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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Allentown City Council unanimously voted last week to add Juneteenth — celebrated on June 19 — to the city's list of paid holidays for full-time non-bargaining employees. -
Council set aside $20,000 last summer to hire an attorney to sue the mayor. Her work could cost the city more than $70,000, though the lawsuit never had its day in court.
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It appears the proposed legislation would function similar to sanctuary-city policies that were targeted by federal officials during President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration.
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Council on Wednesday introduced a bill to hire a Philadelphia law firm to analyze Allentown's nondiscrimination and personnel policies and end a long-running probe.
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Council announced federal investigators’ involvement Wednesday, two days after dozens protested outside City Hall, demanding the FBI to take over the probe into what many have called a hate crime.
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Court documents recently unsealed by Lehigh County officials shine new light on rape and prostitution-related charges filed last week against a current and former Allentown cop.
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Joshua Gonzalez, 40, of South Whitehall Township, faces 70 to 140 years in prison, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
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About 50 people rallied Monday outside Allentown City Hall, calling for federal intervention after a Black employee found a noose on her desk last week.
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City Council scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday for Allentown Parking Authority officials to speak about an internal payment program and a parking-meter study.
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A Black woman who works in Allentown City Hall reported finding a noose on her desk Friday, according to a city councilwoman.
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One hookah lounge owner said he bought a metal detector and is doing all he can to ensure customers are safe, but he wants help from police.
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'After-hours' establishments could face huge fines — and potential closure — for violating nuisance-abatement ordinances, under a resolution introduced by the city council. Council was critical of the Tuerk administration's response to violence.
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City officials scheduled two public meetings for next Thursday, June 29, to hear what residents want the area to look like.
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Allentown School District officials said the proposal to allow schools in industrial zones was "simply not good planning" and not safe for children.
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Allentown voters could see five questions on their ballots in November if the proposals are approved.
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Isiah Yeager, 23, of Allentown, is facing a criminal homicide charge after police said he twice stabbed 29-year-old Kevin Tarafa, of Bethlehem, at Synergy Hookah Lounge on Allentown's East Side.
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Sunday’s fatal stabbing at Synergy Hookah Lounge on Union Boulevard in Allentown was “the last straw,” the building's owner said, adding he wants the business “gone like cancer.”
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The Allentown City Council voted 4-2 Thursday against a pilot program to dispatch EMTs and mental health professionals to some 911 calls. That sends the proposal to voters.
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Jason Zulli, a professor at Northampton Area Community College, said he hopes his mural outside People First will help “bring the community together.”
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Several dozen people stood outside City Hall on Wednesday to watch a flag-raising ceremony and a rendition of the national anthem before Mayor Matt Tuerk ushered the crowd inside.
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Supporters detailed the merits of the program Tuesday ahead of the council’s imminent deadline to vote on the proposal.
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A developer is proposing to build a four-story complex with more than 50 affordable housing units next to Life Church in Allentown.
