Bethlehem News

A measles outbreak in Philadelphia has Lehigh Valley health officials on alert. St. Luke’s University Health Network reports that there are no current cases of measles in the Lehigh Valley, but the virus is very contagious.

The new and improved Walnut Street Garage project design should offer wider sidewalks and calmer traffic nearby, new retail and dining possibilities and more street trees, according to officials.

The Basic Education Funding Commission failed to produce a bipartisan report. Instead it voted on two reports and only one garnered enough votes.

According to a release from the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce, another local winter restaurant week is on its way.

There’s no official “home” library agreement between Hellertown and Lower Saucon as of Jan. 1, 2023, following the Hellertown Area Library removing Lower Saucon from its service area.

The two school buses the district has already purchased are expected to be delivered sometime in April.

The Rt. Rev. Hopeton Clennon, senior pastor of Central Moravian Church, has died.

“If the [former] administration felt that reducing the tax millage was so important, I think they would have made that part of their initial budget proposal prior to the election,” councilwoman Victoria Opthof-Cordaro said.

For the second straight year, Brandon Marsh is scheduled to attend the Phillies Winter Caravan — this time on Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

Iconic Real Estate bought the whole property last July for $3.2 million and has converted the upper levels to luxury apartments.

The Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas are under a flood watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

ArtsQuest's Three Kings Day celebration in Bethlehem Sunday brought crowds despite heavy snow the night before.