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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Officials on Thursday night unveiled and rededicated “The Abduction of Psyche” outside the Archer Music Hall in downtown Allentown. It was long a centerpiece of the Rialto Theatre's foyer. -
Authorities did not name the boys — ages 14 and 15 — as they announced charges of terroristic charges and assault by physical menace.
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Some are former residents of the camp along Jordan Creek that officials shut down hours before the shelter’s early opening last week, but many are from outside city limits, a YMCA official said.
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The designation recognizes the role of Jay's Local as a gathering space in western Allentown and its recent push to offer more nutritious options to diners.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk on Thursday pointed to a slew of positive statistics as he said “violent crime is down” and asked residents to acknowledge the “recency bias” caused a homicide the night before.
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Jahlik R. Colon, of Temple, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Coroner Dan Buglio said in a news release.
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City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,000 contract for Bethlehem-based WSP USA Inc. to help officials develop a comprehensive strategy to meet climate-related goals.
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Nat Hyman said he sued after he reached out to Allentown officials, including Mayor Matt Tuerk, but saw no action at the encampment near his properties.
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City employees up before 8 a.m. Monday and got to work when the clock hit the hour mark, according to some residents still sitting nearby several hours later.
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The exhibit's stop in Allentown is its first on a 13-museum tour that’s booked through the summer of 2030.
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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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Bob Brooks has declared victory in the Lehigh Valley's Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.
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Center Square’s reconfiguration “accomplishes a lot,” like improving pedestrian safety and adding green space to downtown,” state Sen. Nick Miller said Monday.
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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.
