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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Four pedestrians have been killed by vehicles in Allentown this year, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
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Carmelo Javier Cruz, 25, fired multiple shots at Allentown police officer Cody Mullins early Jan. 17, 2021, authorities said.
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Robert DiLorenzo, director of planning and construction for City Center, said the developer has struggled to secure tenants to fill the almost-300,000-square-foot 1 Center Square.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk told LehighValleyNews.com he will allow council’s 2024 budget to take effect without his signature.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a special meeting Tuesday night to dive back into the 2024 budget.
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City officials searched the Hamilton Business Center this week after receiving complaints about the building. Inspectors found numerous safety and zoning issues with the building, officials said.
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A “mixed-use overlay district” approved Wednesday by a 4-3 vote provides the zoning framework for City Center's ambitious plans.
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Investigators interviewed more than two dozen workers over 18 months before recommending “the termination of three employees” in November, Allentown spokeswoman Genesis Ortega said.
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Council members passed a resolution that called the mayor’s service “a detriment to the well-being of the city, its residents and city employees.”
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Jabber Jaws Bar & Grille is set to close Dec. 30, but not before one final party.
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Allentown City Council is set to hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday just before an expected vote to approve new zoning regulations for City Center’s planned Northridge development.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night backed two projects that would each bring dozens of apartments to the city.
