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The 19th annual Emmaus Arts Commission Student Film Festival has opened registration, giving students throughout the Lehigh Valley opportunities to make something for the big screen with a kickoff event taking place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 in the Emmaus Community Park's Arts Pavilion.

Lower Macungie Township is getting $250,240 for traffic signal improvements by PennDOT's Green Light-Go program — part of a series of upgrades on major roads in the Wescosville area.

Members of United Auto Workers Local 667 have voted nearly unanimously to authorize a strike against Mack Truck Lehigh Valley if a new contract is not reached by Oct. 1.

The Berks Fiddle Festival, an annual celebration of folk music, held its 40th anniversary edition at Bear Creek Mountain Resort on Sunday. "It's the music that's in my heart," said one festival-goer.

The Islamic learning center Al-Maqasid plans a two-campus, nine-building complex that will host seminary training, K-12 education, religious services and recreation facilities. It will be years in the making and cost about $100 million, according to organizers.

Various local craftspeople, businesses, food amenities and more will be on display and available for attendees at the annual Emmaus Farewell to Summer festival

Emmaus Borough Hall is returning to 28 S. 4th Street after over $5 million in extensive renovations that began in December 2021, with the first meeting set to take place Tuesday night.

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Visitors are being encouraged to bring unopened cat food to donate and to adopt a cat at Purr House on Sunday, Sept. 3.

East Penn School District approved a new five-year contract with Assistant Superintendent Laura Witman during Monday's school board meeting.

A tractor trailer truck helped herd a group of about a dozen escaped goats safely back home in Macungie last week.

Two new Wayback Burgers locations are coming soon to Bethlehem and Lower Macungie Township.

'Emmaus United for Progress: Vision 2030' highlights goals, action items, and ideals for the Borough of Emmaus to build into the next decade.

Residents came to learn about the causes, risks, and treatment for a common dangerous condition in the first of the Macungie Institute's heart health lecture series.

Costas Paxos and his sisters, Maria and Barbara Paxos, on Sept. 2 opened Not Just Bagels at 5585 Hamilton Blvd., Suite D, Lower Macungie Township, in the Shepherd’s Corner shopping center.

Emmaus’ Main Street will welcome fall with its annual Farewell to Summer festival this weekend.

After two years of being shuttered during the pandemic, The Macungie Institute has new leadership and new events.

Set for Saturday, the festival is a nod to the old orchard that used to occupy the site.

Many libraries have made content like ebooks, magazines, audiobooks and videos available remotely.

Casey visited the Lehigh Valley to address economic, supply chain and inflation issues.

The new location will not include gas pumps or inside shopping.

It's one of the first times British cars have been part of the festival.