Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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El Concejo de Allentown convocó una reunión especial el 17 de diciembre para evaluar el proyecto presentado por Ce-Ce Gerlach y Natalie Santos. -
Allentown City Council scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 17 to weigh the bill proposed by members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos.
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Los apartamentos se distribuirán en siete edificios en un lote sin desarrollar de casi 17 acres, y la construcción del complejo aprobado comenzará en primavera.
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Units will be spread across seven buildings on an almost-17-acre undeveloped lot, with construction on the approved apartment complex expected to start in the spring.
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J Rads Wood Fired Pizza fed Allentown Rescue Mission residents last week amid bitterly cold weather.
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Los abogados de Allentown están luchando para impedir la divulgación parcial de los registros de una investigación sobre denuncias de racismo y discriminación dentro del gobierno municipal.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
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El plan para un rascacielos en Allentown sigue en espera tras una década desde su primera aprobaciónLa constructora del rascacielos de 37 pisos propuesto en Allentown solicitó a las autoridades de planificación un nuevo aplazamiento.
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The developer behind a proposed 37-story skyscraper in Allentown asked planning officials for another delay.
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Identifican a hombre de Allentown en libertad condicional tras choque mortal en persecución policialCristian Jimenez, 27, de Allentown, chocó una boca de incendio y un poste antes de estrellarse contra Lehigh Valley Logistics en South Twelfth Street, dijo la policía.
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Two council members hit back at the mayor Tuesday, saying they have no concerns about the process that led them to hire a former FBI agent to investigate allegations of workplace discrimination and racism.
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Allentown's mayor on Monday listed more than a dozen concerns about the contract in a three-page memo to council. City council voted to hire an investigator for claims of discrimination and racism by and against city employees.
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Allentown police are investigating after a boy was injured by a stray bullet Thursday.
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Allentown police Sgt. Chris Hendricks has worked for years to equip Allentown police vehicles with defibrillators. That work changed his life when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest June 10 during a chase.
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Allentown's Commission on Homelessness wants council to reaffirm the rights of unsheltered people in the city by passing the measure, which Mayor Matt Tuerk called "a distraction."
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Mishka Premium Vodka owner Russell Fletcher plans to demolish an old A-Treat bottling plant, which would be replaced with an almost-16,000-square-foot distilling facility.
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Council approved higher fines for a slew of parking violations, but they will only take effect if the parking authority implements payment plans and examines parking meters throughout the city.
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The Seidl family invited officials and media into their North Law Street home, where Fire Chief Efrain Agosto led a quick safety lesson before a fire drill.
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Sixth Street Shelter started providing services to unhoused people in 1984, with Thursday's block party doubling as a celebration of its four decades of work.
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Scott Curtis led the FBI's investigation into allegations of corruption against former Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who's serving a 15-year federal prison sentence.
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JET Upholstery plans to open a workshop on Third Street to support its Bedminster showroom.
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Scott Curtis was the FBI's lead investigator as it scrutinized allegations of corruption surrounding former Mayor Ed Pawlowski before he was hit with corruption-related charges in 2018.
