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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comAllentown received $1.5 million in grants from the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study to address transportation safety and carbon emissions in the city. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comIn January, a majority of faculty approved a no-confidence vote for Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd. This week, the college board of trustees approved an extension to her contract lasting until 2030. She joined Lafayette as its leader in 2021.
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The East Penn School Board held a presentation over proposed facilities expansions due to anticipated enrollment increases. Options included shifting grades 5/6 and 7/8 into their own buildings, and constructing a new high school. -
Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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A new playground is painted true to the original color scheme of the 1994 set it's replacing, and cost the school board $165,354.
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The Allentown School District held Unity Day events at its 15 elementary schools on Wednesday. The message at each focused on bullying prevention, as October is National Bullying Prevention Month.
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Several cases of the disease have been identified since school began in August.
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The school board is expected to vote next week on a request by Moms for Liberty to ban a book. Three other written requests have also been filed.
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East Penn School Board candidates gathered Tuesday evening for a candidate forum hosted by the League of Woman Voters, fielding questions about school safety, transparency, and facilities expansion among other issues.
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Emmaus has proposed shifting crossing guard responsibilities to the East Penn School District citing declining volunteerism and a similar agreement with Lower Macungie Township
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity hosted a children's storytime hour sponsored by the Northampton chapter of conservative group Moms for Liberty.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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Puerto Rico's electrical grid has been devastated by hurricanes due to worsening climate change. Ruth Santiago, a Bethlehem native, has a solution.
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The applicant Eric Moyer said he is considering appealing the decision or proposing a different development at the 3599 Broadway site.
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The schools are under pressure from the Shapiro administration to improve outcomes for students.
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The high school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown serves students recovering from addiction.
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Unified Track and Field teams have emerged at William Allen and Emmaus high schools, joining a growing statewide network forming connections between students with and without special needs
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Lisa Dente, 41, a teacher at Five Points Elementary School in Upper Mount Bethel Township, will run the Boston Marathon for the first time since the bombing in 2013 to raise money for PTSD victims.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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The superintendent details new initiatives and cost-cutting measures.
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The African singer will perform a mix of old hits and new songs at her concert on Tuesday April 25.
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Dozens of bus monitors, who provide support to students while riding, have been laid off because of funding cuts in Allentown.
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In filings released Thursday, lawyers for the Saucon Valley School District defended the decision to bar an "after-school Satan club" from campus, and said the group can reapply after the district makes a few policy changes.
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The dance troupe entertained middle school and college students at a free performance on Thursday, April 13.
