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.
-
Interested groups may register for an official information session via Zoom scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 13. The grants, good to spend for two years, range from $10,000 to $50,000. -
The new vision for the park is planned to offer the area more green space and native trees, central lawn space, a public-access splash pad and a new basketball court. The aging park currently has two playgrounds, swing sets, a bicycle safety course, a basketball court and a concrete storage building with murals on the outside walls.
-
On Wednesday, HARB, the recommending body to City Council that weighs proposed changes to the exterior of buildings in Historic Bethlehem, said it wanted to see revised plans for the former 555 Main St. five-and-dime at its next meeting on April 2.
-
The year 2024 was good to the Hellertown Area Library, its director, Ali Finkbeiner, told Borough Council on Monday as part of HAL’s annual report to the community.
-
Mayor J. William Reynolds on Tuesday said he would veto any raise proposed for the mayoral position. The ordinances will be back on the City Council agenda for a second reading on March 18.
-
The work is supported by a $1 million reimbursement grant through the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, for “the design acquisition, and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational and historical improvement projects.”
-
Just around the corner from Main and Broad streets, Darto's has operated at the same 46 W. North St. location for more than 40 years. It will be replaced by another restaurant of some sort.
-
Stephen DeWeerth, professor and dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, called the endowment “a testament to the commitment of our alumni community in advancing Lehigh's mission of inspiring future makers."
-
With Bethlehem City Council adopting the 2024 Lehigh Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan on Tuesday, the city is now in place for potential federal financial assistance if a disaster, natural or human-caused, was to happen.
-
While initial testing came back negative, a necropsy found the mature mother eagle died of bird flu. Pocono wildlife officials say it's the fourth bird that came back negative for avian flu during field testing, but was later confirmed to have the viral infection.
- 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
- Bethlehem’s 2025 street-paving season targets nearly 30 trouble spots
- Hellertown Council to vote on convicted former police chief getting his $32K pension pay-in