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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Data centers dominated discussion for more than three hours as Allentown City Council held a public hearing on proposed regulations before voting hours later to table them. -
La persona designada ocupará el cargo por cerca de un año y medio, hasta la próxima elección municipal, según establece el código de Allentown.
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Whoever is appointed would hold office for about a year and a half, as Allentown’s code stipulates an interim controller serves until the next municipal election.
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Proposed regulations on data center are set to come too late to affect a proposed "hyperscale" facility in South Allentown.
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Homefield advantage weighed heavy as Pinsley won Democratic primary for state Senate's 16th DistrictLehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley and Bradley Merkl-Gump, a school board director in Bucks County, swept their home counties, according to unofficial precinct-level results.
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La nueva política "se basa en una convicción sencilla y un esquema claro: la paternidad no debe implicar una penalización económica," dijo Josh Siegel el lunes.
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Glazier fue contralor durante casi una década tras 12 años en la junta escolar y un periodo en el Concejo de Allentown.
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Glazier served as controller for about a decade after a 12-year tenure on Allentown's school board and a stint on City Council. His "decades of service helped shape the city he loved so deeply," Allentown City Council said Wednesday.
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The Spirits name pays homage to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey franchise and looks to build on its success since 2014, which inspired brothers Rob and Jim Brooks to launch another professional team.
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PennDOT officials say the project should reduce congestion and crashes by making it easier for vehicles to merge, while adding significant traffic capacity with the region’s population expected to continue growing in coming decades.
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The proposed ordinance looks to define data centers and establish regulations to close gaps in the city’s zoning ordinance before any proposals are submitted.
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A Northampton County Councilwoman last week accused former county Executive Lamont McClure of trying to pressure her to vote for a 20-year special taxing district that could have sent $26 million in public funding to a project to turn the former Dixie Cup factory into housing.
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The developer behind the Dixie Cup project was seeking a 20-year agreement that could have generated about $26 million.
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Lehigh County distributing valid ballots after clerical error sent out hundreds of errors: ExecutiveElections workers have so far repackaged and resent more than 120 new ballots, and more are on the way to voters, County Executive Josh Siegel said Wednesday.
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The new policy is "based on a very simple belief and simple framework … that parenthood should not come with a financial penalty," Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said Monday.
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Jose Batista-Gabin is the sixth person to face charges connected to 25-year-old Angel Martinez-Velez’s killing on June 1, 2024.
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Two Allentown City Councilwomen have called for eviction standards since October, when crews were clearing camps along Jordan Creek.
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The iconic Dixie Cup structure is set to be restored as part of Skyline Investment Group’s plans to turn the long-vacant industrial site into more than 400 apartments.
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Allentown City Council again is pushing to clearly define how officials and workers evaluate and clear camps.
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Officials overseeing Allentown's special taxing district spoke with City Council members Wednesday night about its effectiveness.
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Prologis is seeking permission to turn a million-square-foot warehouse into a data center. Allen Township supervisors unanimously approved those plans last month.
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El alcalde Matt Tuerk dijo que debieron participar más funcionarios en el proceso que llevó a notificar desalojos en el campamento la semana pasada.
