year-old charged in South Bethlehem restaurant shooting that wounded 2