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The decision comes after several members of community group Promise Neighborhoods, an anti-violence nonprofit, accused Phoebe Harris of unprofessional behavior.

First-time candidate Cindy O'Brien won the Republican primary in the race for Bethlehem Area School Board.

As a key early vote approaches, several East Penn school board members again raised concerns Monday over plans to realign its middle grades, and how much the project will cost.

The board may have violated transparency laws because key discussions about filling a vacancy did not happen in public, according to Melissa Melewsky, in-house counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.

Parkland School Board approved its final budget Tuesday, which will take the millage rate from 16.30 mills to 17.12 mills, a 5% increase. The average resident will pay about $200 more in school property taxes next year.

State Sen. Jarrett Coleman spoke at the latest Parkland School Board meeting about a bill that would allow public schools to apply for waivers of state-imposed mandates.

Tracy Piazza has worked in the district for more than 30 years.

School Board Director Patrick Foose said the school board harrassed him for voting against a new $80,000 scoreboard for the district's swimming pool and was not transparent about the process.

The East Penn School District's board voted Monday to create a three-year LERTA property tax incentive for an 8.5 acre brownfield in Emmaus. The lot is set to become 144 apartments.

Alice P. Gast led Lehigh University from 2006 to 2014. She died at age 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.